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To: UNGN
A fully loaded B-52 hitting the empire state building, brings it down.

Really? I always thought that the B-52 was based (loosely,at least) on the 707...which is substantially smaller and lighter than the 767.

Granted if it has a full compliment of ordnance...that detonates upon/after impact you've got a different story.

21 posted on 10/11/2006 1:46:45 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative ("An empty limousine pulled up and Hillary Clinton got out")
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To: Gay State Conservative

NO! The B-52 is is not even remotely like a 707.

Also a B-25 is MUCH smaller than a 707, 767, OR B-52


31 posted on 10/11/2006 2:39:23 PM PDT by TalonDJ
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To: Gay State Conservative
Really? I always thought that the B-52 was based (loosely,at least) on the 707...which is substantially smaller and lighter than the 767.

Granted if it has a full compliment of ordnance...that detonates upon/after impact you've got a different story.

Take off weight of a B-52 is 480,000 lbs

Take off weight of a B-25 is 35,000 lbs.

You can do the math.

Take off weight of a 767 is only about 400,000 lbs.

You do not want to be in a building hit by a B-52

33 posted on 10/11/2006 2:47:55 PM PDT by UNGN (I've been here since '98 but had nothing to say until now)
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