How do you steal a plane midflight? What about the passengers?
I never thought of that before but it is indeed possible that its been hijacked and flown elsewhere but then again people would have seen it as its pretty hard to hide a plane . But I guess it's tracking equipment could have been switched off?
I never thought of that before but it is indeed possible that its been hijacked and flown elsewhere but then again people would have seen it as its pretty hard to hide a plane . But I guess it's tracking equipment could have been switched off?
From wiki: While Brazilian authorities were able to locate the first major wreckage within five days of the accident, initial investigation was hampered because the aircraft's black boxes were not recovered from the ocean floor until May 2011, nearly two years later.
So going by that we shouldn't be surprised they haven't found anything yet. Although this area is smaller and would seem to have vast more ships/boats and planes looking for debris.
You've never been on a plane before have you. You wouldn't get a signal.:kitty:
Not unless the Malaysians are ahead of the game, which I doubt. Especially on that particular plane.
The difficulties of getting a signal in a plane are highlighted here (Ref Flight 93).
Being over water would reduce the odds even more, where are the cell phone masts?
I doubt that that plane would have the pico cell transponder upgrade installed either.
They may know more than they've said so far. When the Air France flight crashed it was feeding back data from the avionics up until the actual crash... data which indicated failures in the avionics. From what I remember the authorities didnt release this information until a week after the crash. Hopefully this plane would have a similar system.
That was ACARS, which isn't widely monitored though (it goes to the manufacturer's database). It is infrequent pings of data (maybe once every couple of minutes), though I agree that is something which investigators will be trying to track down, as it would give an indication of any avionics problems.
Clearly not. I used to walk to Amsterdam each week when I worked there ..
It is possible to be within GSM cell range on flights, but generally only short-haul and even then only when near or above land. At 35,000 above the South China Sea....not likely.
Been doing some research, and found this interesting article about a deep sea submersible which China has, and tested, laying a flag at the bottom of the sea, in secret.
But point is, this same vehicle could be used to look for the missing plane a lot faster. The media haven't said if this deep sea vehicle has been used in the search.
This is really freaking me out that they haven't found the plane yet. It's all strange!
It is totally normal for it to take this long. Tv shows that show a plance crash and a boat arrives 10 minutes later at the exact site make people assume these things happen quick
It is possible to be within GSM cell range on flights, but generally only short-haul and even then only when near or above land. At 35,000 above the South China Sea....not likely.
Indeed.
When we were going to Crete last year, as we were descending over some of the other Greek islands, we were able to pick up a signal from mobile networks. However, we were unable to send or receive anything.
It is possible to be within GSM cell range on flights, but generally only short-haul and even then only when near or above land. At 35,000 above the South China Sea....not likely.
Well yes I was taking their location into consideration. I have on occasions had a mobile signal when descending on a plane. Of course I shouldn't have had my phone on.
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Clearly not. I used to walk to Amsterdam each week when I worked there ..
Apparently the oil slicks have been confirmed as NOT being from the plane.
Nothing strange that. Plenty of vessels dump waste, including oil, into the sea.
Was the captain involved?
SPECTRE in a volcano of course
Blofelds not dead
So going by that we shouldn't be surprised they haven't found anything yet. Although this area is smaller and would seem to have vast more ships/boats and planes looking for debris.
Not unless the Malaysians are ahead of the game, which I doubt. Especially on that particular plane.
The difficulties of getting a signal in a plane are highlighted here (Ref Flight 93).
Being over water would reduce the odds even more, where are the cell phone masts?
I doubt that that plane would have the pico cell transponder upgrade installed either.
It'll probably be a film in a short time.
Philadelphia Experiment?
That was ACARS, which isn't widely monitored though (it goes to the manufacturer's database). It is infrequent pings of data (maybe once every couple of minutes), though I agree that is something which investigators will be trying to track down, as it would give an indication of any avionics problems.
If it had crash landed then there would be some trace of wreckage? Unless it has been hijacked and know one is letting on incase they are spooked?
It is possible to be within GSM cell range on flights, but generally only short-haul and even then only when near or above land. At 35,000 above the South China Sea....not likely.
But point is, this same vehicle could be used to look for the missing plane a lot faster. The media haven't said if this deep sea vehicle has been used in the search.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/12/science/12deepsea.html?_r=0
sounds to me like The Final Countdown except it was in the pacific ocean near Hawaii
Not everything is instantaneous. The search area is massive and a plane/debris is very small
The first comment wasn't linked to the second. I meant the whole thing is strange, not that the oil slinks not being from the plane is.
It is totally normal for it to take this long. Tv shows that show a plance crash and a boat arrives 10 minutes later at the exact site make people assume these things happen quick
Indeed.
When we were going to Crete last year, as we were descending over some of the other Greek islands, we were able to pick up a signal from mobile networks. However, we were unable to send or receive anything.
Again, it's not unusual for a plane not to be found yet. Can take weeks or months to find sometimes.
There is absolutely nothing unusual about this case at all.
Well yes I was taking their location into consideration.