Reply #47: The major problem wasn't your math [View All]

The major problem was your entire approach: You were using a photo that was at an angle to the buildings, and at a fairly large angle to the trajectory of the engine, but you did your distance estimates as if the photo and your drawing was perpendicular to both. There's no point in being precise about the exact trajectory when you make a mistake THAT large. And that's not the first time http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=125x224391#225014">you made a similar mistake, as I recall.

As I said, my diagram was just an approximation, just to show a pretty good match with the Schwittek photo. If you don't understand why it does that, that's not my problem. If you think you can prove something with a more accurate diagram, then knock yourself out -- or just remain unconvinced, your choice. I don't think sane people need to be convinced that AA175 crashed into the WTC, and I don't think no-planers CAN be convinced.