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On Wed, 12 Sep 2001 11:40:44 -0600, Compassionate Conservative
<Compassionate@right.wing> shouted:

>>	Do you have any idea at all what a bullet piercing the wall of
>>an aircraft would do? 
>
>
>What would it do, unless it cut a hydraulic line or wiring harness a
>few 3/8 inch holes would do little damage to an airplane.   The main
>danger to the passengers would be from bullets ricocheting off of hard
>objects like seats and then into other passengers.  Overpenetration
>would also be a problem.

	You are not seeing the entire picture. Picture, if you will, a
cabin full of panicky, untrained gunmen suddenly seeing other armed
gunmen all around. Maybe hundreds of rounds flying through the air.
The decompression caused by the first round would probably send the
aircraft into the ground.
	And do you know what would happen if the rounds pierced the
aluminum flight deck door? I would rather not find out in person.
	The problem with those hijackings yesterday was that there
were a few terrorists armed with knives and boxcutters taking over the
aircrafts. The passengers and crew did what they were accustomed to do
in such a situation - comply and let the hijackers fly to Aruba or
wherever. 
	However, if they knew that they were instead going to become
part of a cruise missle to be flown into a building, I think that the
40 or so passengers would have tried to overcome the terrorists, given
the alternative. 40 people vs. three or so hijackers = a few cuts but
maybe lives spared.
   Ken [NY]
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