8:31:47 Explosion of Massive Fireball at 5500-7500 feet.
According to the radar returns, the last return of the main body of TWA800 before it hit the water was at 8:31:48. Considering an error of up to 4.69 seconds due to the period of the Isplip radar sweep, TWA800 hit the water between 8:31:48 to 8:31:53
You claim that TWA800 was at 5500 - 7500 feet at 8:31:47. IF it had been at that altitude a simple physics calcultion should tell us how long it would take to hit the water from that height.
Given that d = (g * t2)/2, where;
d = distance in feet
g = acceleration due to gravity = 32 feet / s2
t = time in seconds
to find the number of seconds it would take for an object to fall from a certain height the equation becomes;
t = sqrt(2d/g)
So, to calculate the time needed for TWA800 to fall from 5500 feet, the equation becomes;
t = sqrt((2*5500)/32) = 18.54 seconds.
Calculating for 7500 feet, we have;
t = sqrt((2*7500)/32 = 21.65 seconds.
So, IF TWA 800 was at 5500 - 7500 feet as you say, it would have hit the water between 8:32:06 and 8:32:09 WELL beyond the actual splashdown which occured between 8:31:48 and 8:31:53.
Additionally, to find the TRUE height of TWA800 at 8:31:47, we can use the original equation, d=(g*t2)/2; Calculating for 8:31:48, we have a one second difference, and for 8:31:53, we have a 6 second difference.
d = (32 * 12)/2 = 16 feet,
d = (32 * 62)/2 = 576 feet.
So, the altitude of TWA800 was between 16 feet and 576 feet at 8:31:47, NOT 5500 - 7500 feet as you claim.
You're timeline and altitude estimates are absolute hogwash..
8:31:55-8:31:57 Splashdown of the Massive Fireball flames.
Again, the main body finally splashed down into the water between 8:31:48 and 8:31:53.
