What is point of military escort?

[brisdude]

mm i'd like to think those whos jobs it is to protect airspace are capable of following a order. also in that flight 93 movie (bull**** as it is) the F-16 actor reakons his 20mm cannon "could perhaps cripple" the b757. what you all reakon? you'd think it'd be able to saw the thing in half but i dunno much bout it

[BigGrecian]

Nuke Plants are designed to withstand aircraft hits (... at least in the U.S.)

So were the world trade centres.

[Özcan]

Originally Posted by BigGrecian

So were the world trade centres.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...93973848835726

the part about the actual collapse of the buildings is pretty interesting

[Raymond Ginardon]

Originally Posted by Needlesplit

Following their [legal] orders [and this would be legal] is what they have TRAINED to do and thats what they WANT to do and dont let anyone tell you otherwise!

Are you saying that mil combat pilots WANT to shoot down airliners full of people?

Ray

[DelaneyT]

Scramble the Jet Fighters ?

....regarding today's crash of a light general-aviation aircraft into a tall apartment building in New York City:

Fighter planes were scrambled over several cities across the country in the aftermath of the crash, despite the quick assurances that it was nothing more than an accident. `We see this as a prudent measure at this time`, said Sgt. Claudette Hutchinson, a spokeswoman for the North American Aerospace Defense Command in Colorado Springs, Colorado