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Posted: 3/7/2014 8:43:32 PM EDT
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RoPers from the western provinces were attacking Chinese with knives last week.
Can't rule out terrorism. |
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Posted: 3/7/2014 8:43:36 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/7/2014 8:43:49 PM EDT
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Flight Tracker, "results unknown". God damn if my flight track ever says that.
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Posted: 3/7/2014 8:46:05 PM EDT
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Wee too lo flying it again? aand I'm going to hell |
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Posted: 3/7/2014 8:46:24 PM EDT
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I have some friends in Malaysia.
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Posted: 3/7/2014 8:47:37 PM EDT
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The apparent lack of an emergency call interests me. How often do airliners go down without getting off a mayday? Maybe the front fell off? |
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Posted: 3/7/2014 8:48:16 PM EDT
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Fuck. First time getting on a plane is here soon and I'll be flying in that area... Hope everything is well... What airline? Flying is safe. There are some Asian airlines that I’ve worked with that I wouldn’t get on to save my life. If they have Chicken Stowage – nope, not going, don’t even care. |
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Posted: 3/7/2014 8:48:59 PM EDT
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The Flight Aware track makes it look like it never got out over water. It's 9:35AM over there. If it went down, even in dense foliage, it seems like something that big, with that much fuel on board, would have been spotted by now.
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Posted: 3/7/2014 8:50:20 PM EDT
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Well, Malaysia is an islamic country......
Just saying.... And, with all of the tattle tale/reporting stuff on the plane, they'll find it sooner or later.... |
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Posted: 3/7/2014 8:50:58 PM EDT
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So the airliner is... LOST? http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/lost2.jpg Edit beat by seconds! Yours has freckles so the OP's addition is for shit 
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Posted: 3/7/2014 8:54:57 PM EDT
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Those idiots were trying to start up stalled engines while pulling up, if I recall. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Air France never had a mayday iirc Those idiots were trying to start up stalled engines while pulling up, if I recall. No, those who were taught to manage and not fly were busy stalling the WING (google aerodynamic stall) all the way down. The culmination of Airbus dumbing down their airliner by making it so sophisticated it can't be "flown" in the traditional manner. 
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Posted: 3/7/2014 8:55:48 PM EDT
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Terrorism
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Posted: 3/7/2014 8:56:34 PM EDT
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The article says they know it didn't have enough fuel. How did the pilots leave without enough fuel? And even then, apparently didn't realize it until it's too late?
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Posted: 3/7/2014 8:57:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Terrorism Going to go with this you on this.
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Posted: 3/7/2014 8:57:23 PM EDT
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The article says they know it didn't have enough fuel. How did the pilots leave without enough fuel? And even then, apparently didn't realize it until it's too late? Unbelievable.
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Posted: 3/7/2014 8:58:05 PM EDT
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So are pit bulls... Except when they aren't. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Fuck. First time getting on a plane is here soon and I'll be flying in that area... Hope everything is well... Dad just flew from Chengdu-hongkong-LAX-Corpus-LAX-Honolulu. Flying is pretty damn safe. So are pit bulls... Except when they aren't. Naa, All pit bulls are dangerous. Some of them just die before that crazy switch flips in their brains. |
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Posted: 3/7/2014 8:58:05 PM EDT
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RoPers from the western provinces were attacking Chinese with knives last week. Can't rule out terrorism. My first thought. |
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Posted: 3/7/2014 8:58:44 PM EDT
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The article says they know it didn't have enough fuel. How did the pilots leave without enough fuel? And even then, apparently didn't realize it until it's too late? Unbelievable. For the flight plus an extra three hours. |
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:02:10 PM EDT
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The article says they know it didn't have enough fuel. How did the pilots leave without enough fuel? And even then, apparently didn't realize it until it's too late? Unbelievable. Modern planes DO have gas gauges don't they? Another Gimli Glider |
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:04:35 PM EDT
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The article says they know it didn't have enough fuel. How did the pilots leave without enough fuel? And even then, apparently didn't realize it until it's too late? Unbelievable. If that were the case they would have declared an emergency the second they noticed an engine flame out, even if no one was watching the fuel. |
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:05:22 PM EDT
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The Flight Aware track makes it look like it never got out over water. It's 9:35AM over there. If it went down, even in dense foliage, it seems like something that big, with that much fuel on board, would have been spotted by now. Flight aware is flakey in that area of the world. Reports indicate last transmission over water off coast of Viet Nam. Likely an aircraft auto maintenance type transmission, not voice. |
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:07:04 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:07:08 PM EDT
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Watching skyNEWS they said:
13 nationalities on board China said 160 are Chinese citizens Malaysia Airlines is contacting family members of passengers and crew. |
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:08:23 PM EDT
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Hope all is good and the plane turns up ok.
Malaysian Airlines is one of the best flights I've flown, good times 
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:08:46 PM EDT
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The fuel info is unclear. It could mean that they started with 7.5 hours of fuel (6 hour flight) or they had 7.5 hours of fuel when they lost contact two hours into the flight.
Neither suggests inadequate fuel at the beginning of the flight (if 7.5 hours meets reserve requirements). |
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:09:00 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:09:07 PM EDT
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Can a 777 turn off it's transponder and run silent? Could it have defected? I imagine it shows up pretty well on radar. From what some pilot friends have told me, civilian radars don't do a skin paint. They depend on the transponder telling the radar where it is in the sky. With no transponder a radar would have a hard time tracking. |
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:10:09 PM EDT
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If terrorism, Obama and Biden will cancel their vacation to convene a meeting with National Security advisers.
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:12:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yours has freckles so the OP's addition is for shit Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: So the airliner is... LOST? http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/lost2.jpg Edit beat by seconds! Yours has freckles so the OP's addition is for shit She's hot. Prayers for the passengers and their families. |
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:12:29 PM EDT
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NK test any missiles today You had to take remedial geography, I'm guessing. |
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:12:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryThat seems inconsistent with losing contact two hours into the flight. |
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:13:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryDon't think so. Would haver gone further than that in 2 hours flight time |
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:13:52 PM EDT
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NK test any missiles today You had to take remedial geography, I'm guessing. It's a Nork missile. It could go anywhere. |
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:15:46 PM EDT
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My first thought was this when I heard it went missing over Vietnam:
But, It sure sounds like it was blown out of the sky. Contact lost at over 30k feet.
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:16:18 PM EDT
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I don't know anything about the telemetry systems on planes, but I would think for a plane to simply 'disappear' that it would take a fairly catastrophic event...as in something would need to instantly and completely take out the communication equipment. I'm having a hard time envisioning a plane cruising along and all of a sudden all comms stop....except in the event of a significant explosion or other event that would take out the electrical supply.
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:16:22 PM EDT
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Possibly safe in China
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:17:41 PM EDT
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Rumor from 3 sources
the flight has landed in Nanming |
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:18:23 PM EDT
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Possibly safe in China It could have landed at an old military base where there is no cell phone service and no one is around. |
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:19:14 PM EDT
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You had to take remedial geography, I'm guessing. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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NK test any missiles today You had to take remedial geography, I'm guessing. No shit. First I was
Then I was 
Then I was off to Google to make sure I wasn't the moran
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:19:18 PM EDT
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^ hope to God those reports are accurate.
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:19:43 PM EDT
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Also reports MH has SAR enroute. Totally conflicting reports at this point
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:20:45 PM EDT
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The apparent lack of an emergency call interests me. How often do airliners go down without getting off a mayday? Mostly when they are shot down......well, that or To that end, I find it rather interesting that one of the first follow-up news stories is "China claims" plane was in Vietnamese airspace when it disappeared. Wonder did somebody at a SAM site on the border not get word that the aircraft on their radar was a friendly? I recall a 767 was shot down some years ago with a SAM fired by the Russian military when somebody didn't get the word. |
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:20:51 PM EDT
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The apparent lack of an emergency call interests me. How often do airliners go down without getting off a mayday? Yes. When the ROP blows them up.  .
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:21:29 PM EDT
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I'm hoping for the best but it doesn't look good. As a couple others have mentioned, for them to "disappear" at cruising altitude would require a significant event that took out the power supply. The only thing I can think of that fits the bill is an explosion.
FWIW, I have flown Malaysian Airlines many times and it seemed very professional. |
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:21:52 PM EDT
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china has denied tracking the flight.
Doesn;t sound like a good thing
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:23:44 PM EDT
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Also reports MH has SAR enroute. Totally conflicting reports at this point Nanming is something like 300 miles away from Beijing, right? |
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:25:04 PM EDT
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http://malaysiandigest.com/frontpage/282-main-tile/492200-mas-kl-beijing-flight-missing.htmlhttp://malaysiandigest.com/frontpage/282-main-tile/492200-mas-kl-beijing-flight-missing.html
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:26:39 PM EDT
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Above post may be source or result of rumor
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:27:29 PM EDT
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FFS, some of the posts on here are just plain stupid and disrespectful. Godspeed to all the folks on board.
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:27:39 PM EDT
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No, those who were taught to manage and not fly were busy stalling the WING (google aerodynamic stall) all the way down. The culmination of Airbus dumbing down their airliner by making it so sophisticated it can't be "flown" in the traditional manner.
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Air France never had a mayday iirc Those idiots were trying to start up stalled engines while pulling up, if I recall. No, those who were taught to manage and not fly were busy stalling the WING (google aerodynamic stall) all the way down. The culmination of Airbus dumbing down their airliner by making it so sophisticated it can't be "flown" in the traditional manner.
TC Calm female voice- "retard, retard, retard" |
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