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Posted: 7/29/2015 1:34:24 PM EDT
A French aviation expert believes he may have found the wreckage of MH370 – the Malaysia Airlines flight which disappeared off the coast of Malaysia in March 2014. Xavier Tytelman, a former military pilot who now specialises in aviation security, was contacted on Wednesday morning by a man living on the island of Reunion, in the Indian Ocean. The man sent Mr Tytelman a series of photos showing wreckage of a plane, which the Frenchman said could possibly be the missing jet. "I've been studying hundreds of photos and speaking to colleagues," Mr Tytelman told The Telegraph. "And we all think it is likely that the wing is that of a Boeing 777 – the same plane as MH370. "Police in Reunion examining the wreckage say that it looks like it's been in the water for around a year, which again would fit with MH370. We can't say for certainty, but we do think there is a chance that this is it." The plane vanished with 239 people on board in circumstances which have baffled investigators, and left distraught families searching for answers. Wild theories emerged about the plane: that it had landed in Diego Garcia, or flown on to North Korea. But Mr Tytelman believes that the Indian Ocean location makes sense for wreckage of the plane to have washed up. "The French police are now looking at it, and the Australians – who are in charge of the search – are interested too," he said. "We don't know how long it will take to get confirmation or a definite denial. But it's an intriguing development." Writing on his blog, Mr Tytelman said that the photos of the wreckage had aroused significant interest on the AvGeek website – a closed forum for pilots. He said that there was much discussion over a code part of the wreckage: BB670. "The code is not that of a plane number plate, nor that or a serial number on machinery," he wrote. "But if the flaperon does indeed belong to MH370, it's clear that the reference will be swiftly identified. In a few days we will have a definitive answer." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/malaysia/11771229/MH370-wreckage-found-on-Reunion-matches-Malaysia-Airlines-flight.html 
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Posted: 7/29/2015 1:40:28 PM EDT
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Did CNN find it?
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Posted: 7/29/2015 1:41:19 PM EDT
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Neat
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Posted: 7/29/2015 1:45:11 PM EDT
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If it is, it'll be interesting to see the results. I would imagine if it's determined to be the plane it would be much easier to find the rest of it.
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Posted: 7/29/2015 1:45:40 PM EDT
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Bullshit. MH370 was hijacked by the US govt, and flown to a secret installation. It was renumbered to MH17, and used to frame the Russians in the Ukraine. Whatever is washing ashore near Madagascar is from a down weather balloon.
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Posted: 7/29/2015 1:48:19 PM EDT
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I see teeth marks from the dragon. |
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Posted: 7/29/2015 1:50:34 PM EDT
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I had my money on "found in the middle of the anti-arctic"
...... like several years from now though 
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Posted: 7/29/2015 1:53:32 PM EDT
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Did CNN find it? LOL, that was my first thought when I saw the thread title. I'm surprised it's not on CNN's website yet. |
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Posted: 7/29/2015 1:53:35 PM EDT
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Did CNN find it? Yep, right next to the shark shit that used to be Natalee Holloway. |
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Posted: 7/29/2015 1:55:20 PM EDT
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Did CNN find it? No he did: 
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Posted: 7/29/2015 1:57:14 PM EDT
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Did Malaysia Air lose another plane?
How long can a section like that stay afloat? |
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Posted: 7/29/2015 1:59:22 PM EDT
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I had my money on "found in the middle of the anti-arctic" ...... like several years from now though Where the hell is the "anti-arctic"? The equator? |
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Posted: 7/29/2015 2:00:23 PM EDT
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Yep, right next to the shark shit that used to be Natalee Holloway. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Did CNN find it? Yep, right next to the shark shit that used to be Natalee Holloway. oh wow |
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Posted: 7/29/2015 2:02:03 PM EDT
[#13]
in before balista!!!
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Posted: 7/29/2015 2:33:12 PM EDT
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LOL, that was my first thought when I saw the thread title. I'm surprised it's not on CNN's website yet. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Did CNN find it? LOL, that was my first thought when I saw the thread title. I'm surprised it's not on CNN's website yet. |
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Posted: 7/29/2015 2:33:16 PM EDT
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Well, this thread is headed to tardville rather quickly.
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Posted: 7/29/2015 2:35:16 PM EDT
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Two other similar type planes have crashed in the same area. Could be from one of those. Parts numbers will tell.
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Posted: 7/29/2015 2:38:35 PM EDT
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Interesting.
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Posted: 7/29/2015 2:43:47 PM EDT
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in before balista!!! Nope. He beat you, bro. He beat everyone.... http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1600556_Breaking_News___Malaysia_Aircraft_Missing_Enroute_to_Beijing_China___Now_with_Poll_.html&page=219#i54829388 |
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Posted: 7/29/2015 2:54:35 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/29/2015 6:33:03 PM EDT
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http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/07/29/debris-washes-up-on-indian-ocean-island-sparking-mh370-questions/?intcmp=hpbt4
Air safety investigators have a “high degree of confidence” that the photo of aircraft debris washed up on a remote Indian Ocean island is from a wing component unique to the Boeing 777, a U.S. official told the Associated Press late Wednesday. The disclosure fueled speculation it could be from Malaysian Air Flight MH370, which vanished in March 2014 . The official told AP investigators — including a Boeing air safety investigator — have identified the component as a "flaperon" from the trailing edge of a 777 wing. A French official also confirmed to AP that French law enforcement was on site to examine the piece found on the French island of Reunion, in the western Indian Ocean. The U.S. and French officials spoke on condition that they not be named because they aren't authorized to speak publicly. Twitter was aflutter on Wednesday, after photos surfaced of the find. The debris shown in one photo, “if it is from a jetliner,” looks like a flap and not a wing, according to Jon Ostrower, the aerospace and Boeing beat reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Ostrower noted that a jet like MH370, a Boeing 777, “has a single-piece outboard and a two-piece inboard flap system.” |
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Posted: 7/29/2015 6:40:02 PM EDT
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OST.
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Posted: 7/29/2015 6:41:11 PM EDT
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http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/07/29/debris-washes-up-on-indian-ocean-island-sparking-mh370-questions/?intcmp=hpbt4 Air safety investigators have a “high degree of confidence” that the photo of aircraft debris washed up on a remote Indian Ocean island is from a wing component unique to the Boeing 777, a U.S. official told the Associated Press late Wednesday. The disclosure fueled speculation it could be from Malaysian Air Flight MH370, which vanished in March 2014 . The official told AP investigators — including a Boeing air safety investigator — have identified the component as a "flaperon" from the trailing edge of a 777 wing. A French official also confirmed to AP that French law enforcement was on site to examine the piece found on the French island of Reunion, in the western Indian Ocean. The U.S. and French officials spoke on condition that they not be named because they aren't authorized to speak publicly. Twitter was aflutter on Wednesday, after photos surfaced of the find. The debris shown in one photo, “if it is from a jetliner,” looks like a flap and not a wing, according to Jon Ostrower, the aerospace and Boeing beat reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Ostrower noted that a jet like MH370, a Boeing 777, “has a single-piece outboard and a two-piece inboard flap system.” If correct, that would almost certainly mean it was from MH370, yes? |
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Posted: 7/29/2015 6:42:54 PM EDT
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Yes. There are no other 777 crashes out there.
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Posted: 7/29/2015 6:48:53 PM EDT
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Tag
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Posted: 7/29/2015 6:57:39 PM EDT
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Tag for home.
Interesting development - lots of unanswered questions. |
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Posted: 7/29/2015 7:00:44 PM EDT
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damn, too slow.
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Posted: 7/29/2015 7:08:00 PM EDT
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Scarface has it on now, says confirmed from a 777.
Lots of muscles attached to the side, been in the water a while. |
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Posted: 7/29/2015 7:10:12 PM EDT
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If it is, it'll be interesting to see the results. I would imagine if it's determined to be the plane it would be much easier to find the rest of it. No not at all sadly. A part washing ashore after a year f floating the Indian ocean is not going to help find the rest f the crash. |
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Posted: 7/29/2015 7:11:55 PM EDT
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Thought for sure the aircraft was captured and was going to be converted to a flying bomb.
Maybe their test run didn't go as planned... |
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Posted: 7/29/2015 7:15:18 PM EDT
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In before conspiracy guys say the part was planted after hijack to mainland
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Posted: 7/29/2015 7:26:44 PM EDT
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Currents move in such a way that it could have gotten there from the area suspected to be the crash zone.
But how long would that stay afloat? I would think it would sink fairly rapidly. |
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Posted: 7/29/2015 7:31:33 PM EDT
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Currents move in such a way that it could have gotten there from the area suspected to be the crash zone. But how long would that stay afloat? I would think it would sink fairly rapidly. The first pic above looks to be a foam core/composite structure which would float for a loooong time. |
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Posted: 7/29/2015 7:32:38 PM EDT
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Cool, this will divert the news cycle from the treaty turd Obama/Kerry tried to float in the bowl.
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Posted: 7/29/2015 7:50:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I had my money on "found in the middle of the anti-arctic" ...... like several years from now though Is that any where near the pro-arctic? |
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Posted: 7/29/2015 7:52:35 PM EDT
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It's planted by the dudes that stole the jet.
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Posted: 7/29/2015 7:56:55 PM EDT
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No not at all sadly. A part washing ashore after a year f floating the Indian ocean is not going to help find the rest f the crash. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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If it is, it'll be interesting to see the results. I would imagine if it's determined to be the plane it would be much easier to find the rest of it. No not at all sadly. A part washing ashore after a year f floating the Indian ocean is not going to help find the rest f the crash. If you can model the currents it might give a rough indication of the crash site. |
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Posted: 7/29/2015 7:59:17 PM EDT
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I don't know how those are constructed on the 777 but I'm surprised it floated that long. It wouldn't from many other planes.
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Posted: 7/29/2015 8:02:46 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/29/2015 8:04:10 PM EDT
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I see teeth marks from the dragon. Clear as day |
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Posted: 7/29/2015 8:07:50 PM EDT
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Has there been any other 777 hull losses where they never found the wreckage...other than MH370?
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Posted: 7/29/2015 8:08:58 PM EDT
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Has there been any other 777 hull losses where they never found the wreckage...other than MH370? No. British Airways crashed one short of the runway. Crash at SFO This one. One shot down over Ukraine. |
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Posted: 7/29/2015 8:10:47 PM EDT
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Good find, but it doesn't solve the mystery of why it disappeared.
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Posted: 7/29/2015 8:19:48 PM EDT
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Fits the sat's approx location of it as well.
Currently could have easily carried that wing to the island. However with one big piece there's usually others... ETA:  |
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Posted: 7/29/2015 8:21:33 PM EDT
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interesting--I'd like to know what happened
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Posted: 7/29/2015 8:24:13 PM EDT
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Scarface has it on now, says confirmed from a 777. Lots of muscles attached to the side, been in the water a while. Wonder if any other 777's lost that part at any point in flight. Sure looking like it's the right plane though. |
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Posted: 7/29/2015 8:40:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Wonder if any other 777's lost that part at any point in flight. Sure looking like it's the right plane though. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Scarface has it on now, says confirmed from a 777. Lots of muscles attached to the side, been in the water a while. Wonder if any other 777's lost that part at any point in flight. Sure looking like it's the right plane though. Sure... only one 777 in the world that's lost that part. |
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Posted: 7/29/2015 8:47:07 PM EDT
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Did Malaysia Air lose another plane? How long can a section like that stay afloat? A long time. |
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