This is madness!
nomore wrote:Andrew Johnson wrote:...why isn't it burnt? ...
I'm sure that most poelpe who believe the official reports to be false agree that there were small amounts of fire after the initial impact.
Hypothetically, if a piece of material is exposed to high temperatures for only a small amount of time, it is possible that there may only be slight amount of burning of the material. On this aircraft, the metal would not burn.
Soot could cover it. Further research may reveal that aircraft paint is somewhat resistant to fire.
Take a look at this image:
It clearly shows variations of singed paint from an aircraft fire.
Clearly? Really?
Without giving any information about where this photo came from, how can anybody reach such a conclusion.
To me, the photo looks like a reconstruction of salvaged parts of a crashed aircraft in an aircraft hangar. The section indicated is almost certainly a separate piece in the re-assembly, therefore its history as a forensic specimin, as all specimins, could be at variance from the rest of the aircraft. For example, it could have spent days or weeks underwater - one explanation for the different colouring. As we are not informed of the circumstances of this crash, the possibilities are infinite.
Another possible explanation? Well the reconstruction is in a hangar. I spent nine years as an aircraft mechanic and I know how difficult it is to illuminate a hangar well enough to do ones work, let alone take a photograph. Having seen technical photographers at work, I'd say the photo was probably taken with a fill-in flash. Most (if not all) panels which are not directly face-on show signs of darkening - especially the underside.
The photo of the wreckage at the WTC, in my opinion, has a blue hue because the white balance on the camera is set to an indoor setting. If you have a digital camera, try taking a photo outside with the white balance set to indoor. It can be corrected in Photoshop but I don't really see how the 'blueness' is material.
The section of windows is lying with the outside uppermost. The proof of this is that the inside of an aircraft window has a recess of about four inches. If the section had been skinned it would expose the ribs.
The issue of steel pointing inwards and aluminium pointing outwards can be answered by simply considering the respective properties of steel and aluminium and the thicknesses of the items in question. Big thick lumps of steel which is hard and softens at a high temperature vs thin sheets of aluminium which is relatively soft and softens even more at a relatively low temperature. After the initial impact, bending the steel inwards there is a blast as the fuel explodes from inside. The steel, being thicker and harder is not really affected by this but the thin, weaker aluminium is - it is softened by the heat and pushed outwards.
