[Fresh Wind]

Although controllers don't have complete details of the Air Force's chase of the Boeing 757, they have learned the F-16 made 360-degree turns to remain close to the commercial jet, the employee said.

360-degree turns? Did Maxine Waters write this?

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360-degree turns? Did Maxine Waters write this?

Planes make 360 degree turns all the time.

In layman’s terms, its known as “flying straight.”

[Swordmaker]

"Although controllers don't have complete details of the Air Force's chase of the Boeing 757, they have learned the F-16 made 360-degree turns to remain close to the commercial jet, the employee said."

360-degree turns? Did Maxine Waters write this?

I have to assume the writer meant the F-16 was having to do complete circles to match the speed of the airliner... which is bogus.

While the speed an F-16 can achieve is far faster than the top speed of a 757, the F-16 is certainly capable of flying slower than its top speed and matching and pacing the 757 if necessary.

[DBrow]

Actually, considering that lots of al Queda stuff was going on, like calling in bomb threats to hundreds of control towers and three flight control centers, it would not surprise me if there were calls to newspapers with "eyewitness accounts" and "I am a flight controller. I can't give my name but..."

In other words, deliberate disinformation which could be delivered with very little risk to the perpetrator.


We do know there are many hostile operatives in the US (and I sometimes wonder if some carry press passes).