Flight MH370...... - Page 7

Jules · 17th March 2014, 21:13

What amazes me is they don't have a transponder additional to the on board Mode Charlie unit which Pilots have no access to.
ie Cannot be disabled from the cockpit by a dodgy crew.

I mean a stolen car with a £400 Tracker can be traced via satellite so why on earth a 100 million pound plane isn't tracable is beyond me.

The existing black box system is obviously not an adequate safeguard in this case.

HarryM1BYT · 17th March 2014, 21:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by topman

I wouldn't be surprised about anything, but what would they crash land for? I wonder what their end game was. Money or politics is my guess.

The entire story is full of oddities, not least of which is why it took so long before the aircraft was noticed to be missing, the time spent searching in completely the wrong place, plus the time before the information was pulled together to work out the correct places to search.

Gate Keeper · 18th March 2014, 03:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryM1BYT

There have to be lots of places to secretly or otherwise land, within 3500 miles range, to the north of a line east and west.

The max range of the 777-200 ER is 7,700 nautical miles and it needs up to a mile in order to land. I have flown on this aircraft up to 8 times in a year and am quite familiar with it from the perspective of the passenger. I always try to get the seats in rows 26 as they are the ones in economy closest to the emergency exit. Given the extended range this aircraft has, it is possible it could have headed south. I realise this muddies the waters

MangoMan · 18th March 2014, 08:44

HarryM1BYT · 18th March 2014, 09:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gate Keeper

The max range of the 777-200 ER is 7,700 nautical miles and it needs up to a mile in order to land. I have flown on this aircraft up to 8 times in a year and am quite familiar with it from the perspective of the passenger. I always try to get the seats in rows 26 as they are the ones in economy closest to the emergency exit. Given the extended range this aircraft has, it is possible it could have headed south. I realise this muddies the waters

So assuming a full fuel load, there has been little mention of this, it could not only have got to Australia, but Antarctica, or well into Europe - though I appreciate it would not have got into European airspace unnoticed. .

It is going to take some finding.

FLYER · 18th March 2014, 10:01

Have they searched the grassy knoll.

stevemac · 18th March 2014, 10:47

Worth reading https://plus.google.com/106271056358...ts/GoeVjHJaGBz

HarryM1BYT · 18th March 2014, 11:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevemac

Worth reading https://plus.google.com/106271056358...ts/GoeVjHJaGBz

That explanation only fits, if the aircraft were on auto pilot and the pilots dead or incapacitated. Remember it continued to report to the INMAR sat for several hours after the event. It would also make the northern route the most obvious to one to search for debris and on that exact heading.

FLYER · 18th March 2014, 12:50

I would just like to say that the fact that the autopilot is called George and my forum name is FLYER has no relevence.

My plot aint big enough to hide a 777.

VVC-Geeza · 18th March 2014, 13:22

After years of searching for bin Laden, they found him at home.

Has anybody checked the airports?

17th March 2014, 21:13	#61
Jules This is my second home ZT 260 SE Twilight and 10 other 75 ZT's :O Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Conwy NORTH WALES Posts: 11,094 Thanks: 512 Thanked 1,116 Times in 763 Posts	What amazes me is they don't have a transponder additional to the on board Mode Charlie unit which Pilots have no access to. ie Cannot be disabled from the cockpit by a dodgy crew. I mean a stolen car with a £400 Tracker can be traced via satellite so why on earth a 100 million pound plane isn't tracable is beyond me. The existing black box system is obviously not an adequate safeguard in this case. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Newbies do now!! 1. Plenum drains..all 3 or 4 year dependent 2. Cooling fan..All speeds functioning 3. Bonnet cable divider block

18th March 2014, 08:44	#64
MangoMan This is my second home Looking.... Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: England Posts: 10,911 Thanks: 862 Thanked 1,111 Times in 868 Posts	__________________ *Regards, Bill - (MangoMan).* (Member 00854) http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/...d.jpg~original

18th March 2014, 10:47	#67
stevemac This is my second home Jaguar X Type 2.2D Estate Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Farnborough Posts: 4,306 Thanks: 6 Thanked 13 Times in 6 Posts	Worth reading https://plus.google.com/106271056358...ts/GoeVjHJaGBz __________________ • • • • • • • • Steve “People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.” Winnie-the-Pooh http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...5/twitter1.jpg

18th March 2014, 13:22	#70
VVC-Geeza This is my second home 2005 Connoisseur SE 1.8 Turbo,2004 45 1.8 Connoisseur and my beloved 1998 VVC Coupe. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Derby. Posts: 8,776 Thanks: 2,022 Thanked 1,016 Times in 739 Posts	After years of searching for bin Laden, they found him at home. Has anybody checked the airports? __________________

18th March 2014, 10:01	#66
FLYER Banned rover75 cdti AUTO TOURER 160 bhp. Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Glasgow Posts: 35,346 Thanks: 2,985 Thanked 3,685 Times in 2,463 Posts	Have they searched the grassy knoll.

18th March 2014, 12:50	#69
FLYER Banned rover75 cdti AUTO TOURER 160 bhp. Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Glasgow Posts: 35,346 Thanks: 2,985 Thanked 3,685 Times in 2,463 Posts	I would just like to say that the fact that the autopilot is called George and my forum name is FLYER has no relevence. My plot aint big enough to hide a 777.