Flight MH370 en-route for Beijing and carrying 239 people has lost contact with air traffic control. Contact was lost five hours ago - with the majority of the journey taking place over land. Search and rescue teams are operating in coordination with the airline to locate the aircraft.
Developing story which just broke.
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26492748[/url]
[url]http://news.sky.com/story/1222674/malaysia-airlines-plane-loses-contact[/url]
Unless it was hijacked they should be able to locate it fairly quickly if it went down.
Here's hoping for a good outcome
[i]Please[/i] be the radio dying.
[b][i][u]PLEASE[/u][/i][/b] be the radio dying and nothing more.
227 people. I hope they're ok.
It's probably a problem with the radio
because would they not have radio'd in if they where crashing?
staying optimistic here.
Sometimes you don't have time to radio in when you're crashing...
[editline]7th March 2014[/editline]
Like say they hit something, like...anything, they'd be dead in an instant really.
either the radio broke, it blew up mid flight or it was hijacked so quickly the pilots had no opportunity to radio in
[QUOTE=AT Rifleman;44164688]227 people. I hope they're ok.[/QUOTE]
So why are a bunch of people rating this disagree?
[QUOTE=_Maverick_;44164736]because would they not have radio'd in if they where crashing?[/QUOTE]
not if it broke up mid-flight
[QUOTE=ASIC;44164871]So why are a bunch of people rating this disagree?[/QUOTE]
Because there's 239 people.
Lots of people are saying the pilots didn't have time to use the radio and/or the radio itself failed. I'm sorry to say I don't honestly think that is the case.
(for anyone interested..)
The radio on a commercial airliner and the transponder are on two separate circuits. If one dies due to electrical fault or general failure, there is no guaranteed knock-on effect to the other. This is by design so that if a crew find the radio is unserviceable they can set their transponder to put out a "radio failure" squawk/transponder code. Squawk codes are 4-digit codes used by a large portion of air traffic. They are used to easily identify aircraft on a radar scope and in some situations, allow aircrew to communicate aircraft status to the air traffic controller without the need for a radio. Transponders are always active and transmitting during commercial flight - the only time they are ever in mode "S" (or "standby") is at an airport on a taxiway, apron or parking stand. The moment an aircraft enters an active runway its transponder would be fully operational. Transponders send height, speed, aircraft type and other metadata to the ground, but the squawk code is often the most important item it sends out. An example related to this situation, if a radio fails onboard an aircraft and you cannot make contact with any ground station through this method, aircrew should squawk "7600" to inform the air traffic controller the aircrafts radio is unserviceable whilst still transmitting physical position and speed data. More information on transponders, their history, modern uses and the squawk code differences are available here: [URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transponder_(aviation)[/URL]
Unfortunately in this situation, I don't think just the radio has failed - as the crew would squawk 7600 or the transponder would still be active and transmitting. If the transponder too has failed then a major electrical fault has occurred onboard the aircraft and this could - in a 777 almost certainly - have caused damage to other, critical aircraft systems. I hope that the souls onboard are safe and I think of their families at this time, but this event has all the hallmarks of a lost aircraft.
It probably crashed on an uncharted island... The survivors are going through eight seasons of confusion and pain right now.
[QUOTE=Robman8908;44164901]It probably crashed on an uncharted island... The survivors are going through eight seasons of confusion and pain right now.[/QUOTE]
Most of the flight was over land.
This may well be another episode of Air Crash Investigation in the making.
[QUOTE=runtime;44164895](for anyone interested)
The radio on a commercial airliner and the transponder are on two separate circuits. If one dies, there is no direct knock-on effect to the other. This is by design so that if a crew realize the radio is unserviceable they can set their transponder to put out a "radio failure" squawk/transponder code. Squawk codes are 4-digit codes used by a large portion of air traffic. They are used to easily identify aircraft on a radar scope and in some situations, allow aircrew to communicate aircraft status to the air traffic controller without the need for a radio. For example, if a radio fails onboard an aircraft and you cannot make contact with any ground station through this method, aircrew should squawk "7600" to inform the air traffic controller the aircrafts radio is unserviceable. More information on transponders, their history, modern uses and the squawk code differences are available here: [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transponder_%28aviation%29"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transponder_%28aviation%29[/URL]
Unfortunately in this situation, I don't think just the radio has failed - as the crew would squawk 7600 or the transponder would still be active and transmitting. If the transponder too has failed then a major electrical fault has occurred onboard the aircraft and this could - in a 777 almost certainly - have caused damage to other, critical aircraft systems. I hope that the souls onboard are safe and I think of their families at this time, but this event has all the hallmarks of a lost aircraft.[/QUOTE]
i knew it was a slim hope
hell even the source said the where due to land hours ago.
I think i'm being a realist here now when i say these people are most likely dead.
if they did survive a crash the would have phoned in. or someone would have spot them
Everything will be okay. Don't worry guys, keep positive, as bullshit as it is, just think positive for the passengers and pilots, regardless if anything has happened, just keep thinking positive. It will be fine.
[QUOTE=Del91;44164904]Most of the flight was over land.[/QUOTE]
I'm going to assume you are just dismissing the reference on the basis of the seriousness of the situation.
[QUOTE=_Maverick_;44164925]i knew it was a slim hope
hell even the source said the where due to land hours ago.
I think i'm being a realist here now when i say these people are most likely dead.
if they did survive a crash the would have phoned in. or someone would have spot them[/QUOTE]
Yeah I think so too.
It is always a dark day in the industry when an aircraft is lost with souls onboard.
[QUOTE=Robman8908;44164901]It probably crashed on an uncharted island... The survivors are going through eight seasons of confusion and pain right now.[/QUOTE]
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My positivity regards this situation was rated dumb. Alright, then.
[QUOTE=Erasus;44165016]My positivity regards this situation was rated dumb. Alright, then.[/QUOTE]
It's better to accept the worst, and be pleasantly surprised if the best happens.
Edit:
[url]https://twitter.com/BoeingAirplanes[/url]
Keep an eye on Boeing's twitter for updates.
Both radio and transponder dead ?
The only thing that can really cause that is a massive electrical failure or the plane breaking up, or worst case a bomb, either way the chances of them getting it down are near zero.
[QUOTE=JoeSkylynx;44165045]It's better to accept the worst, and be pleasantly surprised if the best happens.
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Eyuuup. It's a rare miracle an airline crash goes without killing anyone, and they usually take all hands.
[del]Spoiler alert: they're all dead.[/del]
Edited: Okay, that's extremely pessimistic. They're probably still alive somewhere.
[QUOTE=pentium;44165119][del]Spoiler alert: they're all dead.[/del]
Edited: Okay, that's extremely pessimistic. They're probably still alive somewhere.[/QUOTE]
No your probably right.
The fact that they could not even send a mayday is pretty serious, even if they crash land at best some will die, at worst they're all dead.
was it the snakes?
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So is there any updates on the situation?
[QUOTE=Vilusia;44165262]So is there any updates on the situation?[/QUOTE]
Not yet.
It's pretty much certain it has gone down, it should have landed in China 2 hours ago.
[QUOTE=Chryseus;44165285]Not yet.
It's pretty much certain it has gone down, it should have landed in China 2 hours ago.[/QUOTE]
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