Malaysian 777

[AUTailgatingRules]

So what are your theories?

I'm going with plane diverted to undisclosed location to be used later for a big terrorist attack

[CCTAU]

Millenium....

[Saniflush]

I don't know what to think. 
I have been following this relatively closely and it appears to be one big clusterfuck.
What I personally believe is it was hijacked and plummeted into the drink.  I find it hard to believe that anything that large is going to stay hidden if they made landfall anywhere.

[WiregrassTiger]

I've never enjoyed flying, it makes me nervous. But I guess there is some advantage to crashing on land rather than surviving a sea crash and treading water until one gives out. Horrible thought.

[dallaswareagle]

I've never enjoyed flying, it makes me nervous. But I guess there is some advantage to crashing on land rather than surviving a sea crash and treading water until one gives out. Horrible thought.

Please to explain?

[WiregrassTiger]

Please to explain?

Well, surviving a sea crash and then eventually being eaten by sharks or drowning.

[dallaswareagle]

Well, surviving a sea crash and then eventually being eaten by sharks or drowning.

My point was there is "no advantage" to crashing anywhere.

[CCTAU]

So. Since this thing just disappeared from radar, does that mean it disintegrated midair?

If it crashed into the ground, wouldn't radar show it descending?

[dallaswareagle]

So. Since this thing just disappeared from radar, does that mean it disintegrated midair?

If it crashed into the ground, wouldn't radar show it descending?

Well from my understanding the Transponder got turned off in mid flight (which turned off the planes signature to the tower), and you really have to know what you're doing to do that.

[AU_Tiger_2000]

I've never enjoyed flying, it makes me nervous. But I guess there is some advantage to crashing on land rather than surviving a sea crash and treading water until one gives out. Horrible thought.

Interesting fact:  I learned from a FAA lecturer that only around 40% of people die on impact, most die of fire, smoke inhalation, or drowning.  Good times!


I have no idea what happened, I just know that unless the plane originates out of the US, Canada, France, Germany, UK, or Japan my butt will not be on it.  And I will never fly on a general aviation aircraft (overwhelming majority of US flight related deaths are people in small planes).

[djsimp]

Interesting fact:  I learned from a FAA lecturer that only around 40% of people die on impact, most die of fire, smoke inhalation, or drowning.  Good times!

[Saniflush]

Your flight is about to get FUNKY!

[Townhallsavoy]

If it was hijacked to be used for a terrorist attack, I'd imagine that it would be used fairly quickly.  As stated, it's hard to hide a 777 for a long period of time.

Though if a country's government was in on it, it'd be real easy to hide it. 

[djsimp]

Your flight is about to get FUNKY!

When the buzzer pops, ni**a, you stop!

[dallaswareagle]

If it was hijacked to be used for a terrorist attack, I'd imagine that it would be used fairly quickly.  As stated, it's hard to hide a 777 for a long period of time.

Though if a country's government was in on it, it'd be real easy to hide it.

[djsimp]

[dallaswareagle]

UAT official plane:

[CCTAU]

Interesting. Apparently the plane kept flying after the transponder was turned off.

http://news.yahoo.com/missing-plane-sent-signals-satellite-hours-211405973--politics.html

[Townhallsavoy]

Interesting. Apparently the plane kept flying after the transponder was turned off.

http://news.yahoo.com/missing-plane-sent-signals-satellite-hours-211405973--politics.html

Thing was hijacked.

Someone in the future will find a island out in the middle of the ocean that has a random runway with 275 skeletons.   

[Buzz Killington]