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Re: Dear Fellow Americans In New York On 9/11/01

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From: Grumpy AuContraire
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:17
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nc@gntbcr.com wrote:

> On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:15:31 GMT, Grumpy AuContraire
> <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>OTOH, if lagre cities had aerial helicoptor fire fighting capabilities, 
>>the main culprit, heat could have been negated in relatively short order.
>>
>>JT
>>
>>(Who's waiting for one of them thar' new fangled half mile high 
>>structures to be compromised)
> 
> 
> I heard the new 1500 ft tall tower in Dubai had a big red X placed on
> about the 200th floor so the next hijacker will have something to aim
> at.
> 
> BTW, WHAT "helicopter fire fighting capability" are you talking about?
> X-men doesn't count.  And it doesn't really matter.  Structural
> engineer Rosie said "fire won't burn steel"so it must have been the
> JOOOOOOOOOZE!


Kaman did some experiments with a high pressure fine mist suspended from 
its K-Max.  They have a lot of experience from the Air Force H-43B days 
where one of those choppers could suppress an aircraft fire within seconds.

JT
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