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delphi72's Journal9/11 Aeronautics
One of the main problems Truthers have is that they are unbelievable. Their claims are often incredulous. They lack credibility, in many ways, whether professionally, academically or socially.
Pilots for Truth leader "Cap't Bob" Balsamo is a perfect example. He purports to be an "expert" in this field of aviation, but has made so many errors of fact, of omission, of what must be ignorance, that his very credibility is not only in question, it is missing in action.
Among many errors he has made over the years, either by lack of attention to detail or pure ignorance, this latest one stands out. He claims that a Boeing 767-class aircraft, at an altitude of 700 feet, has a *maximum* speed of 250 miles per hour, or 217 knots indicated airspeed (KIAS). *Maximum* in that it physically cannot fly faster than that speed.
His source for this "information" is a Boeing public relations representative, a Ms. Leslie Hazzard, who has nothing more (according to her LinkedIn profile) then a bachelor's degree in Journalism from Western Washington University (and a minor in political science). No aeronautical experience whatsoever, yet her word, that a 767 cannpt fly faster than 250 miles per hour at 700 feet is understood by Cap't Bob as a true statement.
If he believes that, what else does he believe that is total and utter bullshit? We already know that his "home made" speed diagram does not take into account the "safety margin" built in to airframe design beyond "acceptable" maximum flight speeds. We already know he claims an "overflight" at the Pentagon when there is no proof nor witnesses for anything close to such. We already know he lies about "eyewitness" testimony from folks at the Pentagon who say one thing and he totally changes their purported observations to a flight path that fits his own agenda.
What else does he lie about?
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