Malaysia Airlines Flight Goes Missing En Route to China

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm beginning to wonder if the plane was flying low trying to land and the Malaysian military accidentally shot it down.

Why would the military shoot it down if it was flying over open water (not really a threat to inhabitable area)? Wouldn't there be a copy of the radio transmission warning calls/communication with the control tower? Passengers wouldn't be texting frantically to loved ones as they descend from the cruising 35000 ft to something "too low" - surely the cabin pressure would've prompted air masks to fall, turbulance, etc.

Umm everything we've seen so far from the Malaysian authorities is that they are completely incompetent. I don't doubt if they shot it down and are now covering their tracks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm beginning to wonder if the plane was flying low trying to land and the Malaysian military accidentally shot it down.

Why would the military shoot it down if it was flying over open water (not really a threat to inhabitable area)? Wouldn't there be a copy of the radio transmission warning calls/communication with the control tower? Passengers wouldn't be texting frantically to loved ones as they descend from the cruising 35000 ft to something "too low" - surely the cabin pressure would've prompted air masks to fall, turbulance, etc.

If there was a partial electrical failure that took out the communications, and the pilots didn't panic, the passengers would think everything is fine. Eyewitnesses say they saw lights 'the size of coconuts' that they believed to be a low-flying plane, low enough to pique their curiosity but not an OMG it's crashing thought.

That said, the plane would then have to go a distance if it were to be shot down/crash without catching anyone's attention. Apparently, the waters in the area is thick with fishing vessels, even that late.

[Anonymous]

In addition, pilots who routinely fly that route say that it's not unusual not to hear from air traffic control for an hour or more. It's just endemic in that region.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In addition, pilots who routinely fly that route say that it's not unusual not to hear from air traffic control for an hour or more. It's just endemic in that region.

It's b/c it is over water and the satelitte communication can't triangulate b/c there are no towers to do that with over open water. You need the ground to bounce back the waves.

[Anonymous]

Think about it though, when you are near BWI, Dulles or Reagan during the day some planes are pretty low but at night do you recall being able to see how low a plane is? The lights? Only sounds? If all the other controls were shut off making the plane undetectable, wouldn't the lights be off as well? You would just hear the plane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Think about it though, when you are near BWI, Dulles or Reagan during the day some planes are pretty low but at night do you recall being able to see how low a plane is? The lights? Only sounds? If all the other controls were shut off making the plane undetectable, wouldn't the lights be off as well? You would just hear the plane.

So all the power went out? Yet there is still power to fly it low for an hour? Aren't there like 10 different generators on a plane that are purposely redundant for emergency situations like this? And then none of the fishing boats didn't hear or see any impact once it hit water (or land?).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Think about it though, when you are near BWI, Dulles or Reagan during the day some planes are pretty low but at night do you recall being able to see how low a plane is? The lights? Only sounds? If all the other controls were shut off making the plane undetectable, wouldn't the lights be off as well? You would just hear the plane.

So all the power went out? Yet there is still power to fly it low for an hour? Aren't there like 10 different generators on a plane that are purposely redundant for emergency situations like this? And then none of the fishing boats didn't hear or see any impact once it hit water (or land?).

Exactly. Which is why the pieces don't add up, or there's still a ton of confusion.

[Anonymous]

look for wreckage on satellite images - addictive:
http://www.tomnod.com/nod/challenge/malaysiaairsar2014/

[Anonymous]

00:23, thanks for sharing this link. How on earth do I know what I'm looking at? Some strange stuff on these satellite images. Can you send an FAQ or instructional link please.

[Anonymous]

try reloading it - there were very limited instructions when it first loads. but it took a couple tries for it to fully load for me. you are basically tagging anything you find - wreckage, oil spill, raft, other. I've looked through a bunch and haven't found anything.

[Anonymous]

oh yeah - it's not loading right now for me again.

when it does there is an overview map on the right that shows what you've seen so far. you can use arrow keys to navigate around. or hit "show me random map" but I think that takes longer to load.

[Anonymous]

Vietnam has decided to cancel SAR.

[Anonymous]

Thanks 00:23, maybe I'll tag just in case. Didn't know if there were supposed to be visible items out there if this is the middle of the sea. What I'm really wondering is if there is some type of community of folks looking at the tags. But I'll do my research now...

[Anonymous]

Latest is they've asked India to search off their coast. The search area keeps expanding rapidly.

[Anonymous]

The search area is so wide and unknown I am starting to believe they will never find it. Or someone accidentally will in 30 years and we will all say I REMEMBER THAT STORY!