# Why Did the Learjet 60 Break Apart After the Crash

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2118486248071270756
- Source account: [@afg1911a1](https://x.com/afg1911a1)
- Source language: Portuguese
- Target language: English
- Duration: 1:39
- Published: 2026-11-06
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## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xVoxLEm0UPL/en/why-did-the-learjet-60-break-apart-after-the-crash) How does a nearly nine-ton jet crash and practically disintegrate without a trace?

[0:06](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xVoxLEm0UPL/en/why-did-the-learjet-60-break-apart-after-the-crash?t=6) During the descent, the tracking showed over 32,000 feet per minute, about 585 kilometers per hour straight down.

[0:16](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xVoxLEm0UPL/en/why-did-the-learjet-60-break-apart-after-the-crash?t=16) The Learjet 60 can land weighing up to 8.8 tons, and mass combined with speed means an enormous amount of kinetic energy.

[0:27](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xVoxLEm0UPL/en/why-did-the-learjet-60-break-apart-after-the-crash?t=27) Using nine tons just as an example, that speed represents nearly 120 megajoules, energy comparable to 28 kilograms of TNT, without it being a detonation.

[0:40](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xVoxLEm0UPL/en/why-did-the-learjet-60-break-apart-after-the-crash?t=40) The exact force can't be calculated without knowing the braking distance.

[0:44](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xVoxLEm0UPL/en/why-did-the-learjet-60-break-apart-after-the-crash?t=44) The critical point is the extremely abrupt deceleration.

[0:48](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xVoxLEm0UPL/en/why-did-the-learjet-60-break-apart-after-the-crash?t=48) In milliseconds, the energy transfers to the ground.

[0:52](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xVoxLEm0UPL/en/why-did-the-learjet-60-break-apart-after-the-crash?t=52) The structure fragments, the ground gives way, and Debris enters deep into the crater.

[0:58](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xVoxLEm0UPL/en/why-did-the-learjet-60-break-apart-after-the-crash?t=58) The Learjet can carry up to 1,185 gallons of fuel.

[1:03](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xVoxLEm0UPL/en/why-did-the-learjet-60-break-apart-after-the-crash?t=63) We don't know how much was left, but there was a large fire after impact.

[1:08](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xVoxLEm0UPL/en/why-did-the-learjet-60-break-apart-after-the-crash?t=68) There is no official temperature for that fire.

[1:11](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xVoxLEm0UPL/en/why-did-the-learjet-60-break-apart-after-the-crash?t=71) For reference, severe FAA tests use flames near 1,093 degrees Celsius.

[1:19](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xVoxLEm0UPL/en/why-did-the-learjet-60-break-apart-after-the-crash?t=79) Some of it stayed inside the crater. The rest was scattered in small fragments, and some pieces may have broken off during the fall.

[1:28](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xVoxLEm0UPL/en/why-did-the-learjet-60-break-apart-after-the-crash?t=88) So the Learjet didn't disappear. It was fragmented, buried, and scattered.

[1:34](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xVoxLEm0UPL/en/why-did-the-learjet-60-break-apart-after-the-crash?t=94) Now we need to distinguish impact from an in- flight breakup.

[1:37](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xVoxLEm0UPL/en/why-did-the-learjet-60-break-apart-after-the-crash?t=97) Follow the channel.