Inside 9/11 Notes September 9 th, 12 th and 13 th

Part 1 Jihad-> Holy War Jihad-> Holy War Allah-> Muslim God Allah-> Muslim God Why is fuel important? Why is fuel important? –Bomb; Allows for fire to burn for an extended period of time Weapons used on planes Weapons used on planes –Knife –Maze Flight Numbers Flight Numbers –United 175  WTC 2 –American 11  WTC 1 –United 93  Pennisvianiya –American 77  Pentagon

Part 2 When did people realize that this was an attack? When did people realize that this was an attack? –After the United 175 hits the south tower Where was president Bush? Where was president Bush? –In a second grade classroom Why couldn’t NEADS find flight 77 before it hit the Pentagon? Why couldn’t NEADS find flight 77 before it hit the Pentagon? –It was flying to low, and was not picked up on radar Why did the buildings fall? Why did the buildings fall? –The intense heat weakened the steel, caused a domino effect from the top up

Part 3 - Inside the impact zones of the planes that hit the North and South towers, the temperature was over 2,000 degrees F - Causes building to collapse -Imapct blows off protection from the steel that runs horizontally through building, leaving steel exposed -Heat weakened steel, bending inward -Causes outside support to collapse inward -Building collapses

Part 3 Tom Burnett and Jeremy Glick Tom Burnett and Jeremy Glick –Heroes who helped overthrow the terrorist on United 93 America’s first step toward safety America’s first step toward safety –All planes are grounded –Over 4,000 planes United 93 United 93 –Target was the US Capitol Building –Crashed in Pennsylvania