How hard is it to smash a building with a plane?

[amdhunter]

Outta curiosity, how hard is it to aim a big ass plane into a smallish target like a building?

Like, is it as hard as driving a car? My RX-8 is pretty maneuverable, and I can pretty much point it in any direction, and it instantly goes. I'm sure I can smash a building with it, with ease. Is it the same with a jumbo jet?

I always imagined you'd have to start aiming from miles away to really pinpoint a building, or have military-like training to be as precise as past attempts were.

What is the minimum amount of feet it would take to pinpoint a building with a jumbo jet?

 

[Printer Bandit]

no problem if it's remote controlled, as we have seen in the past.

 

[KaOTiK]

You are now on the terrorist watch list.

 

[vi edit]

Grab a copy of MS Flight Simulator and give it a shot?

 

[amdhunter]

You are now on the terrorist watch list.

You think this was the post that put me on that list?

 

[amdhunter]

Grab a copy of MS Flight Simulator and give it a shot?

lol, that's not a bad idea. I always figured they'd block crashes or something.

 

[SandEagle]

its different from driving a car. no minimum amount of feet required since acceleration and decceleration is done by hand. by hand, Jerry!

 

[LTC8K6]

For the WTC towers, it's a bit easier. You could program the flight controls to take you right to the buildings and only have to make the final small adjustment yourself.

For the Pentagon it's a little tougher because of the ground level.

The problem would be getting used to the relatively sluggish movements compared to a car.

 

[Eli]

I don't think it would be very hard mid-flight, like the WTC, as long as you knew the basics of how to fly an airplane. Especially with such large, obvious targets. Both planes hit very accurately.

I think they did mess up on the Pentagon a bit - they did major damage, but I'm sure their goal was a more direct, in the middle hit rather than what happened.

 

[vi edit]

How does the degree of difficulty compare to maneuverering straight down a trench and skimming the surface to this point. The target area is only two meters wide. It's a small thermal exhaust port, right below the main port. The shaft leads directly to the reactor system. A precise hit will start a chain reaction which should destroy the station. Only a precise hit will set off a chain reaction.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

You are now on the terrorist watch list.

he's indian, looks middle eastern, and therefore is already on the watch list.

 

[SunnyD]

How does the degree of difficulty compare to maneuverering straight down a trench and skimming the surface to this point. The target area is only two meters wide. It's a small thermal exhaust port, right below the main port. The shaft leads directly to the reactor system. A precise hit will start a chain reaction which should destroy the station. Only a precise hit will set off a chain reaction.

I knew this was coming sooner or later.

 

[sdifox]

given enough room to manoeuvre, not hard at all.

 

[GundamW]

How does the degree of difficulty compare to maneuverering straight down a trench and skimming the surface to this point. The target area is only two meters wide. It's a small thermal exhaust port, right below the main port. The shaft leads directly to the reactor system. A precise hit will start a chain reaction which should destroy the station. Only a precise hit will set off a chain reaction.

Porkins: But first, I need a bucket of fried chicken.

 

[mmntech]

Meanwhile, outside amdhunter's house...

 

[AMCRambler]

That's not that hard. I used bullseye swamp rats in my speeder and they're not much bigger than 2 meters!

 

[fatpat268]

WTF?

But no, it's not exactly difficult. Of course, large jets can't turn on a dime, so yes, it'll take some time to setup (partially also because you'll be moving at a pretty decent speed).

It's such a ridiculous question that's almost like asking how hard is it to land on a runway... when competent pilots can do it without problem (without navigation assistance).

 

[ioni]

lol, that's not a bad idea. I always figured they'd block crashes or something.

Did you think they'd remove the building from the game the instant you aimed your plane at a building? Even if there was no actual collision, you don't think you'd be able to tell when you were right in front of a building?

 

[gevorg]

1. IP Address... recorded.
2. Gathering location data... iPhone... complete.
3. Identifying user... new black guy avatar.
4. Lock target by nearest sniper... target locked.
5. Fire!... target eliminated by SEAL Team 6.

 

[CptCrunch]

Flight Sim 95 had crashes into Sears tower in Chicago with my Learjet and Cesna, not sure about Flight Sim X

 

[feralkid]

That's not that hard. I used bullseye swamp rats in my speeder and they're not much bigger than 2 meters!

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Womp, not swamp, Ackbar.