Likely Theories about Missing Malaysian Plane
03-22-2014 | 08:13 PM
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Diluted Demand masks are airline standard; the reason is just to get down from a RD or give temporary protection from smoke. It isn't a military style system.
Depends on the airline or operator, but a distinct minority. In fact, the latest physiological training is done on a desktop sim where you breathe a reduced oxygenated mask to get hypoxia. Nothing like the old chamber rides to F410 and very rapid decompression.
It probably about 40 knots, but I don't fly the T-7
GF
Depends on the airline or operator, but a distinct minority. In fact, the latest physiological training is done on a desktop sim where you breathe a reduced oxygenated mask to get hypoxia. Nothing like the old chamber rides to F410 and very rapid decompression.
It probably about 40 knots, but I don't fly the T-7
GF
I don't know what the pax/cargo load was on MH370, they might have been light enough to get up there, (450) but with 7-8hrs. fuel remaining, I doubt it. I see about 16,000/hr. burn average, so 7 hrs. worth would be 112,000lbs fuel on board when they went missing. Too heavy for higher than about 370 with the pax load they had.
I don't know how many lbs. of cargo they had, but we do know they had some lithium batteries as cargo.
03-22-2014 | 09:23 PM
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Back to Eastern's and CRM's thread drift, I'd say you need new charts (saying USSR is a give away.) While there are still some references to 90 degrees/20 miles in FAA docs, ICAO doc 4444 has gone to:
"15.2.2.3If prior clearance cannot be obtained, until a revised clearance is received the following contingency procedures should be employed and the pilot shall advise air traffic control as soon as practicable, reminding them of the type of aircraft involved and the nature of the problem. In general terms, the aircraft should be flown at a flight level and on an offset track where other aircraft are least likely to be encountered. Specifically, the pilot shall:
a)leave the assigned route or track by initially turning at least 45 degrees to the right or to the left, in order to acquire a same or opposite direction track offset 15 NM (28 km) from the assigned track center-line. When possible, the direction of the turn should be determined by the position of the aircraft relative to any organized route or track system. Other factors ....."
And ICAO rules are what they'd be flying under. Back to your regular madness.
"15.2.2.3If prior clearance cannot be obtained, until a revised clearance is received the following contingency procedures should be employed and the pilot shall advise air traffic control as soon as practicable, reminding them of the type of aircraft involved and the nature of the problem. In general terms, the aircraft should be flown at a flight level and on an offset track where other aircraft are least likely to be encountered. Specifically, the pilot shall:
a)leave the assigned route or track by initially turning at least 45 degrees to the right or to the left, in order to acquire a same or opposite direction track offset 15 NM (28 km) from the assigned track center-line. When possible, the direction of the turn should be determined by the position of the aircraft relative to any organized route or track system. Other factors ....."
And ICAO rules are what they'd be flying under. Back to your regular madness.
03-23-2014 | 04:02 AM
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[SIZE="3"]I know next to nothing about computers and very much less about the 777. That’s about as plain as I can say it, so please don’t jump down my throat if this is considered an “unprofessional” question.
[SIZE=2][FONT="]Over the past several years, cyber-terrorism and cyber-warfare have become front page news, and I expect that, while it is definitely a great concern, it’s been over-hyped by the media. However, one theory that I haven’t heard proposed is that the flight might have been “hijacked” electronically by someone on the ground “hacking” the communication and navigation systems, making them inoperable from the aircraft and flying it as far as the fuel would carry it. Could that be considered a possibility?...
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[SIZE=2][FONT="]Over the past several years, cyber-terrorism and cyber-warfare have become front page news, and I expect that, while it is definitely a great concern, it’s been over-hyped by the media. However, one theory that I haven’t heard proposed is that the flight might have been “hijacked” electronically by someone on the ground “hacking” the communication and navigation systems, making them inoperable from the aircraft and flying it as far as the fuel would carry it. Could that be considered a possibility?...
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http://aneta.org/theories/Pentagon/Apathoid/index.htm
Conclusion
With modern technology, almost anything is possible; certainly "robo-jets" are possible. The purpose of this essay was to show that taking over an airliner via "remote control" is not as easy as The Lone Gunmen pilot episode made it look. There is no button a ground controller can push to magically take control of an airplane. But, even if there was, the pilots could thwart the takeover attempt by killing the power anyways.
With modern technology, almost anything is possible; certainly "robo-jets" are possible. The purpose of this essay was to show that taking over an airliner via "remote control" is not as easy as The Lone Gunmen pilot episode made it look. There is no button a ground controller can push to magically take control of an airplane. But, even if there was, the pilots could thwart the takeover attempt by killing the power anyways.
I am an A&P/FCC Certificated Mechanic with 20 years of airline experience working on modern airliners in a hangar and line environment. I left the airline industry on August 19, 2005 (AMFA strike on NWA). I know of no way that anyone on the ground could execute a takeover of a modern airliner without some kind of major, extensive avionics modifications (read turning it into a drone).
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03-23-2014 | 06:09 AM
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03-23-2014 | 07:30 AM
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03-23-2014 | 08:31 AM
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From the fellers over at SOFREP:
Does Malaysia Want To Know What Happened To Flight MH-370? | SOFREP
Does Malaysia Want To Know What Happened To Flight MH-370? | SOFREP
03-23-2014 | 09:04 AM
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From the fellers over at SOFREP:
Does Malaysia Want To Know What Happened To Flight MH-370? | SOFREP
Does Malaysia Want To Know What Happened To Flight MH-370? | SOFREP
Notice how they are backtracking about the route change in the FMS?
03-23-2014 | 10:30 AM
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- lack of debris field
- tying together motive with Shah's 'recent' background (IF - and big IF he was responsible)
Of course, black holes are probably more plausible!
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