Missing Malaysia Airlines Jet

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The coverage of this story is getting boring. We haven't had any real news in what, three days? Yet CNN opts to devote its entire prime time to covering the non-breaking news.

The only remaining angle to take is to go crazy.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/embed/74SbI6AEjNg[/youtube]
 
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Velo Vol said:
The coverage of this story is getting boring. We haven't had any real news in what, three days? Yet CNN opts to devote its entire prime time to covering the non-breaking news.

The only remaining angle to take is to go crazy.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/embed/74SbI6AEjNg[/youtube]
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Looks kinda like Brad Meltzer.
 
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FLVOL_79 said:
99.9% chance this plane is sitting in Davy Jones locker right now.

I've seen mention that the plane took "evasive maneuvers". I also see speculation that it could have flown for X amount of hours. I believe that assumption is on a normal fuel burn at cruising speeds. If they were jerking the plane around as the radar data shows continuously that puppy never made it to land.
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That's another thing not well covered and probably not known by Malaysia since they don't seem to know much of anything, is the amount of fuel on that plane. Most are assuming it only had enough fuel to get it to Beijing but if it was completely full the plane could have gone 7,725 miles.

FLVOL_79 said:
If the cabin pressure changes rapidly for the worse I believe the oxygen masks deploy. Thankfully I've never been in that situation to know first hand. It's not far fetched though to think thats what they did.

About the radar data I would LOVE to know what they were looking at. If the transponder I don't know where they were getting their altitude information from without analyzing the raw data returns. For all intents and purposes a plain surveillance radar is just going to tell you an object is out there with no altitude information. The combination of secondary radar (MODE-S/BEACON) is what allows most ATC to know who they are looking at and at what altitude. I work on this stuff for the FAA and I have a feeling the systems in use over there are extremely antiquated.

And the sat updates..how does a satellite receive information to adjust itself for better communication with an aircraft yet somehow that data cannot be used to get a good idea where it was? I am assuming the "Adjustment" was something like "look over Indian ocean"..
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How does someone depressurize a plane at altitude without causing damage and without opening a door(which you can't do)?
 
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Unrelated to Flight 370 but thought the recording was interesting.
Cargo pilot suffering from hypoxia due to depressurization.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IqWal_EmBg[/youtube]
 
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coug said:
That's another thing not well covered and probably not known by Malaysia since they don't seem to know much of anything, is the amount of fuel on that plane. Most are assuming it only had enough fuel to get it to Beijing but if it was completely full the plane could have gone 7,725 miles.



How does someone depressurize a plane at altitude without causing damage and without opening a door(which you can't do)?
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I have no idea. I would assume it can only happen if the schiesse hits the fan.
 
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Haha!! You got me on this one. I turned the TV on as soon as I saw what you posted. It would be amazing to the whole world if Miss Love found the plane's wreckage. It would prove that drug users & dumb asses are at least good for something.
 
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oh, there it is
courtneyplane600.jpg
 
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I was just about to ask if anyone on VN has solved the mystery, but it looks like Courtney Love beat us to it. :shakehead:
 
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eh, hem...

YorkVol said:
I think Septic's reference to Payne Stewart is going to end up being the closest to what happened.

There have been a couple of cockpit fires in the 777 reported over the last few years.
The guy on the oil rig reported seeing a plane on fire
There is conflicting info that the engine monitoring system continued to report for up to 4 hours after the transponder shut down

Here is what I think happened: There was a sudden fire in the cockpit that was significant enough to kill the crew and knock out the electronics. The result was a low oxygen atmosphere that killed the passengers, but the plane itself was not destroyed. The plane then continued to fly until it lost altitude and crashed in the ocean. They'll either find it at the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific, or, if the Malaysian radar was actually correct, they'll find it at the bottom of the Indian Ocean.

jmo
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Septic said:
A Startlingly Simple Theory About the Missing Malaysia Airlines Jet | Autopia | Wired.com
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The only difference would be the initial fire didn't kill the crew and the erratic flight pattern indicates they were attempting to fight it with their maneuvers.

Well, we're all just guessing until we find the plane...
 
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volmaverick said:
That hard left turn the plane was pre-programed in to the system.

I guess that major event that made him make an immediate left turn gave him just enough time to program everything in...lol
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I'm assuming your years on the flight deck taught you that? Or are you listening to the voices in your head again?
 
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