> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Crystall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

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> Thats what I am thinking. Even the Challenger explosion left
> large sections
> of airframe intact.
> I'm really interested in hearing the explainations behind the totality of
> Columbias destruction.

The speed and altitude of today's crash were much, much higher than
Challenger, I believe (not sure of the speed of Challenger, anybody got
it?).  A lot of high-speed, high-altitude breakups leave only very small
pieces.  Look at the weird stuff that happens in tornados and it becomes
more obvious that at extreme wind speeds, things become rather
unpredictable.  At least that's what I think.

Nick

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