C-130's wing survives hitting building

[killtown]

The Iranian C-130's wing that hits an apartment building survives a direct hit:




but both wings of a Boeing 757 that was said to have hit the Pentagon do not:







Hmmmmm?

Did Flight 77 really crash into the Pentagon?

[philb]

1. Why didn't the Iranian building collapse when hit like WTC & Pentagon

Are buildings built stronger in Iran than in U.S.?

[LARED]

2. Maybe it was not hit like the WTC & Pentagon

Based on the very little detail posted it seems hardly the same. The C-130 was making an emergency landing not trying to fly as fast as possible into the building.

[Vickers]

5. Was it the speed or the fuel that made the WTCs fall down?

I get so confused. Looks like there was plenty of fire at that Tehran apartment building.

[killtown]

3. They must be!

[Ezlivin]

4. Because it wasn't hit by a 797 going 1,000 mph

That had full wing tanks and a cargo load full of magnesium.

Or some other excuse like that.

[Kevin Fenton]

6. Where's the rest of the plane? (n/t)

[JackRiddler]

7. boring

Where did the C-130 hit the Iranian building?

Reports have it as clipping the building at the top.

If you don't know that, you don't know anything yet.

So where was it?

[MercutioATC]

8. Military planes are built stronger than civilian planes, for one...

Hell, an A-10 can fly with half a wing missing.

The C-130 was designed as a cargo plane to be used in combat operations (where it would take fire).

The 757 and 767 were designed to carry a lot of people and be lightweight (fuel-efficient).

The C-130 is also a 50-year-old design (closer to 60).


Think of it as the difference between the old steel soda cans and the new aluminum ones.

[hack89]

9. Show me the other wing tip..

and then we will talk.