How crazy am I to think I actually know where that Malaysia Airlines plane is?

Re:How crazy am I to think I actually know where that Malays... by bentcorner on Tuesday February 24, 2015 @01:35AM (#9099118)

This whole section seems implausible:

> It’s not possible to spoof the BFO data on just any plane. The plane must be of a certain make and model, 17equipped with a certain make and model of satellite-communications equipment,18 and flying a certain kind of route19 in a region covered by a certain kind of Inmarsat satellite.20 If you put all the conditions together, it seemed unlikely that any aircraft would satisfy them. Yet MH370 did.

If your goal was stealing a large airplane, I think there's easier ways of doing that. If your goal was getting at the cargo or the passengers, it's highly probable that doing it on the ground is also much easier.

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Re:How crazy am I to think I actually know where that Malays... by Arnt on Tuesday February 24, 2015 @04:55AM (#9099651)

You know, an airplane completely disappearing IS implausible. Airplane crashes leave debris. Finding much of the plane isn't likely, but finding absolutely nothing if you search in the right place is a stretch. Like looking for straws in a haystack and not finding even one.

http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/emirates-clark-s... says it well.

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Re:How crazy am I to think I actually know where that Malays... by kpil on Tuesday February 24, 2015 @05:12AM (#9099696)

Here's a simper theory: Some kind of structural failure caused a fire and possibly also a decompression - or the other way around. While following the procedure to handle the problem ( disable AP, descend, turn back, shut down the damaged avionics) the pilots lost consciousness and the plane eventually leveled out and kept flying until it run out of fuel. While it's not likely that something punches a hole in an aeroplane and simultaneously sets it on fire, either from the inside or the outside, it's more likely than any crazy conspiracy theories I've seen so far, including the article.

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Re:How crazy am I to think I actually know where that Malays... by stef25 on Tuesday February 24, 2015 @06:09AM (#9099871)

I guess this indeed the most plausible theory. But then how plausible is it that no debris was found? Too much time went by, the area is too big for us to notice?

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Re:How crazy am I to think I actually know where that Malays... by kpil on Tuesday February 24, 2015 @03:01PM (#9103105)

The ocean is huge. They didn't look in the right place initially. The area that needs to be searched may be as large as half of USA. I do not know how far debris scatters, and how fast it will sink.

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Re:How crazy am I to think I actually know where that Malays... by guard-of-terra on Tuesday February 24, 2015 @05:16AM (#9099705)

Also: why would hijackers need (and indeed rely on) auto-landing?

They would capture perfectly good pilots along with the plane.

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