MA370

This thread is clearly pure speculation. But it's based on what we know so far (not that's it's near enough), which could change in the next few days so far as we know.

At first it sounded like it could of been some major catastrophe causing loss of power. That would explain the loss of the transponder and the engine tracking info.

But then we learned about the radar tracking saying the plane took a sharp turn to the left. I guess there might be a chance that happened when the pilots reacted quickly to something, but then passed out.

The latest info suggests the plane still flew for 4-5 hours, and there was still some "pinging" from the engine tracking which had been turned off. That suggests there wasn't a catastrophic loss of power. Hijacking? Who knows. If they wanted to kill everyone, why not do it right away?

It's easy to turn off the transponder, but I read you have to open a panel and pull a circuit board to turn off the engine monitoring.

There is speculation the plane landed somewhere, but that makes no sense to me for a plane that size unless some government was involved.

Scuttled? I'm not sure what you mean. If it didn't land on ground, I'm not sure how you scuttle it. If it's in water, what do you get?

Anyway, we don't know much at all at this point.

deltamrey wrote: Blazer....you do not get it at all.......BTW, IF the attack boat using passive systems finds the acoustic pinger, the info will be passed to a surface unit or satellite and the SSN goes its merry way.......silent service is indeed silent....as in forever....we make the CIA look like a Broadway musical......

OK delta. You talk like a bubblehead. Are you aware that surface ships and ASW aircraft have pasive variable depth sonars?

From info last nite AND apparently Overseas officials....it was hijacked (sabotage)....at least
the two countries (USA and Malaysia) NOW agree....prior there was NO agreement.....now the
question is was it "personnel problems" or terrorism? I haven't tuned into news this morning.

In yemen currnetly being outfitted with wmd's, passengers either exterminated or?

If hijacked, they had to be pretty clever to disable the info from the engines that goes back to the manufacturers.

Have to wonder what all we aren't being told.

Wonder if they have checked Myamar? I haven't found anything about Yemen. An info?

PM of Maylasia now saying it was "deliberate" and not a hijacking.....(??).....seems to me that
if aircraft was NOT on it's designated flightplan, it was hijacked???.....is there a perception
problem?

Turning off the transponder does not make it invisible to radar.
Just sayin.
If it was in the air, somebody would have seen it on thier screen the minute it popped up on radar, but only if they were actively looking for it.

S-0-0-0, I am being "Suzy Homemaker" today and doing stuff around the house, have CNN
on and they are NOW saying that transponder turned OFF before pilot's last mess. of "alright
then, Goodnite".....(leaving Maylasia airspace, to Vietnam(?) airspace....per experts, that would
be a "normal" sign off...(would need to actually listen to the inflection in voice however)...per
aviation expert....pilot, crew are NOW strongly suspect....(because of the above mentioned
actions).....as far as all know (or is being released from Mayasia) Vietnam never acknowledged
hand off....all this per CNN experts/Mayasian PM

Lucky family members of the pilot.
U.S. officials lean toward 'those in the cockpit' behind missing flight
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (CNN) -- U.S. intelligence officials are leaning toward the theory that "those in the cockpit" -- the pilots of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 -- were responsible for the mysterious disappearance of the commercial jetliner, a U.S. official with direct knowledge of the latest thinking told CNN on Saturday.
The revelation followed news that Malaysian authorities searched the home of the lead pilot, a move that came the same day that Prime Minister Najib Razak told reporters the plane veered off course due to apparent deliberate action taken by somebody on board.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/15/world/asi ... nes-plane/

Someone knew what they were doing?
If the Missing Plane Isn’t in the Indian Ocean, Where Could It Be Now?
As I wrote earlier on Slate, MH370 was last in communication with air traffic controllers shortly after it left Malaysian airspace and before it was due to contact Vietnamese controllers—exactly the spot where a pilot intending to abscond with his jet would have the most time to turn off his electronic transmissions, change direction, and be as far away as possible before anyone noticed that the plane was missing. Controllers would continue to see the plane’s symbol traveling across their screen on the intended flight path, even as the plane was actually hightailing it in a different direction.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense ... ocean.html