What smashed the front end of this power generator and gouged it's top?

Photo of a burning power generator (green arrow) in front of the Pentagon before the wall has collapsed. (Photo source: defendamerica.mil [Local HiRes]) (Photo with visual aids taken from Eric Bart's site. Photo source: defenselink.mil [HiRes])

► "Closeup of generator smashed in the front and gouged on the top - hard to image a missile accomplishing both of these. But if the right engine of a 757 hit the front of the generator, part of the wing could gouge the top. At the very least, something very large, and very heavy smashed into this extremely heavy desil generator." - CatHerder, Evidence That A Boeing 757 Really Did Impact the Pentagon on 9/11 ► "At that point, I took the line and concentrated on getting out the fires on the outside of the building," Dodge said. "There were two vehicles burning, along with a construction trailer — we didn't know at the time, but that trailer was the main producer of smoke on the outside of the building — and the foam truck [Myer's helipad crash unit]." Dodge he had learned from the fire chief who responded to the the Murrah Federal Building bombing that outside fires there prevented emergency teams from getting to the heart of the building. He said the foam units got there and concentrated on the area of the construction trailer, which was producing some severe fires and subsequent mini explosions due to highly flammable chemicals in it, then on the actual point of impact from the hijacked aircraft." -MDW News (10/04/01)

According to some researchers, the front end of the power generator was damaged when the starboard (right side) engine of a Boeing 757 smashed through it after first knocking down a section of a barbed wire fence and wooden deck in front of it and then the top of the generator was gouged by one of the two outer flap track fairings underneath the plane's starboard wing...

This graphic taken from Eric Bart's site, who I believe was the first person to bring attention to the damaged power generator evidence, illustrates the distance between the starboard engine and outside starboard flap track fairing. (Graphic source: "Pentagon Building Performance Report" [PDF])

Note that Eric Bart does not believe that it was actually Flight 77 that crashed into the Pentagon, but has come up with an alternate theory that it may have been a drone Boeing 757 rigged with explosives (thus a "plane bomb") that did... ► "Here we try to support that the plane that crash in the Pentagon was a plane bomb, thus it was not flight AA77." - Eric Bart, it was a plane bomb

Graphic taken from JP Desmoulins' site site that illustrates his belief that a Boeing 757 flew into the Pentagon and it's starboard engine sliced through the barbed wire fence (green dotted line), then smashed through the front end of the power generator (purple dotting line). I added two red lines to show the trajectory of the middle and outer starboard flap track fairings. Flap track fairings underneath the wings of a Boeing 757. (Graphic source: boeing.com)

Note that JP Desmoulins does believe that Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, but believes that it too may have been rigged with explosives and possibly flown via remote control... ► "After examining the evidence, the scenario Jean-Pierre now proposes as the most probable is that American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757 with around 60 people onboard, crashed into the west aisle of the pentagon on 911. Jean-Pierre believes that the plane was either piloted by hijacker, Hani Hanjour, or it was remotely piloted with a technology like “Global Hawk,” but has no facts to prove either hypotheses. He speculates that some precise eye witnesses accounts, damage reports or pictures inside the pentagon, along with the fact that pictures of this crash have been hidden or faked, makes it highly probable that this plane had been loaded with a warhead, like an anti-bunker hollow charge, a depleted uranium "penetrator,” or a "broach" technology bomb, which is the combination of both." - Jean-Pierre Desmoulins

Photo with visual aids taken from JP Desmoulins' site illustrates his belief that a Boeing 757's starboard engine (1) busted through the barbed wire fence and wooden deck before smashing the front end of the power generator and the plane's middle starboard flap track fairing (2) is what gouged the top of the generator. Close up of dent in the generator's upper port side. (Photo source expired at: tradoc.army.mil [Local HiRes])

► "Area of fence to the right of the impact area partially flattened by the right engine of the plane. Note how a couple of the poles are bent right over, some are sheered off at the top, yet the pole and fence portion on the left is untouched (obviously the right engine took out the fence to the right of those poles) and the entire back side of the fence has been torn away. The generator was hit by the right wing and engine before the 757 hit the building..." - CatHerder, Evidence That A Boeing 757 Really Did Impact the Pentagon on 9/11

Graphic from Mike J. Wilson that shows in the upper right-hand corner a shattered upper front end and a gouge left in the roof of the dark green power generator after a Boeing 757's starboard wing passes over it.

It is also been pointed out that the power generator's front end was knocked towards the Pentagon and the generator then rested approx. 45 deg from the fence line that would be consistent with being hit by a very heavy and fast moving object such as a Boeing 757's engine...

(Photo source: geoffmetcalf.com [HiRes]) The light blue dotted line shows the outline of the fence. (Photo source: defenselink.mil [HiRes])

► "...the large desil generator which is visibly damaged, and actually spun ~45 degrees from the impact! Most importantly it is spun ~45 degrees towards the building - if this was a missile or a bomb, the explosion could ONLY have spun it away from the building." - CatHerder, Evidence That A Boeing 757 Really Did Impact the Pentagon on 9/11

This photo shows the broken barbed wire fence and wooden deck that the Boeing 757's starboard engine was said to have sliced through before smashing through the power generator's upper front portside section and then knocked it off it's front stilts spinning it's front end towards the Pentagon. (Photo source: defendamerica.mil) ► "The right engine took out the chainlink fence and posts surrounding the generator...he witnessed a small explosion as the portable generator was struck by the right wing." - Pentagon Building Performance Report

The above enhanced photo was taken from Brad's 9/11 site which shows that the power generator at the Pentagon has three rear wheels. The above photo is an Enercon Containerized Rental Generator that has been flipped horizontally for comparison, but be aware the it is not the same type of generator as the one at the Pentagon which has three rear wheels instead of two shown in this photo.

So is the evidence overwhelming that the starboard engine from a Boeing 757 sliced through the barbed wire fence and wooden deck before smashing through the upper front portside section of this power generator and one of the plane's two outer flap track fairings underneath it's starboard wing gouged the generator's top?

(Photo with visual aids taken from Eric Bart's site. Photo source: defenselink.mil [HiRes])

Let's take a closer look...

To me, the height of the barbed wire fence (light blue dotted line) looks slightly lower (or at most the same height) than the middle of the power generator's body (purple dotted line) even when you envision how level the generator would be before it was knock off it's front stilts*:

*The light blue dotted line shows the top of the barbed wire fence. The purple dash line marks the middle of the power generator's body. Remember that this power generator was, in all probability, standing upright on it's front stilts and relatively level with the fence line before being hit. The middle line should be at it's level point above the middle of the three rear wheels of the generator since you can see that the rear of the generator has been propped up a bit because the front end was knocked off it's stilts. (Photo source: defendamerica.mil)

Now remember that the Boeing 757's starboard engine was said to have sliced through a section of the barbed wire fence and wooden deck before smashing through the power generator's upper front portside section:

Photo with visual aids taken from JP Desmoulins' site illustrates where he believes the plane's engine sliced through the barbed wire fence and wooden deck before smashing the upper front portside section of the generator. (See HiRes pic of right photo of the generator. )

► "The right engine took out the chainlink fence and posts surrounding the generator." - Pentagon Building Performance Report

So when we extend the middle line to the front of the power generator's body, you'll notice that it's upper front portside section that was damaged is above this middle line:

The purple dotted line marks the generator's middle which shows the damage to it's front end is above it. (Photo source: defenselink.mil [HiRes])

So if my measurements are correct, how in the world could a Boeing 757's starboard engine slice through any part of the barbed wire fence, smash through the floor of the wooden deck, and then smash through the power generator's upper front portside section if the damaged section is above the generator's middle line therefore being above the fence line? Wouldn't the plane's starboard engine have flown over and missed hitting the fence?

Notice how the generator's damage is above the middle of it's body marked by the purple dotted line. (Photo source: defendamerica.mil) The purple dotted line marks the middle of the generator's body. The light blue dotted line marks the fence line coming from behind the generator which is lower than the generator's middle. The maroon dotted line marks the generator's damaged front section which is above both the fence line and the generator's middle.

Note that there are two downed fence posts broken off at their base. If an engine was coming in at over 500 mph and did sliced through this section to hit the top of the power generator, wouldn't it have only sliced through the top of the fence and shouldn't it have sliced off only the tops of the lightweight posts that hold the barbwire strands and not the two thicker fence posts at their base?

Note that the top of the fence are three thin strands of barbwire supported by lighter angled posts. Also note that the two heavy fence posts have broken off at ground level. (Photo source expired at: tradoc.army.mil [Local HiRes])

One more twist to the engine, as mentioned above, some researchers think Flight 77's right engine is what hit and spun the heavy generator 45 deg towards the Pentagon. However, the NIST's Pentagon Building Performance Report says that it was only the plane's right wing that struck the generator and not it's right engine:

Diesel generator is spun 45 deg away from the fence and towards the Pentagon. (Photo source: defenselink.mil [HiRes]) ► "...the large desil generator which is visibly damaged, and actually spun ~45 degrees from the impact! Most importantly it is spun ~45 degrees towards the building - if this was a missile or a bomb, the explosion could ONLY have spun it away from the building. Closeup of generator smashed in the front and gouged on the top - hard to image a missile accomplishing both of these. But if the right engine of a 757 hit the front of the generator, part of the wing could gouge the top. At the very least, something very large, and very heavy smashed into this extremely heavy desil generator."- CatHerder, Evidence That A Boeing 757 Really Did Impact the Pentagon on 9/11 ► "3.2 EYEWITNESS INTERVIEWS The aircraft pulled up, seemingly aiming for the first floor of the building, and leveled off. Probst hit the ground and observed the right wing tip pass through the portable 750 kW generator that provides backup power to Wedge 1. The right engine took out the chainlink fence and posts surrounding the generator. The plane approached low, flying directly over him and possibly clipping the antenna of the vehicle immediately behind him, and struck three light poles between him and the building. He saw his colleague Frank Probst directly in the plane’s path, and he witnessed a small explosion as the portable generator was struck by the right wing. 6.1 IMPACT DAMAGE In any event, the evidence suggests that the tips of both wings did not make direct contact with the facade of the building and that portions of the wings might have been separated from the fuselage before the aircraft struck the building. This is consistent with eyewitness statements that the right wing struck a large generator before the aircraft struck the building and that the left engine struck a ground-level, external vent structure." - Pentagon Building Performance Report

Now, notice how the wings of a Boeing 757 angle slightly upwards when the plane is level to the ground:

(Graphic taken from Eric Bart's site.)

With that being known, how could any of the plane's two outer starboard flap track fairings gouge the top of the power generator if this plane came in relatively level?

Also note that if this plane was coming down very fast at an angle as if it were coming in for a landing (regardless if it's nose were up or down) the air pressure underneath it's wings would flex the plane's wings even more upwards. (Pic of truck generator taken from jobsite-generators.com)

But what's interesting is it was reported by witnesses and is also the "official version" that this Boeing 757 was tilting slightly to it's left before it crashed into the Pentagon...

Graphic from ASCE presenting the "official version" of how Flight 77 flew into the Pentagon. (Graphic source: "Pentagon Building Performance Report" [PDF]) The above pic was sent to me from "conspiracy debunker" Ron Harvey showing the silhouette of a Boeing 757 tilting to it's left as it hits the Pentagon.

► "The jet came in from the south and banked left as it entered the building, narrowly missing the Singleton Electric trailer and the on-site foreman, Mickey Bell." -NECA (09/13/01)

The above pic taken from JP Desmoulins' site illustrates his belief at what angle the Boeing 757's starboard wing impacted the Pentagon's wall. Photo of an American Airlines Boeing 757 tilting to it's port or left side as it would look coming into the Pentagon. (Photo source: airliners.net)

► "The right engine hit high, the left engine hit low," Sepulveda said. -Air Force

So if the Boeing 757 was tilting to it's left before it crashed into the Pentagon, how could one of it's starboard flap track fairings gouge the top of the power generator if it couldn't even do that if the plane was level?

Official claim on how Flight 77 hit the Pentagon. (Graphic source: "Pentagon Building Performance Report" [PDF]) I added the picture of a power generator and highlighted the starboard wing in yellow for visual aids. Note that even Eric Bart doesn't think a Boeing 757's starboard flap track fairing could have gouged the top of the generator... ► "The right engine may have struck the front of the generator while the "flap track 'canoe' fairing" was cutting the rear... Was it a Boeing 757-200? On looking at the next diagram I doubt that this flap fairing was responsible for the gouge. It's believed that the plane was banking left and the other flap fairing seems too close. Maybe it was another plane. Hard to say, still some work to be done." - Eric Bart, it was a plane bomb

On the photo to the left taken from an aerial shot, doesn't the rear gouge into the roof seem relatively deep and the beginning of the gouge in upper portside facade seems crushed in pretty good, yet on the photo to the right taken from the ground, doesn't the beginning of the gouge look like it's just a relatively small dent?

(Photo with visual aids taken from Eric Bart's site. Photo source: defenselink.mil [HiRes]) Close up of dent in the generator's port side middle top corner. (Photo source expired at: tradoc.army.mil [Local HiRes])

So that leaves us with the inevitable question: What could have knocked down the barbed wire fence, smashed through the floor of the wooden deck, smashed through the upper front portside section of the power generator, and the gouged the generators top?

(Photo source expired at: tradoc.army.mil [Local HiRes])

Is this the trajectory of whatever smashed through the fence?

Notice that the trajectory (yellow dotted line) lines up perfectly going through the fence hole (between light blue lines) to the only spot on the facade where something impacted it very hard (red circle) in which building rubble is seen piled below it. (Photo source at: defenselink.mil [HiRes])

See also Brad's 911 Pentagon attack generator photos.