IvoShandor t1_istwa7m wrote on October 18, 2022 at 5:49 PM

It was also built in 15 months.

Also, in 1945 a B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor.

SkyeMreddit t1_isuahyy wrote on October 18, 2022 at 7:21 PM

It crashed into the offices of the Catholic War Relief Services on a foggy Saturday and the building was patched up and reopened on that Monday. An elevator operator was thrown out the open doors of the elevator and emergency responders placed her in a different elevator car which was damaged in the crash so it fell 900 feet to the basement and she still survived.

auyemra t1_isv13vi wrote on October 18, 2022 at 10:14 PM

This always make me think as to why the Twin towers fell & with the B-25 and the Empire State shook it off no problem.

besides the size of the two aircraft , the buildings are close in height. and the Twins were built with aerial impact in mind.

Googlefluff t1_isw1iwr wrote on October 19, 2022 at 2:46 AM

A 767 is nine times larger than a B-25 and goes more than twice as fast. The Twin Towers would have survived a B-25 too.

Twenty_One_Pylons t1_isvuehh wrote on October 19, 2022 at 1:51 AM

Speed, weight, type of fuel, quantity of fuel

SenorTron t1_it0fvbl wrote on October 20, 2022 at 12:56 AM

"Besides the size of the aircraft" is a hell of a thing to dismiss.

A fully loaded B-25 can carry 670 gallons of fuel. A 767 carries over 20,000 gallons.

InquisitiveGamer t1_isw5koz wrote on October 19, 2022 at 3:19 AM

Old methods of building are just better in many ways, it's a shame we abandoned them for cheaper material.