Missing Malaysian Plane

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Missing Malaysian Plane

I don't know... if it did land somewhere there would have to be a lot of people in on it for them to pull it off. Can't just land a plane of that size anywhere without someone noticing(and a place that has jet fuel supply).



I still think it's likely in the ocean somewhere but I also don't understand why you'd fly for nearly 8 hours just to down the plane in the water.



Very intriguing story as tragic as it is.

Plenty of terrorist friendly countries in those parts, I think. I don't think finding a place to land it is that unlikely.

I also think the most likely scenario is the ocean, but after eight days and the resources being used to search for this enormous plane, it's very odd that not a piece of luggage or wreckage has been spotted yet - big ocean or not.

Obviously the eight hour theory makes the search area much bigger, too.

I don't know what the hell to think at this point.

[Psyblast]

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The whole idea of this plane being on the ground somewhere getting prepared for something evil is unnerving beyond belief to me. It's not a too far out there thought in the least, because information is severely lacking right now and that's what makes this so troubling. 12 years ago, no one would have ever believed that four of our own airline planes could be hijacked and used as missiles to wreck havoc on the lives of innocent Americans.

I don't really have a theory, but if this plane is being used for terrorist purposes, I don't think the U.S. is the target. I think Tel Aviv or Jerusalem is. But I think that's very unlikely. If not, all hell would break loose.

Jerusalem wouldn't be targeted for anything. Tel Aviv, yes. But Israel's defenses are pretty sturdy too. I'm not sure an attempt to use this missing airliner in any sort of attack on Israel would have any more success than an attempt to use it against the US.

[SuperBowlNachos]

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Is there anyone here that actually knows about modern radar and detection systems? I keep seeing "fly under the radar", but it seems like it would be pretty hard to fly a 777 under the radar for very long.

[BurghFan]

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Jerusalem wouldn't be targeted for anything. Tel Aviv, yes. But Israel's defenses are pretty sturdy too. I'm not sure an attempt to use this missing airliner in any sort of attack on Israel would have any more success than an attempt to use it against the US.

There is also the fact that the US would be well outside of the possible range for the plane on a single full load of fuel from any of those countries in the Middle East/Central Asia that could be harboring it. Not to mention that it supposedly couldn't have even made it that far from Kuala Lumpur on the fuel it had. One article I read suggested that it could have landed somewhere in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, but it also said that there are only 3 airstrips on those islands that could accommodate a 777, all 3 owned by the Indian government. It just seems like the more we learn, the stranger this whole thing gets.

[Bruins]

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"US investigators are now saying that the most likely last position for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is 1,000 miles west of Perth, Australia, according to Bloomberg, contradicting their Malaysian counterparts. We'll follow this story as it develops."

http://jalopnik.com/us-investigators-are-now-saying-that-the-most-likely-la-1544802467

[TheMatrix31]

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Excuse me for my ignorance, but if this was hi-jacked for a terrorist attack, say in the US, wouldn't it show up on some type of radar before it even got close? Wouldn't they be able to shoot it down?

One would hope so, lol.

[Bruins]

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“The further south you come from Malaysia, the more complicated, deeper and rugged the terrain gets,” Gallo said. “We could be talking about 3 miles, 4 miles, easily, of depth. Possibly deeper than Air France 447 [2.5 miles].”
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"A possible if less likely track goes toward Kazakhstan from northern Thailand, which would force the airliner to fly through Chinese and possibly Indian air space.

Investigators largely discount the northern track theory because the nations along that route have robust air-defense radar systems, and no evidence has turned up that the rogue plane flew into that airspace, according to a person familiar with the probe who spoke on condition of not being named because of the sensitivity of the information."

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-0...-diverted.html

[gerg1234]

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There is also the fact that the US would be well outside of the possible range for the plane on a single full load of fuel from any of those countries in the Middle East/Central Asia that could be harboring it. Not to mention that it supposedly couldn't have even made it that far from Kuala Lumpur on the fuel it had. One article I read suggested that it could have landed somewhere in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, but it also said that there are only 3 airstrips on those islands that could accommodate a 777, all 3 owned by the Indian government. It just seems like the more we learn, the stranger this whole thing gets.

Somewhere in the Andaman Islands? Holy crap....it's the North Sentinalese finally making a move against civilization.

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[p_rushing]

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"US investigators are now saying that the most likely last position for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is 1,000 miles west of Perth, Australia, according to Bloomberg, contradicting their Malaysian counterparts. We'll follow this story as it develops."

http://jalopnik.com/us-investigators...-la-1544802467

What? So once again we have a completely different flight path than before?

[Blzer]

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What? So once again we have a completely different flight path than before?

Well, that's the thing about a circle and its infinite radii. I mean, they really have to assume it could have gone any direction on any piece of [probably remote] land they can find.

This is the strangest story of the decade.

[HealyMonster]

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What? So once again we have a completely different flight path than before?

1000 miles off Australia puts them right in that initial "southern path trajectory", US has stood firm on where they think the plane is for a while now.

[nc0ffey]

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...it made the hairs on my back stand on end...

Gross.

This is a wild story, hopefully something will be found so these families can have some sort of closure. I'd hate for this to go unsolved leaving loved one's unsure of what happened or could be happening to their friends/family.

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Jerusalem wouldn't be targeted for anything. Tel Aviv, yes. But Israel's defenses are pretty sturdy too. I'm not sure an attempt to use this missing airliner in any sort of attack on Israel would have any more success than an attempt to use it against the US.

Yeah, I think you're right.

[LowerWolf]

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I thought about Israel the other day. The Israelis would shoot it down before it could do any damage within their country. But how would China react to Israel shooting down a plane full of Chinese?

[Knight165]

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I thought about Israel the other day. The Israelis would shoot it down before it could do any damage within their country. But how would China react to Israel shooting down a plane full of Chinese?

I think if you get on a plane nowadays...you fully understand that if the plane is hijacked....you are most likely dead one way or the other if it is going to be used for nefarious purposes. Either by the terrorists...or the country they are planning on attacking.


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