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Malaysia Airlines MH370: Tony Abbott says possible debris found in Indian Ocean [live thread]
ABC.net.au ^ | March 19, 2014

Posted on 03/19/2014 8:22:10 PM PDT by rdl6989

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced objects possibly related to the search for the missing Malaysian Airlines plane have been found in the southern Indian Ocean.


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: australiasearch; iran; malaysia; mh370; planecrash; waronterror
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To: steve86

Must factor the fuel burn used heading north before turning around


161 posted on 03/19/2014 10:51:13 PM PDT by Java4Jay (The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people.)
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To: steve86

Must factor the fuel burn used heading north before turning around


162 posted on 03/19/2014 10:51:16 PM PDT by Java4Jay (The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people.)
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To: hoosiermama

I know the feeling.


163 posted on 03/19/2014 10:54:38 PM PDT by BigIsleGal (Wake Me Up When the Stupid Wears Off)
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To: robert14; All

Since its 2:00am that’s give time for some sleep. Thanks for the information

Night all.
Keep those prayers coming. 2 or more Amen to each of them


164 posted on 03/19/2014 10:54:42 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Obama: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then or now)
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To: robert14

The search planes can only stay on station for two hours, due to the distance, so they are streaming plane’s to the site to ensure continuous coverage. There is an ABC reporter on one of the planes. It should be there in a couple of hours.


165 posted on 03/19/2014 10:54:58 PM PDT by robert14 (cng)
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To: naturalman1975

The street scenes were actually filmed in the nearby town of Forbes, not Parkes. Been there many times.


166 posted on 03/19/2014 10:55:29 PM PDT by kik5150
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To: rdl6989

JUST IN: @WrightUps from above Indian Ocean says US P-8 crew “getting radar hits of significant size;” trying to get visuals on hits.

Second report of radar hits.


167 posted on 03/19/2014 11:01:06 PM PDT by ltc8k6
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To: hoosiermama

Just remembered the 777 has a lot of Composite construction so it could be floating debris.

I’m old school thinking aluminum construction.


168 posted on 03/19/2014 11:01:16 PM PDT by mabarker1 (Please, Somebody Impeach the kenyan!!!!)
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To: robert14
If somebody messing the MSM? The anti submarine plane is a P-3 Orion not Oreon. Many talking heads have been calling it the Oreon for days.
169 posted on 03/19/2014 11:01:19 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

That’s the On Air code for “bring me milk and Oreo cookies”


170 posted on 03/19/2014 11:02:45 PM PDT by mabarker1 (Please, Somebody Impeach the kenyan!!!!)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

It doesn’t take a genius to read a telepromter as the last 6 yrs have proven.


171 posted on 03/19/2014 11:03:09 PM PDT by leakinInTheBlueSea
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult
I Google Malaysian 777 type and get 200 ER.

All the references I've seen say it was a 777-200ER. (ER = Extended Range.)

Maximum range 8892 statute miles with a full fuel load.

Supposedly, it was fueled only for its scheduled flight to Beijing (2693 miles).

However, it may have departed KUL with extra fuel, either because Captain Z arranged it somehow, or because Malaysian Airlines doesn't like Beijing's fuel price and sought to minimize the tab for the return trip.

172 posted on 03/19/2014 11:04:53 PM PDT by cynwoody
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To: mabarker1

The composite parts will sink unless air is trapped inside. They will not normally float.


173 posted on 03/19/2014 11:09:08 PM PDT by ltc8k6
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

The C-130 is specially designed to carry and drop the marker bouys.


174 posted on 03/19/2014 11:10:13 PM PDT by robert14 (cng)
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To: virgil

The 777 is a fly by wire design. Essentially, a robot. Software mediates all control signals to the control surfaces, ie., servos do all the work. Even thrust is managed by computer.

A rolling system collapse would be some event that cause most circuits to eventually end up disabled.

Could also been them running a checklist for a fire, and they were overcome before they completed reset of breakers for various systems.

These are general ideas, not specific. But the gist being, I do not believe any disablement was a part of a nefarious plot. It was disaster recovery or disaster progressing.

Given the ping times, and the skill of the pilot, the pilot might have actually settled the plane on the water, and then it eventually sunk.


175 posted on 03/19/2014 11:10:53 PM PDT by Aqua225 (Realist)
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To: ltc8k6

There is still Honeycomb sandwiched between the outer CF layers, right?


176 posted on 03/19/2014 11:11:03 PM PDT by mabarker1 (Please, Somebody Impeach the kenyan!!!!)
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To: ltc8k6

How air tight is the fuselage ?


177 posted on 03/19/2014 11:11:44 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Obama: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then or now)
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To: rdl6989

Malaysia apparently sending ships and notifying relatives...

That’s a sign that they know it is the actual debris...


178 posted on 03/19/2014 11:12:50 PM PDT by ltc8k6
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To: ltc8k6

Source?


179 posted on 03/19/2014 11:14:49 PM PDT by mabarker1 (Please, Somebody Impeach the kenyan!!!!)
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To: mabarker1

typically, yes... the 777-200 uses composites in the empennage (tail), fairings and cabin floor... I’d assume honeycomb panels are used at least in the empennage.


180 posted on 03/19/2014 11:16:01 PM PDT by leakinInTheBlueSea
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