If the plane was going 120 mph, the truck would no longer exist and the plane would've been crushed past first class and everyone would be dead. I'd say somewhere between 30 and 45mph is more likely.
Planes are designed to land on their bellies in crashes, not run into stuff head on, so the way the cockpit is designed to take force is from the bottom in case landing gear fails.
When you run into something head on, it's like when you try to put a lid on a coffee cup from a coffee shop, it can take some pressure, but if you hit it from the wrong angle, like from the lower corner at 5 o'clock instead of 6 o'clock, where it would've struck the firetruck, it pops right off and throws a stewardess onto the tarmac.
Heavy plane amd heavey truck. 24mph can do some damage. Plus tjose planes aint really mad of much.
I guess it's like slamming into a brick wall.
They're designed to fly, not run into things.
There's that, yes. Interesting comment, above, with your engineering experience. I grabbed a screenshot to read it again later, too.
In your estimation, is the damage to the plane (from various photos in various links) more likely to occur at 24 mph or 120 mph?
If the plane was going 120 mph, the truck would no longer exist and the plane would've been crushed past first class and everyone would be dead. I'd say somewhere between 30 and 45mph is more likely.
Planes are designed to land on their bellies in crashes, not run into stuff head on, so the way the cockpit is designed to take force is from the bottom in case landing gear fails.
When you run into something head on, it's like when you try to put a lid on a coffee cup from a coffee shop, it can take some pressure, but if you hit it from the wrong angle, like from the lower corner at 5 o'clock instead of 6 o'clock, where it would've struck the firetruck, it pops right off and throws a stewardess onto the tarmac.