If the plane was hijacked to steal it, and it is not at the bottom of the ocean, it needs a very long runway to land. How many of those are there in the middle of the Indian Ocean?? Certainly records exist of runway lengths in that part of the world. How can you hide a 777 on land ?
Actually that is NOT true..according to a former pilot who was on Greta last night, he said that a 777 can “Easily” land on a airstrip that is about 3500 feet, but he said if the plane wanted to take off again, THAT would be VERY difficult to do, it can be done, but it would drain half the fuel because a plane of that size needs a long runway
Nah, the brakes on that thing are especially massive, and the thrust reversers are powerful —it is hardly a STOL bush plane, but in the commercial world the 777 is known for being able to stomach relatively short landings.
It typically needs about 4,000 feet for a “short” landing.
The main risk would be that the huge underslung engines might inject foreign objects from a crudely-finished surface (stones, lots of sand/dirt).