Malaysian government officials say plane was hijacked
[url]http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/21995498/missing-flight-hijacked-malaysia-officials/?cmp=fb[/url]
[QUOTE=Cheshire_cat;44240414]
Now, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was a Boeing 777, so it didn't have the neat computer systems that an Airbus would have. [/QUOTE]
Boeing 777 vs Airbus A320
Source please
[QUOTE=fruxodaily;44241154]Malaysian government officials say plane was hijacked
[url]http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/21995498/missing-flight-hijacked-malaysia-officials/?cmp=fb[/url][/QUOTE]
Yeah was just going to post it.
Coincidentally, it must be speaking about the same guy mentioned a couple of pages ago who had experience flying planes and went to Sweden in order to practice.
Wait, what the fuck? How could these 2 guys manage to get hold of the plane?
[QUOTE=Cutthecrap;44241177]Yeah was just going to post it.
Coincidentally, it must be speaking about the same guy mentioned a couple of pages ago who had experience flying planes and went to Sweden in order to practice.
Wait, what the fuck? How could these 2 guys manage to get hold of the plane?[/QUOTE]
Perhaps it wasn't the Iranians after all. Maybe it was the pilots and the passengers had no idea they were being hijacked.
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This is turning into some Tom Clancy level shit right here.
[QUOTE=Cheshire_cat;44240414]
Now, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was a Boeing 777[/QUOTE]
[url]http://flightaware.com/live/flight/MAS370[/url]
[QUOTE=Cutthecrap;44241177]Yeah was just going to post it.
Coincidentally, it must be speaking about the same guy mentioned a couple of pages ago who had experience flying planes and went to Sweden in order to practice.
Wait, what the fuck? How could these 2 guys manage to get hold of the plane?[/QUOTE]
Bystander Effect.
No one wants to do a fucking thing, and everything ends up going to shit because of it.
Someone should post a thread about the hijacking
I bet the people being rude about it how it was not hijacked feel really embarrassed now
This is just creepy. Apparently the flight schedule is still on Google.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/ZDqbloV.png[/img]
[QUOTE=Grimhound;44241497]This is just creepy. Apparently the flight schedule is still on Google.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/ZDqbloV.png[/img][/QUOTE]
That's because the Google search engine doesn't know that the flight number is "inactive" and assumes that the next flight with the same flight number is still gonna fly.
[QUOTE=BlueAndGray;44241529]That's because the Google search engine doesn't know that the flight number is "inactive" and assumes that the next flight with the same flight number is still gonna fly.[/QUOTE]
Actually, they're still flying the same route with the same flight number.
[URL]http://www.flightradar24.com/flight/mh370[/URL]
[QUOTE=Killer900;44241459]Someone should post a thread about the hijacking[/QUOTE]
Apparently the guy heading the investigation now denies the plane was hijacked.
[url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/malaysia/10699933/Missing-Malaysia-Airlines-flight-MH370-investigator-denies-claim-plane-was-hijacked.html[/url]
These guys really, really need to get their shit together.
[QUOTE=OvB;44241220]Perhaps it wasn't the Iranians after all. Maybe it was the pilots and the passengers had no idea they were being hijacked.
[editline]14th March 2014[/editline]
This is turning into some Tom Clancy level shit right here.[/QUOTE]
So we would be facing a flight 93 situation here? Can't explain otherwise how is that:
-No warnings were given.
-Suddenly dissapeared
But it's not some Tom Clancy shit....[URL="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26222674"]it's real shit[/URL]
It won't just disappear off radar though if it was hijacked somethings going on here.
dimensional fissures
[editline]15th March 2014[/editline]
tears in the anoos of space
[QUOTE=Alyx;44241580]Actually, they're still flying the same route with the same flight number.
[URL]http://www.flightradar24.com/flight/mh370[/URL][/QUOTE]
Oh damn, I thought airlines just throw away the number whenever there's an accident.
The plane was beamed into an alien ship in orbit around earth which is why it when off the radar and still kept sending signals to the satellites :tinfoil:
The plane accidentally was at a place in space where the fabric of reality was weak at the wrong time. The plane has passed out through the hole and is stuck forever in a pocket universe.
just kidding im serious
Press Conference by the P.M of Malaysia.
[url]http://www.astroawani.com/videos/show/buletin-awani/sidang-media-khas-mencari-mh370-2-20pm-15-3-2014-27607[/url]
Text of the speech
PM NAJIB RAZAK’S PRESS STATEMENT ON MH370 - 15th MARCH 2014
Seven days ago Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared. We realise this is an excruciating time for the families of those on board. No words can describe the pain they must be going through. Our thoughts and our prayers are with them.
I have been appraised of the on-going search operation round the clock. At the beginning of the operation, I ordered the search area to be broadened; I instructed the Malaysian authorities to share all relevant information freely and transparently with the wider investigation team; and I requested that our friends and allies join the operation. As of today, 14 countries, 43 ships and 58 aircraft are involved in the search. I wish to thank all the governments for their help at such a crucial time.
Since day one, the Malaysian authorities have worked hand-in-hand with our international partners – including neighbouring countries, the aviation authorities and a multinational search force – many of whom have been here on the ground since Sunday.
We have shared information in real time with authorities who have the necessary experience to interpret the data. We have been working nonstop to assist the investigation. And we have put our national security second to the search for the missing plane.
It is widely understood that this has been a situation without precedent.
We have conducted search operations over land, in the South China Sea, the Straits of Malacca, the Andaman Sea and the Indian Ocean. At every stage, we acted on the basis of verified information, and we followed every credible lead. Sometimes these leads have led nowhere.
There has been intense speculation. We understand the desperate need for information on behalf of the families and those watching around the world. But we have a responsibility to the investigation and the families to only release information that has been corroborated. And our primary motivation has always been to find the plane.
In the first phase of the search operation, we searched near MH370’s last known position, in the South China Sea. At the same time, it was brought to our attention by the Royal Malaysian Air Force that, based on their primary radar, an aircraft – the identity of which could not be confirmed – made a turn back. The primary radar data showed the aircraft proceeding on a flight path which took it to an area north of the Straits of Malacca.
Given this credible data, which was subsequently corroborated with the relevant international authorities, we expanded the area of search to include the Straits of Malacca and, later, to the Andaman Sea.
Early this morning I was briefed by the investigation team – which includes the FAA, NTSB, the AAIB, the Malaysian authorities and the Acting Minister of Transport – on new information that sheds further light on what happened to MH370.
Based on new satellite information, we can say with a high degree of certainty that the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) was disabled just before the aircraft reached the East coast of peninsular Malaysia. Shortly afterwards, near the border between Malaysian and Vietnamese air traffic control, the aircraft’s transponder was switched off.
From this point onwards, the Royal Malaysian Air Force primary radar showed that an aircraft which was believed – but not confirmed – to be MH370 did indeed turn back. It then flew in a westerly direction back over peninsular Malaysia before turning northwest. Up until the point at which it left military primary radar coverage, these movements are consistent with deliberate action by someone on the plane.
Today, based on raw satellite data that was obtained from the satellite data service provider, we can confirm that the aircraft shown in the primary radar data was flight MH370. After much forensic work and deliberation, the FAA, NTSB, AAIB and the Malaysian authorities, working separately on the same data, concur.
According to the new data, the last confirmed communication between the plane and the satellite was at 8:11AM Malaysian time on Saturday 8th March. The investigations team is making further calculations which will indicate how far the aircraft may have flown after this last point of contact. This will help us to refine the search.
Due to the type of satellite data, we are unable to confirm the precise location of the plane when it last made contact with the satellite.
However, based on this new data, the aviation authorities of Malaysia and their international counterparts have determined that the plane’s last communication with the satellite was in one of two possible corridors: a northern corridor stretching approximately from the border of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to northern Thailand, or a southern corridor stretching approximately from Indonesia to the southern Indian ocean. The investigation team is working to further refine the information.
In view of this latest development the Malaysian authorities have refocused their investigation into the crew and passengers on board. Despite media reports that the plane was hijacked, I wish to be very clear: we are still investigating all possibilities as to what caused MH370 to deviate from its original flight path.
This new satellite information has a significant impact on the nature and scope of the search operation. We are ending our operations in the South China Sea and reassessing the redeployment of our assets. We are working with the relevant countries to request all information relevant to the search, including radar data.
As the two new corridors involve many countries, the relevant foreign embassies have been invited to a briefing on the new information today by the Malaysian Foreign Ministry and the technical experts. I have also instructed the Foreign Ministry to provide a full briefing to foreign governments which had passengers on the plane. This morning, Malaysia Airlines has been informing the families of the passengers and crew of these new developments.
Clearly, the search for MH370 has entered a new phase. Over the last seven days, we have followed every lead and looked into every possibility. For the families and friends of those involved, we hope this new information brings us one step closer to finding the plane.
ENDS
My dad says that this is like that Stephen King story, The Langoliers. I tend to agree.
Yea I thought of that too as an avid horror novel reader, I would not bid that place on anyone heh.
I saw a video on the BBC website where an expert in something said he thinks it was shot down by the Malaysian Air Force due to it being rogue..
Just like most western countries have the same kinda system in place, to limit damage.
I can't seem to find it now though..
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Found it on [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHCO-lxqwhY"]youtube.[/URL]
They'll probably narrow it down more after going through more radar telemetry. I remember from a similar incident in an episode of Air-crash Investigation the Air Force handed over some data from some kind of global radar surveillance system which was suppose to be secret to help with an investigation. I wonder if they still operate it and if it will be of any use here...
[QUOTE=Four20;44242685]I saw a video on the BBC website where an expert in something said he thinks it was shot down by the Malaysian Air Force due to it being rogue..
Just like most western countries have the same kinda system in place, to limit damage.
I can't seem to find it now though..
[editline]15th March 2014[/editline]
Found it on [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHCO-lxqwhY"]youtube.[/URL][/QUOTE]
It's possible definitely, but unlikely.
The fact that there are several nations searching for the aircraft says that the Malaysians have no idea where it is. The US, China, New Zealand amongst others are all involved in the search. Malaysia would have a huge problem on their hands if it turned out they opted for collateral damage control and then swept it under the carpet. It would be an international incident - Malaysia is basically sapping the S&R resources of a dozen nations to look for what could be an airplane that was confirmed downed days ago. Further to that, the press conference this morning confirmed NTSB and AAIB involvement. They are clearly playing with fire if they are going to play poker with these agencies and their families as well as two of the worlds leading superpowers - so I don't think it's likely.
For me at least, this whole incident is getting very, very uncomfortable.. It's like a Tom Clancy novel sure, but the realistic implications of a stolen 777 are truly horrifying to think about.
In many ways, I would have preferred if the airplane was found ditched in the sea to the new scenario. That's a horrible thing to say - but considering the press conference this morning and the details that are emerging, that is a much more comfortable alternative to it being stolen.
I really wasn't expecting it to become this much of a mystery when originally hearing it late at night.
[QUOTE=cra0kalo;44241626]It won't just disappear off radar though if it was hijacked somethings going on here.[/QUOTE]
Some people are starting to say that gold was in the aircraft and stole it before the plane departed. Then they found a way of getting rid of the aircraft to make it look like the gold is lost in the ocean. Kind of like what some people think of what really happened to swissair 111 but with gold instead of diamonds.
[QUOTE=CabooseRvB;44219102]You want us to turn the Hubble towards the sea?[/QUOTE]
Why aren't you fronting this search?
[QUOTE=cra0kalo;44241626]It won't just disappear off radar though if it was hijacked somethings going on here.[/QUOTE]
I'm not sure if what I'm going to say is completely true, but apparently radar cannot detect objects below a certain height. I think I remember reading some book about British Bristol Beaufighter pilots in WW2 effectively skimming over the surface of the ocean by a couple dozen metres to be undetected by German radar. May or may not be true, it was a while since I read that, and even then it would be hard for a commercial airliner to do that, but you never know.
[editline]16th March 2014[/editline]
Satellite tracking on the other hand...
[QUOTE=Antdawg;44243753]I'm not sure if what I'm going to say is completely true, but apparently radar cannot detect objects below a certain height. I think I remember reading some book about British Bristol Beaufighter pilots in WW2 effectively skimming over the surface of the ocean by a couple dozen metres to be undetected by German radar. May or may not be true, it was a while since I read that, and even then it would be hard for a commercial airliner to do that, but you never know.
[editline]16th March 2014[/editline]
Satellite tracking on the other hand...[/QUOTE]
It was entirely possible to fly under WW2 radar but I have no idea if it's still the case.
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