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Comments and info. gleaned by a friend who flew B-52's,:
Facts:
777 takes almost an hour to glide from 35000 ft WITH BOTH ENGINES OUT
Boeing datalink monitors all 777's when they're in flight. AA pilots have received calls in flight from system monitoring advising a divert because an engine was starting to fail and they picked up the trends before it occurred.
Satellite communication is standard on a 777. I can pick up the mic and punch ONE button and talk to my operation center, 24-7, from anywhere on Earth
Speculation:
Bomb
Further speculation:
Malaysia and the rest of the world will FINALLY come to that conclusion at some point, but they'll soft-pedal the accusations so as not to offend the scum of the earth who does this crap all the time in the name of Allah. Spare me.
About the only way to get an airplane like that out of the sky without a clue is with a bomb. All the other hand wringing is wishful thinking. No one wants to own up to reality... it was Muslim terrorist(s). Indonesia is 80-90% Muslim. Gee, let me wish it was a Boeing airplane breaking up in cruise for no reason. Or please let it be a bad pilot. Or a suicide pilot... pleeeeze. ANYTHING but what we all know it is.
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Indonesia?