Originally Posted by
galaxy flyer
Sy,
None of those structurally damaged planes would have flown for about 7 hours, as has been pretty much proved by INMARSAT engineering analysis. None failed to send out radio distress calls, none has their transponders disabled.
The absence of an identical precedent does not exclude a novel emergency scenario.
Aloha Airways' 737 as I understand was not at 35,000ft and electrical faults or fires were not an issue. Of course they made a distress call.
The United Airlines 747 out of Hawai was climbing through 17,000ft and did not have any electrical failure or fires. Nothing prevented them making a distress call.
With Egyptair 667 there was a loud popping sound and smoke... within 22 seconds there was flame and discharge of a fire extinguisher. The Co-pilot recalled later that as soon as he heard the popping he looked down and saw a 10 centimetre hole in the fuselage beside him. This was at sea level. Translate this to the same experience at 35,000ft.
Nor was Flight 667 a unique event...On 28 June 2008 an oxygen fed fire destroyed flight deck of a 767 awaiting departure at San Francisco.
You seem to have a preconceived bias against human intervention, esp suicide by pilot (s). The NTSB opinions on both Egypt Air and Silk Air were pretty convincing on suicide with more data than you presented.
GF
Galaxy Flyer I am not here to debate Silk Air, or Egyptair Flight 990 and that is a distracting debate for another time and another place.
My bias against human intervention is simple psychology 101. If a single suicidal pilot or even a terrorist group wanted to destroy a planeload of people it would be based on a grievance and designed to send a message.
Western Intelligence sources have detected no internet or phone chatter about this crash as normally accompanies a significant act of terrorism. There has been no claim of credit by any terrorist organisation, no Jihadist message from a Martyr encouraging followers posted on Youtube. Nor any suicide note left by a pilot.
Were it either of the pilots with a grudge you would expect them to leave a recriminatory letter against those perceived to have wronged them.
When people create such grandiose acts it is an attention seeking move.
They don't disappear to the farthest corner of the earth with barely a peep of protest. Furthermore once committed to an act of suicide why wait 7.5 hours. Why not roll it on her back and pull it nose down straight into the sea?