[Singh]

After seeing this, I really don't know why you US guys are worried about planes hitting your nuclear reactors so much

http://gprime.net/video.php/planevsconcretewall

[TopAce]

Is this real? That's bad.
This is an accident, the event on the 11th September was not an accident, it was intentional. Don't compare THIS to that massacre.

[Nico]

Fact 1) it's not an accident, it's a test ( unless they accidentally thrown the F4 against the wall and, accidentally, a camera was there to record on slow motion )

Fact 2) There is not a single mention nor hint about 11/09. They're talking about nuclear plants. Therefore they're not comparing this to it.

Some people need to move on with their lives

[TopAce]

If this is a test, than that video is nothing special.

[Omniscaper]

Plane VS Wall

So who won?! LOL

[Flipside]

The Wall.

Remember, Power Plants are walled by a far denser form of concrete than standard building material, since they are a defence against accidents and leakages.
The video is something special, since it shows just how tough that material is, though, I'd be interested to see how it would cope against a much heavier, fuel-loaded civilian jet in a simlar test.

It was like the crashing a train into a Nuclear Waste Storage tank in the UK, all nice and impressive, but the concern wasn't about the tanks when they are brand new, it was the fact they would be expected to hold the waste for hundreds of years until it was safer, and that the containers may fatigue in that time.

[Stealth]

that whole plane went into that 'wall' and you didn't see it coming out the other side until the very end

And yeah... it's without a doubt a test... unless they have high FPS cameras viewing the wall from 4 different angles

[Unknown Target]

Originally posted by TopAce
Is this real? That's bad.
This is an accident, the event on the 11th September was not an accident, it was intentional. Don't compare THIS to that massacre.

9/11? Where was he talking about that?
You need a life dude

[Bobboau]

as neat looking as this is it's totaly worthless, nobody worries about little light weight obsoleate fighter jets crashing into stuff, there concerned about 1000 ton jumbojets loaded with enough fuel to burn for three months.

[TopAce]

Originally posted by Unknown Target
9/11? Where was he talking about that?
You need a life dude

I do have a life. Don't state something you don't know for sure.

[achtung]

There shouldnt even be an argument over 9/11 it was a very sad day but the only thing we can do is try to keep it from happening again and move on to bigger and better things, although we should never forget the event.

Still yet the plane crashing into hte wall was cool:D

[Unknown Target]

Originally posted by TopAce


I do have a life. Don't state something you don't know for sure.

I could say the same about you and your previous comment

[Corsair]

The wings went right through the wall...

[Ghostavo]

the wings went through the sides of the wall

[Flipside]

Actually, the only part of the plane not atomised were the wingtips, which stretched out beyond the wall and carried on through momentum. What looks like the plane going 'through' is the wingtips on the other side of the wall. No part of the plane that hit the wall went through it.

[achtung]

did it even make a dent or even break of any of the concrete?

[Flipside]

It looks like it wasn't fitted firmly enough to the floor, since it actually moves backwards as a whole, the block takes no damage, but the slight motion 'may' have allowed it to absorb some of the impact. The block itself didn't even look scratched, though I suspect there was probably some impact damage

[NGTM-1R]

Originally posted by Bobboau
as neat looking as this is it's totaly worthless, nobody worries about little light weight obsoleate fighter jets crashing into stuff, there concerned about 1000 ton jumbojets loaded with enough fuel to burn for three months.

F-4? Light-weight? Surely you jest.

JP-5 burns, but it does not explode well, so truthfully the amount of fuel the plane carries is immaterial.

[achtung]

Actually a small fighter jet would do more damage than a large jumbo would to a reactor wall because you must remember fighter jets are like bullets they may be small but they hit REALLY hard and a puncture in the wall is the main concern.  Also if one were to hit a reactor it would probably have a loadout of bombs or something if it was used by terrorists.  But you must also consider a jumbo has a much higher mass shich would make it harder to stop but the force would be spread out accross the entirety of the wall which I guess would lessen imapct damage.  and just to let everyone know this is just to the best of my knowledge (I'm just making a guess)

[Flipside]

Well, it's down to direct impact area. A lot of fuel in jumbos is stored in the wings, which are the weakest part of the plane, and probably wouldn't pose a threat, however, the central 'core' of the plane is heavier and denser than a fighter (fighters are kept to minimum weight for maximum fuel economy and manouverability) A jumbo wouldn't be going as fast as a fighter, but would be like a howitzer shell compared to a sniper rifle. There might be a different reaction when it hit the wall, but I really couldn't say for certain, I'd like to see a test of it, just to satisfy my curiosity