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BBKing · 12-05-2005, 10:41

Living under the Heathrow approach is a fact of life for thousands, including me.

It's worth checking the photographs of what damage the Cessna did in 1994 - it hit the lawn and bounced into the White House.

Mind you, the plane that hit the Pirelli Building in Milan did a fair bit more damage. Modern space frame buildings are more susceptible than older masonry structures like the White House and Capitol - it would indeed bounce off either of those.

You can fill a Cessna 172 with about 400kg of stuff, including pilot and fuel. That's not much, although any terrorists out there might note that it's enough for a reasonable sized conventional bomb (the 2001 Ealing bomb contained 40kg of explosive, but wasn't fatal to people even standing five metres away).

Dirty bombs, anthrax and such things are far more frightening in newspapers than in reality. Any terrorist worth his salt knows that releasing a lot of energy in a short space of time is the best way to get noticed.

12-05-2005, 10:41	#19
BBKing R.I.P. Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: London Services: 20Mb VM CM, Virgin TV Posts: 5,983	Re: Unidentified plane violates no fly zone Living under the Heathrow approach is a fact of life for thousands, including me. It's worth checking the photographs of what damage the Cessna did in 1994 - it hit the lawn and bounced into the White House. Mind you, the plane that hit the Pirelli Building in Milan did a fair bit more damage. Modern space frame buildings are more susceptible than older masonry structures like the White House and Capitol - it would indeed bounce off either of those. You can fill a Cessna 172 with about 400kg of stuff, including pilot and fuel. That's not much, although any terrorists out there might note that it's enough for a reasonable sized conventional bomb (the 2001 Ealing bomb contained 40kg of explosive, but wasn't fatal to people even standing five metres away). Dirty bombs, anthrax and such things are far more frightening in newspapers than in reality. Any terrorist worth his salt knows that releasing a lot of energy in a short space of time is the best way to get noticed.