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re: Official Thread: Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Posted on 3/11/14 at 12:22 pm to Topwater Trout
Posted on 3/11/14 at 12:22 pm to Topwater Trout
Why were they so far off track?
Posted on 3/11/14 at 12:23 pm to Swagga
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If it's never found does that count towards the alien category? If so you can put me on the board
Called aliens right off the bat. Got downvotes for it.
Naive fools
Posted on 3/11/14 at 12:23 pm to TigerHam85
Are you an amateur radio operator?
Posted on 3/11/14 at 12:23 pm to The Mick
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You serious? That's the best explanation in your opinion?
2 things happened.
The beacons are not working or someone is lying.
A plane with no communication is coming into mainland Indonesia. I'll try this again, a plane with no communication is about to fly over the US mainland from Honduras but was suppose to land in Puerto Rico.
What do you do?
Blow it out the sky. This is a post 911 world.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 12:24 pm to beejon
In a previous career, but I'm in graduate school now.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 12:25 pm to TigerHam85
My guess is that the electromagnetism pulled it out of its flight path, and once it got through the barrier, the plane broke apart midflight, putting the passengers in two camps.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 12:25 pm to TOKEN
You make no sense relative to this plane.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 12:25 pm to Bluefin
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Plane was hijacked and landed somewhere
Choupique19
Oh snap, that was off the record.
Oh well, leave me there. I love the longshots!!
Posted on 3/11/14 at 12:25 pm to Wtodd
The Avherald LINK that somebody (sorry, I forgot the poster) linked to is interesting. A mix of people commenting.
I hadn't thought of the Payne Stewart (or,as this is, at its core, an LSU site - Bo Rein) scenario:
I have not been in all ~70 pages of this thread, so forgive me if I rehash old material - it would go like:
1. Problem that affects avionics, including passive communication (I know - that's unlikely, but not impossible).
2. Crew turns back (seems consistent with the course change)
3. Knowing they're out of comms, they get out of the busy altitudes to avoid other traffic
4. Loss of pressure (slow or fast, related to the problem with avionics/power/comms) causes the crew to lose consciousness before they can complete the checklist and execute an emergency landing.
5. Plane continues on autopilot.
With a range of 7,700 miles or so - albeit less at much lower altitude (and assuming a full load of fuel, despite a scheduled flight distance of less than 3,000 miles), that could put everything from Hawaii, to Europe and many places in Africa (And all of Asia/Australia) within range - plus, if we assume a, generally west or southwest heading - the Indian Ocean, where the plane would have expended its fuel, approximately 10 to 12 hours after takeoff.
I hadn't thought of the Payne Stewart (or,as this is, at its core, an LSU site - Bo Rein) scenario:
I have not been in all ~70 pages of this thread, so forgive me if I rehash old material - it would go like:
1. Problem that affects avionics, including passive communication (I know - that's unlikely, but not impossible).
2. Crew turns back (seems consistent with the course change)
3. Knowing they're out of comms, they get out of the busy altitudes to avoid other traffic
4. Loss of pressure (slow or fast, related to the problem with avionics/power/comms) causes the crew to lose consciousness before they can complete the checklist and execute an emergency landing.
5. Plane continues on autopilot.
With a range of 7,700 miles or so - albeit less at much lower altitude (and assuming a full load of fuel, despite a scheduled flight distance of less than 3,000 miles), that could put everything from Hawaii, to Europe and many places in Africa (And all of Asia/Australia) within range - plus, if we assume a, generally west or southwest heading - the Indian Ocean, where the plane would have expended its fuel, approximately 10 to 12 hours after takeoff.
This post was edited on 3/11/14 at 12:28 pm
Posted on 3/11/14 at 12:25 pm to OMLandshark
I dig it
This post was edited on 3/11/14 at 12:26 pm
Posted on 3/11/14 at 12:25 pm to TigerHam85
K, just curious. I've been out of the ham radio hobby for quite a while now....my last rigs were tube rigs.
Thinking about doing it again in my old age though.
Thinking about doing it again in my old age though.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 12:27 pm to LATECHgradLSUfan
New conspiracy theory: terrorists on board communicated to the ground that they were in control. With the plane heading toward Dubai, the UAE requested that India shoot it down fearing another 9/11 on the worlds most extravagant stage.
In all seriousness, this thing probably crashed where nobody has thought to look yet.
In all seriousness, this thing probably crashed where nobody has thought to look yet.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 12:27 pm to Ace Midnight
Its on record from the airline to have 7.5 hours of fuel left at time of last contact.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 12:28 pm to Ace Midnight
Who detected the turn around path, wasn't it the destination country?
Posted on 3/11/14 at 12:29 pm to Ace Midnight
quote:
I hadn't thought of the Payne Stewart (or,as this is, at its core, an LSU site - Bo Rein) scenario:
Yea most had dismissed this when the perception was the plane was still heading north.
If it was heading SW to the Indian Ocean...don't think there's much out there to track it's location.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 12:30 pm to The Mick
If it was shot down then debris would be in the last known location just before it disappeared.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 12:32 pm to Bluefin
I'll take the Aliens odds. I'm a gambler.
Plus, I'll double downby betting on a Will Smith appearance regarding the rescue efforts , and the movement to thwart subseqent complete invasion.
Plus, I'll double downby betting on a Will Smith appearance regarding the rescue efforts , and the movement to thwart subseqent complete invasion.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 12:32 pm to Ace Midnight
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Ace Midnight
That scenario is pretty much along the lines of what I think happened.
Turned back due to a serious problem. Problem became worse quickly and the plane continued in autopilot or by some means with no direct control.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 12:33 pm to TigerHam85
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Its on record from the airline to have 7.5 hours of fuel left at time of last contact.
That keeps Africa, Europe and Sydney in range - barely. But, still all of Asia. I think it unlikely it would have crashed on the Asian mainland undetected (and detected prior to that), but the Indian Ocean is a distinct possibility - and I don't think it will be found - anytime soon - if it is the "Payne Stewart" scenario - just because of the variables - would both engines have run dry within minutes of each other? How low of an altitude was the autopilot set?
I originally laughed at the Amelia Earhart reference, but, it could be close.
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