Reply #115: More BS.

[NutmegYankee]

The wall is specially reinforced concrete designed to act as a rigid wall. It was 3.6 meters or ~ 11 feet thick!


Footage of 1988 rocket-sled test

F4 test videostream – The purpose of the test was to determine the impact force, versus time, due to the impact, of a complete F-4 Phantom — including both engines — onto a massive, essentially rigid reinforced concrete target (3.66 meters thick). Previous tests used F-4 engines at similar speeds. The test was not intended to demonstrate the performance (survivability) of any particular type of concrete structure to aircraft impact. The impact occurred at the nominal velocity of 215 meters per second (about 480 mph). The mass of the jet fuel was simulated by water; the effects of fire following such a collision was not a part of the test. The test established that the major impact force was from the engines. The test was performed by Sandia National Laboratories under terms of a contract with the Muto Institute of Structural Mechanics, Inc., of Tokyo. To view and download footage or still photos, click on the links or the images below.

http://www.sandia.gov/news/resources/video-gallery/index.html#rocketsled

On edit: Notice in the video that the block moves backward. That is one method of determining the energy from the impact. If the block was not free to move, you would essentially have reproduced crashing into a mountain.