Originally Posted by
JJ21
A friend forward this observation = pretty scary if this happened!
"Did Malaysian Airlines 370 disappear using SIA68/SQ68 (another 777)?
NOTE!!! - Many mistakenly believed I have meant specifically that MH370 flew BEHIND SQ68. When I say shadow, I mean that it may have flown above or below SQ68 slightly. Listening to ATC instructions would have allowed MH370 to stay current on SQ68’s next move.
Monday, March 17, 2014 - 12:
Very unlikely. This would be very hard to pull off for several reasons, and it's a tactic military forces are aware of.
Even the experts on CNN called BS on this theory.
Theoretically possible, but not possible to reliably plan the intercept since the interceptor in this case can't augment and do a supersonic sprint to catch up.
Also airliners do not have targeting radar that can track other aircraft.