Aw Jeez. Not another theory.
Posted on 03/18/2014 9:02:41 AM PDT by don-o
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Officials revealed a new timeline Monday suggesting the final voice transmission from the cockpit of the missing Malaysian plane may have occurred before any of its communications systems were disabled, adding more uncertainty about who aboard might have been to blame.
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Malaysian officials said earlier that those words came after one of the jetliner's data communications systems - the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System - had been switched off, suggesting the voice from the cockpit may have been trying to deceive ground controllers.
However, Ahmad said that while the last data transmission from ACARS - which gives plane performance and maintenance information - came before that, it was still unclear at what point the system was switched off, making any implications of the timing murkier.
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Pull up to 45K, put your oxygen mask on, and depressurize the plane.
They will all be quiet in a few seconds.
It will work at 35K, but take a little longer.
That ad.. Talk about ‘prophetic’
How did that bird sprout an extra engine?
It’s not a 777.
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I read that the oxygen supply to the passengers can not be disabled from the cockpit. On the other hand, I don’t think the pilots were flying this plane, or if a fire started, had much ability to make any inputs due to compromised electrical/software system.
Do I *look* like an aircraft expert to you?
;D
It appeared all over FB today.
Freaky, if it’s real.
Hey now...let’s not go shooting the copy-and-paster.
:)
1. The 777 was "handed off (identified)" to Viet Nam controller by Malay controller. This "hand-off can be automated or by voice landline. Situation normal.
2. Flight told by Malay to contact Viet on frequency ----- and flight says "All right, good night.' Situation still normal.
3. Within two minutes, Viet controller should be concerned that flight has not called. He should try calling him, if no answer then calls Malay to ascertain if he indeed "switched" the aircraft. Getting an affirmative, he would try calling the flight several times, as would the Malay......no answer comes from flight. Situation abnormal, but not very serious. There are many reasons for a flight to lose radio contact for a while, especially during frequency changes.
4. Transponder goes off. Situation now very serious. This ain't Carmen SanDiego. It appears neither controller has primary radar capability, or if they do they are not displaying a target.
5. In most areas of the world, military and civil aviation airspace are segregated, they have different responsibilities. In this instance, both controllers should be contacting their military air defense commands to see if they have any corresponding targets. Within ten minutes, their should be intense activity in radar units in both countries. (It appears that Thailand tracked the "turn", but whether this was done realtime or by tape review is unclear. Regardless, both Malay and Viet units would have been aware of Thai capabilities, so they should have been called immediately.
6. It took at least 60 minutes for the flight to clear Malay airspace. If, within 30 minutes of the alert (probably less), no contact was made, air assets should have been sent up.
Timely, responsible actions by air traffic and military controllers would have led to a resolution of this affair quickly. It still may not have been a pretty resolution, but look at what their failures have left us.
At what point in this proper chain of events was the ball dropped? The Malay Gov't sure isn't saying, and, sadly for future aviation safety, we may never know.
Haven’t commented upon cons-p-air-a-cies till now but how about this ? Computer generated radio signals set on frequencies used by the sundry monitors that would show a “friendly identity” from the transponder and other monitor equipment of an existing flight as it enters over unfriendly territory as it heads to its secret landing field.
The ad is a spoof, nothing real about it.
No, the passenger oxygen system cannot be disabled from the cockpit. An intentional high altitude depressurization would make the masks irrelevant. At 45K, you need a pressure mask to stay alive. The drop down masks will not help you.
If the plane flew for a long time and turned at waypoints, then it seems unlikely that there was any serious cockpit fire. A serious cockpit fire would likely have disabled the flight computer and the autopilot.
What if a ground crew member tampered with the cockpit door lock ahead of the flight, for a passenger to breach once the flight took off? The Iranian dude on board with the Elvis hair looks suspicious to me.
Second from left and far right, respectively:
I believe I have read that they have.
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