Comment Re:The airline industry wanted this for years (Score 1) 205
"oil industry...lobbied the FAA to make sure that fuel cell technologies for planes would never be approved. Boeing is afraid of developing an engine that the energy-industry sponsored FAA would not allow them to sell"
Where did you read such information? Could you please post sources? Those of us in the aviation industry find this a little shocking.
"As much as 2 Olympic sized swimming pools of jet fuel went inside the 2 buildings. 200,000 gallons in total"
Boeing 767 fuel capacity: 23,980 US gal
156' x 56' regulation Olympic pool capacity: 485,000 US gal
"I am amazed that the towers even stood for that long"
The steel was insulated with a spray-on material, similar to concrete to survive a hot fire for one hour.
"the stairways actually melted where the fire was"
Where did you read this?
Where did you read such information? Could you please post sources? Those of us in the aviation industry find this a little shocking.
"As much as 2 Olympic sized swimming pools of jet fuel went inside the 2 buildings. 200,000 gallons in total"
Boeing 767 fuel capacity: 23,980 US gal
156' x 56' regulation Olympic pool capacity: 485,000 US gal
"I am amazed that the towers even stood for that long"
The steel was insulated with a spray-on material, similar to concrete to survive a hot fire for one hour.
"the stairways actually melted where the fire was"
Where did you read this?
