Anyone Else Fascinated by this Missing Plane?

[InTheDrink]

illuminati in play here

[EaglesPhan36]

Oil slicks are now being discounted also as being related to the plane. Says tests on them concluded they were related to ships.

[Smoke]

T-wizzlers air brought it down lol

[InTheDrink]

keep the updates coming gueys

world tv news needs our updates on this!

[manny24]

Boeing check in

[shari91]

Follow our live coverage ...
Key developments overnight include:
- Authorities widen the search area in the hunt for flight MH370
- Malaysia says the men who traveled on stolen passports were not of Asian appearance
- Tests have shown an oil slick found in the ocean did not come from the plane



Just to add to this... this isn't one of those low-budget, dodgy airlines where you get a ticket for like $50. I've seen people question if they might've skimped on some aspects of maintenance, pilot certification requirements, etc to offer cheap prices. This is the equivalent of American or British Airways (actually the service is far better than both). I've flown with MA several times and this isn't Easyet or Tiger by far.

[homie1975]

The only way that's possible is a fuel explosion which is extremely unlikely. Jet fuel does not explode. Keep in mind this happened so fast there was no word from any of the three pilots.

If it was truly a malfunction it would be either the frame simply slit in half or a wing broke off. Either would cause an immediate plummet and the pilot would not be able to radio due to the extreme G forces and spinning. Both of those are extremely unlikely.

A quick attack on the cockpit where the cockpit crew was overwhelemed could be the cause and probably chalk at this stage. An explosion or even an accidental missile firing from some Navy could be the culprit.

Jet fuel does not explode but the vapors in the center fuel tank are highly flammable right?

[EaglesPhan36]

Unconfirmed pics of possible debris field today.

[cloverfield]

It's mind boggling to think of all the "coincidences" involved in this case so far.

-Two passports stolen previously
-Two people checked in TOGETHER both using said stolen passports
-Two people using the passports weren't Asian
-Plane appears to have possibly started turning around at 35,000 feet(unheard of in the aviation field with these circumstances)
-They know where the last radar bleep came from, they have studied the tides, and still can't find any evidence of the crash
-Unless the transponder went down a huge trench the ELT signal would be pinging for up to 30 days to locate the black box. They have not heard a single ping
-They must be giving some credit to the fact that the plane may have turned around. They have been searching in 3 TOTALLY different locations. South China Sea, Andaman Sea, and the Gulf of Thailand... Two of these places are nowhere near the flight path
-Whatever happened at 35,000 feet happened so fast not even a distress button was pressed

This really is an aviation mystery at this point. What are the odds that these two people with stolen passports board a flight that truly goes missing? It's virtually unheard of for a modern plane to disappear when traveling at 35,000 feet.

[homie1975]

Focus is now on 5 passengers who checked in but did not board the flight. Airline says their bags were removed before plane left .

[homie1975]

My theory is that it blew up over land and the debris is lost in an unpopulated area of jungle

[cloverfield]

My theory is that it blew up over land and the debris is lost in an unpopulated area of jungle

If that were the case the plane would have pinged it's information while still in the air way before it reached land. The last ping was over water by a fair amount. Would have taken it some time to reach land and by then it would have definitely pinged.

The pinging system onboard also has a double backup battery so even if something bad happened to the plane but it was still in the air it would have pinged.

The only thing that makes sense is something so bad happened that it rendered everything on the plane virtually unusable and was destroyed almost instantly. It's really really bizarre

[leafs_ducks]

Keep the updates coming!!

[cloverfield]

Keep the updates coming!!

Here is a good place to watch. Just refresh every now and then and it's updated: http://www.reddit.com/r/news/comment...rlines_flight/

[cant call it]

I'm hearing the plane was stolen and is now being parted out for salvage.
Word is the engines and hydraulics sold on ebay last night.

[InTheDrink]

I'm hearing the plane was stolen and is now being parted out for salvage.
Word is the engines and hydraulics sold on ebay last night.

Police will be searching the house of our own mayanaise for any suspicious remnants

[manny24]

does anyone know if we're still supposed to care about this?

[Russian Rocket]

The thing on the passports too that makes me think not terrorism is that they say the two people who purchased tickets with those passports, also purchased tickets for a connecting flight from Beijing to Europe ... I mean again I'm no expert, but I don't think terrorists are looking to cover their tracks like that - they want to be known for what they did.

The reason why they purchased connected flights from Beijing is so they don't have to obtain vi$a from China to enter their land. With tickets for connected flights on hand they're considered to be in transit as long as they stay inside of the airport in Beijing.
Chinese have one the best security systems is in the world and I'm pretty sure they would of flagged the stolen passports.

[thechaoz]

does anyone know if we're still supposed to care about this?

Lmfao manny crushing it. Only because there was American on board lol

[MUHerd37]

Could be better if it's in the water. In the water there is a device that makes a ping. Can ping for years. None of that on land tho.

[crustyme]

what are the chances it goes undiscovered like amelia earhart's plane?

[cloverfield]

Could be better if it's in the water. In the water there is a device that makes a ping. Can ping for years. None of that on land tho.

30 days ping time. pings on land or in the water

the good thing about it being in the water is that the echo will travel further

[MUHerd37]

30 days ping time. pings on land or in the water

Not talkin beacon. It's a ping that works under water and it will ping for years. Former NTSB guy was just talking about a plane crash where the Navy went to a plane crash to recover parts of a plane and shit was still pinging down there after more than two years.

[boeing power]

Boeing check in

The same airplane damaged it's wing tip 2 years ago when it hit another plane while taxiing at an airport.

My guess is that the wing had structural damage and cracked during flight causing the reported turn and eventual crash.


They will find the wreckage in the next few days.

RIP to the crew and passengers.

[Booya711]

On flight 1519 now from DFW to PHX....if it goes missing I got money for everyone's bets tonight .....

[freeVICK]

The same airplane damaged it's wing tip 2 years ago when it hit another plane while taxiing at an airport.

My guess is that the wing had structural damage and cracked during flight causing the reported turn and eventual crash.


They will find the wreckage in the next few days.

RIP to the crew and passengers.

Doesn't explain the lack of a distress call. If you have time to turn around, you def have time to radio for help

[boeing power]

Doesn't explain the lack of a distress call. If you have time to turn around, you def have time to radio for help

They didn't turn around, the plane did when the wing cracked off.

And the last thing I'd be doing if my plane was falling out of the sky would be making a radio call to ATC.

I'd be trying to fly the airplane.

Aviate,navigate,communicate in that order is how pilots are trained.

In an emergency , FLY THE AIRPLANE FIRST.

[EaglesPhan36]

Wouldn't they have found something by now if the wing cracked off though? Would that not have crippled the plane and pretty much put the wreckage somewhere close to where they have been searching?

[cloverfield]

Not talkin beacon. It's a ping that works under water and it will ping for years. Former NTSB guy was just talking about a plane crash where the Navy went to a plane crash to recover parts of a plane and shit was still pinging down there after more than two years.

I'm an aviation guy and I've never heard of it... If you can find ANY source info I would love to read it.

I know the below article references the beacon... if you can find something about another device pinging underwater for years I'd love to see it.

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/178156-the-mystery-of-flight-mh370-how-can-we-track-a-smartphone-anywhere-on-earth-but-a-giant-plane-can-go-missing

[boeing power]

Wouldn't they have found something by now if the wing cracked off though? Would that not have crippled the plane and pretty much put the wreckage somewhere close to where they have been searching?

Big ocean, currents and very little debris at the surface.

Very similar to Air France in 2009, it took days to find that wreckage also.

[jjgold]

Must of just just plunged perfect shot under water

No other explanation unless plane landed somewhere and nobody knows

[InTheDrink]

boeing were they flying a boeing

[Booya711]

boeing were they flying a boeing

Lol...have a drink on me drinker...

[boeing power]

boeing were they flying a boeing

Yup,

Boeing 777

[InTheDrink]

boeing in that case jjer is going to need to take you in for questioning

he wants you to go to his living room and strip to your underwear