Posted on 03/14/2014 4:50:40 AM PDT by blam
Radar Data Suggests The Missing Malaysia Plane Was Flown Deliberately Toward India's Andaman Islands
Niluksi Koswanage and Siva Govindasamy, Reuters
Mar. 14, 2014, 5:16 AM
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Military radar data suggests a Malaysia Airlines jetliner missing for nearly a week was deliberately flown hundreds of miles off course, heightening suspicions of foul play among investigators, sources told Reuters on Friday.
Analysis of the Malaysia data suggests the plane, with 239 people on board, diverted from its intended northeast route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and flew west instead, using airline flight corridors normally employed for routes to the Middle East and Europe, said sources familiar with investigations into the Boeing 777's disappearance.
Two sources said an unidentified aircraft that investigators believe was Flight MH370 was following a route between navigational waypoints when it was last plotted on military radar off the country's northwest coast.
This indicates that it was either being flown by the pilots or someone with knowledge of those waypoints, the sources said.
The last plot on the military radar's tracking suggested the plane was flying toward India's Andaman Islands, a chain of isles between the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, they said.
Waypoints are geographic locations, worked out by calculating longitude and latitude, that help pilots navigate along established air corridors.
A third source familiar with the investigation said inquiries were focusing increasingly on the theory that someone who knew how to fly a plane deliberately diverted the flight.
POSSIBLE SABOTAGE OR HIJACK
"What we can say is we are looking at sabotage, with hijack still on the cards," said that source, a senior Malaysian police official.
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Here’s a thought..if they can’t find the plane..the insurance company won’t have to pay up...
That narrows it down. Thanks.
“Here’s a thought..if they can’t find the plane..the insurance company won’t have to pay up...”
I guess it depends on the language of the policy, but it’s an interesting thought.
I heard the tail end of a report on the radio where someone on the plane- FO maybe?- left a facebook msg to his friends that said ‘I’m sorry’ before the flight took off.
Anyone else hear this?
"Missing plane? Insurance money? Hmmm..."
Funny that’s the site that’s been used as the base for many evil scientist’s lair’s in James Bond movies as well as other spy movies. I wonder if Soros is up to something?.../s
Check Abbottabad.
http://www.123rf.com/photo_4554511_tropical-islands-andaman-sea-thailand.html
http://www.educationaltoursindia.com/tours-to-andaman-nicobar-islands-a-naturalists-heaven
I remember that episode, what a great show Banacek was!
My favorite exchange:
Banacek and Carlie are sitting in a restaurant and after some male-dominant comment Carlie tells Banacek to apologize or she would embarrass him in the restaurant. He challenges her to do so, she she gets up in the crowd and yells out:
You want me to do what?
And he replies, You want HOW much?
Outside of the great scene in As Good As It Gets when Nicholson defines women it’s my favorite Man moment in TV and Movie history.
An unnamed reporter in the Islands said there is no way the plane is there, according to a CNN reporter ... unchecked hearsay followed by a third party confirmation ... so it must be true?
Call the guy from that Airplane Repo show. Get his team on the case.
The “aviation geek” is the key to solving this.
There’s also the fake orgasm scene in the restaurant in When Harry Met Sally...
Great show. First thing he does is figure out where the jet in question could land and looks up every runway long enough to accommodate it within the fuel radius.
Via TheGateWayPundit
But his journey was tragically interrupted. His flight, Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370, disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing early Saturday morning with all 239 people on board. Nearly four days later, no trace has been found of the Boeing 777 in spite of a massive search operation conducted by at least nine countries.Nourmohammadi had earlier hinted he would be going on a long, life-changing trip. “Because of some problems I will deactivate my account. Friends, seriously, if I’ve done any of you a bad turn, forgive me because maybe…” he posted on his Facebook page on Feb. 24.
Also consider the report which suggests these two Iranians not only boarded MH370 with stolen passports, their tickets were purchased through a third party, traveling only one way, and each travelled “light”:
WHAS 11.comThe two men traveled lightly, Mallaebeasier said. Pouria had a mountain climbing-type backpack and a laptop, while Reza carried a suitcase and a laptop, he said.”
"The “aviation geek” is the key to solving this. - Oldeconomybuyer>
You are referring to this:
Malaysian authorities have since posted a rebuttal:
It’s actually further than than. The plane had 7 hours worth of fuel onboard. It could have easily made it to Pakistan, Iran or Somalia. (And no, I still can’t post a pic. I’m hopeless, but here’s the graphic.)
You don’t need a runway. Just a long piece of highway. You could refuel and be on your way again.
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