The McCaul interview was interesting in that he said that among other things, one of the cockpit windows was blown out--the first time I have ever heard that mentioned. I suspect that the government already knows it is a terrorist incident. The Egyptian and French governments already have said as much.
Behind the scenes, officials are working frantically on airport security. If there are people employed by the airports or airlines who have been comprised, there is little technology can do prevent an inside job. This is what has them in such a panic.
One aviation industry person said the “smoke” being reported could be fog (condensation) from sudden decompression when the windows blew out (co-pilot side of the cockpit ... windshield & side window).
I read that yesterday. I don't recall reading or hearing any "mechanical failure" explanation. I think two windows were compromised. The fixed one right in front, and an opening one to the side.
-- Behind the scenes, officials are working frantically on airport security. If there are people employed by the airports or airlines who have been comprised, there is little technology can do prevent an inside job. This is what has them in such a panic. --
It was ever so, there is no way to prevent all the bad/evil incidents. There is a reason pilots are high on the "watch list." They know how to pilot. The notion that TSA is security theater has been around since the TSA was created. Baggage handling, fueling, catering, service, etc. have more access to the aircraft than the traveling public does.
My lifelomg background in aviation leads me to side 100% with Donald Trump and his immediate, “terrorist caused” assessment of the Egypt Air devastating incident of the needless, slaughter, murder of 66 innocents. The chances of a structural, electrical, internal airframe failure at cruising altitude (37,000 feet) is very rare, to say the least.
Armed with the knowledge of the “ACAR” system failure alerts....all surrounding the nose or, foward cockpit section, of this aircraft, coupled with the now known “shady” past of the Captain, leads me to believe that the Captain & maybe also the first officer flying this airplane,....set a deadly device off in the cockpit or forward lavatory area which then disabled the computors that control all flight activity and doomed the aircraft to destruction. It would take only, literally minutes to totally destroy any manual inputs to save the airplane.
I think it wise for Egyptian authorities to probe deeply into the backgrounds of both the airmen flying this aircraft. Two things stand out clearly. The deteroiation of the nose section, E&E avionics & computor compartment, the total flight regime,disruption in the cockpit, and neither airmen made any attempt to call out a “Mayday”!!! Why? Simply because they had no reason to alert anyone to what they had just done!!!
I have been watching each cable news network and their useless blabber, accompanied by guests,....who have not one iota of an idea, what went on here. Had to turn them off because dialogue substance and fact was sickening. At the end of the day, the world will sse and find out that the Muslim Brotherhood, loved by Obama & Clinton, were behind this horrible, uncalled for human slaughter!!! Wake up, Americans......your time is running out!!!
Americans...if you get your daily news from these Tv sources...you are not only ill informed....but, are being played for the fools you are!!! DJT....you were right on the money. Go Donald J. Trump!!!
If there are people employed by the airports or airlines who have been comprised, there is little technology can do prevent an inside job. This is what has them in such a panic.
Agree. MSM , including Fox, doesn’t want the public to know the terrorists are changing tactics . e.g. Brussels bombing in non secured area. Egypt air high probability of inside job in secure area...