LondonLuke Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Is this all a step too far in plausibility? http://outrageousminds.wordpress.com/2014/03/16/malaysia-airlines-mystery-deepens-after-top-disease-experts-rushed-to-indian-ocean/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Is this all a step too far in plausibility? http://outrageousminds.wordpress.com/2014/03/16/malaysia-airlines-mystery-deepens-after-top-disease-experts-rushed-to-indian-ocean/ Similar conspiracy theory for a South African airliner which crashed in 1987: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Airways_Flight_295#Conspiracy_theories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 I'm going with the idea it was/ is a robbery and it was the cargo they were after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLuke Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 This I could believe http://www.wired.com/autopia/2014/03/mh370-electrical-fire/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claycrasher Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Right, this is starting to **** me off because there is obviously something somewhere not being responsably recorded in the media about what has happen to flight MH370, Its either been hi-jacked and crashed somewhere or been shot down as a possible 9/11 follower by some no named country but which ever the above there should be wreckage somewhere to confirme SOMETHING. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 This I could believe http://www.wired.com/autopia/2014/03/mh370-electrical-fire/ That does sound fairly plausible, and well thought through! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margun Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Are you sure you're not confusing the 777 with the 787? AFAIK it's big feature is no bleed air in the air con/press/vent system so no fume events. You're right, my mistake...are there any recorded fume problems with the 777? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rimotu66 Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 This I could believe http://www.wired.com/autopia/2014/03/mh370-electrical-fire/ That makes more sense then some of the rubbish I have read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 This I could believe http://www.wired.com/autopia/2014/03/mh370-electrical-fire/ The only issue I have seen raised with that theory is why the left turn was executed by reprogramming the computer (apparently by keying in a sequence of letters into the flight computer) rather than by manually turning left which apparently would have been the most logical thing to do in an emergency Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 (edited) The only issue I have seen raised with that theory is why the left turn was executed by reprogramming the computer (apparently by keying in a sequence of letters into the flight computer) rather than by manually turning left which apparently would have been the most logical thing to do in an emergency That could be right. In a severe / urgent emergency the pilot would be highly unlikely to reprogram the FMC (Flight Management Computer, which is the little computer you are probably talking about) but he would most likely use the MCP (basically, the autopilot) to adjust the heading by simply turning a knob to the desired heading (which would deactivate LNAV mode, which follows what's in the FMC), or, as you say, just manually making the turn. They are trained to 'fly the aircraft' first. In a less severe emergency though, and when he had time he would possibly enter the waypoint / airport etc into the FMC and the aircraft would 'track' to it (as opposed to just head in that general direction) which takes into account wind direction, which will blow an aircraft off course massively at cruise altitude. That would actually minimise cockpit workload in dealing with all the other guff he had to do. The MCP on a 777 has a TRK mode too but LNAV might be better. Those more qualified than I can confirm (or deny) this. Just a thought. But in my opinion - sadly - it's at the bottom of the ocean somewhere. Edited March 18, 2014 by Thunderbird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Has anyone considered the fact the opposition leader was jailed for (how can I say this without the swear filter getting me) inserting his little gentleman in another large gentleman, allegedly, so by being jailed he cannot stand again the existing premier in the forthcoming elections. Supporters of the opposition party are currently sitting on the ground in the plane negotiating with the government using the foreign hostages to get the opposition leader out of jail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Well, after considering all the interesting theories i'm afraid i still blame the environment agency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Reports now of it being seen flying very low over one of the Maldive islands. Large white plane with red stripes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLuke Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Reports now of it being seen flying very low over one of the Maldive islands. Large white plane with red stripes. I'm sure there is a Jamaica joke in there somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 When all the outrageous theories are blown out of the water, the logical ones prevail: http://www.wired.com/autopia/2014/03/mh370-electrical-fire/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 When all the outrageous theories are blown out of the water, the logical ones prevail: http://www.wired.com/autopia/2014/03/mh370-electrical-fire/ very plausible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Sekkle down, everyting i're I'm sure there is a Jamaica joke in there somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 very plausible Indeed - and if proven, I think alot of people will have to do alot of explaining. Just look at the media who have been digging up every minutiae of the pilots and co-pilots life, and extrapolating fantasy scenarios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Laying in the Mallaca Straights then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 But we also know that the aircraft was 'pinging' for several hours after the Mallaca Straights position. (On the arc shown on every TV programme and paper report on the extreme range/angle of one geostatic communications satellite). We know that in order to do that it had power applied to the systems. It could have been on the surface or in the air but not submerged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 But we also know that the aircraft was 'pinging' for several hours after the Mallaca Straights position. (On the arc shown on every TV programme and paper report on the extreme range/angle of one geostatic communications satellite). We know that in order to do that it had power applied to the systems. It could have been on the surface or in the air but not submerged. Pilots could have made the change to the autopilot - then overcome by smoke or hypoxia - electronics may have failed due to fire or other electrical issue - impenetrable cockpit doors would not let anyone else in to help (assuming they were not overcome also), so the plane just flew on auto for 6/7 hours until it ran out of fuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLuke Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 When all the outrageous theories are blown out of the water, the logical ones prevail: http://www.wired.com/autopia/2014/03/mh370-electrical-fire/ There's an echo in this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodcock11 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 When all the outrageous theories are blown out of the water, the logical ones prevail: http://www.wired.com/autopia/2014/03/mh370-electrical-fire/ This will not be good news for BOEING if true...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLuke Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 This will not be good news for BOEING if true...... I see that but given the millions and millions of flights completed safely it would still be a very good safety record. I appreciate this does absolutely nothing for the families of anyone on board or associated. Discuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 This will not be good news for BOEING if true...... Fires can be caused by all sorts - not necessarily Boeings fault. The article suggests it could be an overheated tyre due to it being under inflated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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