Malaysian 777 missing
03-07-2014, 06:10 PM
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Very sad. 
Hope for the best but I fear the worst. The reported complete loss of radar pings sounds ominous and concern for in-flight breakup. Of course reports are notoriously unreliable early.
Lloyd - NoK = Next of Kin. Apologies if you were joking.
Hope for the best but I fear the worst. The reported complete loss of radar pings sounds ominous and concern for in-flight breakup. Of course reports are notoriously unreliable early.Lloyd - NoK = Next of Kin. Apologies if you were joking.
03-07-2014, 06:24 PM
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Malaysia Airlines loses contact with 777
03-07-2014, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by CRM114
That rumor is probably based on the flight aware info that stopped 1 minute after the radar track showed the a/c reaching FL350
Flight Track Log ? MAS370 ? 08-Mar-2014 ? WMKK / KUL - ZBAA / PEK ? FlightAware
Flight Track Log ? MAS370 ? 08-Mar-2014 ? WMKK / KUL - ZBAA / PEK ? FlightAware
All flights out of WMKK seem to drop off soon after departure. Looks like a ground radar limitation.
03-07-2014, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by savall
Has it been confirmed where the airplane went down ? The 777 has a near spotless record so it will be interesting to follow this.
Unfortunately sudden loss of contact trends toward catastrophic loss.
The satellite showed very nice weather down that way.
03-07-2014, 07:05 PM
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Question for those in the "technical know":
If a plane, like a 777, gets in a distress situation (being it one general fault or another) will the ACARS not send a series of information to the company?
AF447 did that.
So losing communication and no ACARS data, could mean what?
I am sure there may be more than one possible explanation, but not countless.
Can this equipment be turned off manually?
If a plane, like a 777, gets in a distress situation (being it one general fault or another) will the ACARS not send a series of information to the company?
AF447 did that.
So losing communication and no ACARS data, could mean what?
I am sure there may be more than one possible explanation, but not countless.
Can this equipment be turned off manually?
03-07-2014, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by flyingmau5
How does that even happen?
These planes were 'lost' by ATC, but eventually found.
Whatever happened, we'll find out eventually. 777's don't vanish for long.
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