Strange Case Of The Black Box And The Indestructible Passport
By Sam Yousef  zicko2@hotmail.com  9-21-1

The Black Box and the Indestructible Passport 
  
All four Black Boxes were supposedly destroyed and rendered unusable in 
spite of the fact that they are designed specifically for plane crashes which 
result in insurmountable conditions...yet one of the hijackers passports 
supposedly survives fire and heat of over 1,000 degrees fahrenheit and is 
found in perfect shape in the rubble around the WTC towers? What kind of 
idiots does the FBI take us for? 
  
How indestructible are the so-called "Black Boxes"? 
  
Each airplane is equipped with a Flight Data Recorder and a Cockpit Voice 
Recorded. The term "Black Box" is used for these pieces of equipment. The 
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) web site gives valuable 
information regarding these devices. 
  
Regarding the Cockpit Voice Recorder it says: 
  
"The CVR records the flight crew's voices, as well as other sounds inside the 
cockpit. The recorder's "cockpit area microphone" is usually located on the 
overhead instrument panel between the two pilots. Sounds of interest to an 
investigator could be engine noise, stall warnings, landing gear extension 
and retraction, and other clicks and pops. From these sounds, parameters 
such as engine rpm, system failures, speed, and the time at which certain 
events occur can often be determined. Communications with Air Traffic 
Control, automated radio weather briefings, and conversation between the 
pilots and ground or cabin crew are also recorded." [NTSB web site] 
  
Regarding the Flight Data Recorder it says: 
  
"The FDR onboard the aircraft records many different operating conditions of 
the flight. By regulation, newly manufactured aircraft must monitor at least 
twenty eight important parameters such as time, altitude, airspeed, heading, 
and aircraft attitude. In addition, some FDRs can record the status of more 
than 300 other in-flight characteristics that can aid in the investigation. The 
items monitored can be anything from flap position to auto-pilot mode or even 
smoke alarms." [NTSB web site] 
  
Thus as we see each plane is equipped with two seperate "Black Box" 
devices which relay different yet complimentary information. It goes on to say: 
  
"Both the Flight Data Recorder and the Cockpit Voice Recorder have proven 
to be valuable tools in the accident investigation process. They can provide 
information THAT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN BY OTHER MEANS." 
[NTSB web site] 
  
They are meant to be the hardy and sure way to get information regarding the 
last minutes before the plane went down. Here are the specifications of these 
devices including what they can withstand: 
  
FLIGHT DATA RECORDER 
  
Time recorded: 25 hour continuous Number of parameters: 5 - 300+ Impact 
tolerance: 3400Gs /6.5ms Fire resistance: 1100 degC/30 min Water pressure 
resistance: submerged 20,000 ft Underwater locator beacon: 37.5 KHz 
Battery: 6yr shelf life 30 day operation 
  
COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER 
  
Time recorded: 30 min continuous, 2 hours for solid state digital units Number 
of channels: 4 Impact tolerance: 3400 Gs /6.5ms Fire resistance: 1100 deg C 
/30 min Water pressure resistance: submerged 20,000 ft Underwater locator 
beacon: 37.5 KHz Battery: 6yr shelf life 30 day operation 
  
These specifications indicate equipment which can survive just about any 
conditions and any crash. Indeed, Black Boxes have been recovered from 
crashes in swamps, mountains, and oceans. 
  
ABC News reports: 
  
"Although investigators look for an entire black box, sometimes the only parts 
of the device that survive are the recorder's crash-survivable memory units 
(CSMU). THE CSMU IS ALMOST INDESTRUCTABLE. It is housed within a 
stainless-steel shell that contains titanium or aluminum and a 
high-temperature insulation of dry silica material." 
  
"It is designed to withstand HEAT OF UP TO 2,000 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT 
FOR ONE HOUR, salt water for at least 30 days, immersion in a variety of 
liquids such as jet fuel and lubricants, AND AN IMPACT OF 3,400 G's. By 
comparison, astronauts are typically exposed to up to six Gs during a shuttle 
takeoff." [ABCNews] 
  
So the Black Box is designed to withstand an impact of 3,400 G's. So what 
about the Pennsylvania crash site? 
  
"THE VOICE RECORDER WAS SAID TO BE HEAVILY DAMAGED, and the 
manufacturer was being asked to help with further analysis. The plane that 
crashed in Pennsylvania was reported to have hit the ground in excess of 500 
MILES PER HOUR." [ABCN ews] 
  
The plane hit the ground at 500 mph. Taking the weight of the plane, its speed 
of descent, the G's end up much, much lower than 3,400. 
  
Since each plane has two seperate Black Boxes which are designed to be 
indestructable in the event of a tragedy, that makes a total of EIGHT BLACK 
BOXES. If we are to believe that all the Black Boxes were damaged beyond 
use, then that is to say EIGHT BLACK BOXES in total were destroyed, while a 
measley paper passport survived. 
  
Then the final paragraph of the same article says: "Investigators are less 
confident they will recover the black boxes buried underneath the rubble of 
the World Trade Center." So there is no hope of recovering the virtually 
indestructable Black Box from the rubble, but a paper passport survives in 
such a perfect state that it is "a significant piece of evidence"? 
  
CNN reports one of the hijackers passports was found in the rubble of the 
World Trade Center vicinity: 
  
"The searchers found several clues, he said, but would not elaborate. Last 
week, a passport belonging to one of the hijackers was found in the vicinity of 
Vesey Street, near the World Trade Center. 'It was a significant piece of 
evidence for us,' Mawn said." [ CNN] 
  
Also CNN reports: 
  
"In New York, several blocks from the ruins of the World Trade Center, a 
passport authorities said belonged to one of the hijackers was discovered a 
few days ago, according to city Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik." [CNN ] 
  
Aside from the idiocy of any suggestion that a passport would survive a plane 
crash that is allegedly so severe it destroys the virtually indestructable Black 
Box, we are also led to believe that the passport "flew away", out of the 
hijackers pocket, down a few blocks from the WTC grounds. Why a few blocks 
away? Could it be because it was a place out of everyone's sight? 
  
It is also well known that paper was strewn all over the scene of the plane 
crash. This was due to the sudden shattering of the windows which would 
immediately eject all paper materials out of the building before incineration. A 
passport in someone's pocket who is sitting on a plane that explodes will 
suffer the same fate as the person whose pocket it is in, and the plane they 
are sitting in: absolute cremation. 
  
United Airlines flight 93 crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. There was no 
explosion and no impact into a building and no 100+ story towers crashed 
down on top of it. Yet, we are led to believe that both of its Black Boxes were 
destroyed and/or damaged beyond use as well. 
  
Other airline tragedies also reveal that in each and every case the Black Box 
is recovered, albeit damaged, but with full usability. Such crashes include 
EgyptAir flight 990, a 767, and TWA flight 800, a 747. Both crashes resulted in 
tremendous compromise of the planes physical integrity, but in spite of this the 
Cockpit Voice Recorders were recovered. 
  
So we have established that the survival of a passport of someone in an 
exploded plane is lunacy. However, for the sake of argument lets say the 
passport survived. If the passport did indeed survive then so did the Black 
Box. If the Black Box did indeed survive as we have proven beyond a shred of 
doubt, then why the complete and utter lie that it was damaged beyond use? 
What are they hiding? This will be dealt with irrefutably in the next section of 
this analysis into the corruption which has seeped into the U.S. government, 
its foreign policy and its intelligence services. 
  
This analysis has just begun, yet any sound minded person is already forced 
to question the validity of this entire farce. I intend to dismantle this 
investigation piece by piece as time allows. If the American people are so 
concerned with finding justice, why aren't more exposing these 
inconsistencies, fabrications and outright lies as I have? Do we Americans 
want JUSTICE SERVED or do we want MORE BLOOD of innocent civilians? 
Thus far, in the United States of America, due to the anger over the tragedy 
dubbed "PENTTBOM", there have been at least three homicidal attacks 
against immigrants. Now an overwhelming 80% of them are supporting an 
invasion into a remote country that has absolutely nothing to do with this 
tragedy. Instead of using their heads to get to the bottom of this and prosecute 
the criminals behind this act, they are killing their neighbors, and laying the 
heads of good American soldiers and innocent Afghan women and children 
on the chopping block. I say "them" at this point and not "us", because I 
distance myself from those who commit hate crimes in the name of "America" 
whom I have just described. Someone is playing a very sick game upon us all 
right under our noses, and it will cost us our very lives if we do not STOP 
them. 
  
ABC News reports: "...And 69 percent say they'd support military action even if 
it means a long war with substantial U.S. military casualties." 
  
You want "substantial U.S. military casualties"? What the hell is wrong with 
everyone? The Afghans have never lost a war in 800 years. They not only 
drove the Russians out of their country but it lead to the dissolution of the 
Soviet Empire. They have brought empire after empire to their knees. In a 
CNN interview with Jill Dougherty, Leo Korolkov who trained the Russian 
Special Forces (equivalent of our Delta Force) said he saw Afghans shot to 
ribbons and ripped to pieces still charging at them. In his words: "These 
fighters can bring any country, even a superpower -- be it Russia, the United 
States or Europe -- to the brink of catastrophe." 
  
Nearly 70 percent of Americans support sacrificing more American lives to 
invade a country that couldn't be further removed from any responsibility in 
this tragedy to find ONE MAN before this circus of an investigation has even 
been completed. Have we learned nothing from the plumes of terror that rose 
from the ashes of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a morose field in 
Pennsylvania which shook our hearts and souls that fateful Tuesday? I fear 
that we have not.