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Politics > Politics-USA |
| User: |
"Obwon" |
| Date: |
22 Nov 2006 01:47:03 PM |
| Object: |
The "Failure" of the Air Defense System |
The "Failure" of the Air Defense System
[Map shows flights and air defense bases]
http://911review.com/means/noshow.html
The 9/11/01 attack unfolded in the skies over
the northeastern United States between 8:15
and 10:06 AM, as each of the four commandeered
jetliners flew at least 300 miles before reaching its
target or crashing. This region contains numerous
military bases, housing Air Force and Air National
Guard fighter wings staffed by pilots prepared to
scramble.
The procedure for intercepting unresponsive aircraft
has been routine in U.S. domestic airspace, ever
since the end of the Cold War. According to an
Associated Press story, fighters were scrambled
67 times between September, 2000 and June, 2001.
1 Scrambling, or getting fighters in the air, is the first
step in carrying out an interception, which consists of
catching up with and examining the errant aircraft.
The number and distribution of bases with available
interceptors, combined with short scramble times
and high speeds of the jets, virtually guarantees
that a jetliner flying anywhere in the northeast U.S.
could be intercepted within 20 minutes.
Fighter pilots are trained to scramble in under five
minutes. They waste no time getting from the barracks
to their jets, and are ready for takeoff in a matter of
seconds. It's only 10 seconds from power-up to
takeoff, and twenty seconds to reach airliner
cruising altitude. An F-15 can travel the distance
between New York City and Washington D.C. in
under eight minutes.
A Stand-Down Order?
Many investigators of the 9/11/01 attack insist there
must have been a stand-down order, since the
off-course jetliners could easily have been
intercepted, given the demonstrated capabilities
of the air defense network. The absence of
publicized reports of recipients of stand-down
orders casts doubt on the claims of R. Anderson:
e x c e r p t
title: Air Defenses Stood Down On 911
After ATC Alerts Given
authors: R. Anderson
It is a FACT that Air National Guard and Air Force
air defense units of the United States WERE PROHIBITED
from carrying out their STANDARD INTERCEPT
PROCEDURES as detailed above on the morning
of 9.11; AFTER they had received the alerts from
ATC and FAA.
Absolutely NO executive-level input of ANY KIND is
required for standard intercepts to be scrambled.
site: www.attackonamerica.net page:
www.attackonamerica.net/airdefensesstooddownon911.htm
Why couldn't the stand-down orders have come
BEFORE September 11th? The orders in effect
on 9/11/01 apparently require approval by the
Secretary of Defense for any military response
to hijacked airliners involving the possible use
of lethal force.
References
1. Military Now Notified Immediately of Unusual Air
Traffic Events, AP, 8/12/02 [cached]
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