It wouldn't have got into Indian airspace unnoticed surely?

Or any other country with decent air defences.

Posted By: SimonOTBC on March 15th 2014 at 08:14:25

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Plane story now proper crazy (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 15, 06:55:47
- I understand they could have switched off the transponder on the plane, but surely there (General Chat) - Vivid Data Shark, Mar 15, 09:25:27
  - it may well have been shot down but, it's accepted now that it changed it's path deliberat (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 15, 09:34:19
    - Doesn't explain how they can only narrow the search area to 300,000 square miles.... (General Chat) - Vivid Data Shark, Mar 15, 09:50:50
      - I think they would be justified in taking it out (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Mar 15, 11:10:11
- It could of flown in 2 different directions.... What flew the other way then (n/m) (General Chat) - hoolahan, Mar 15, 08:51:50
- taken by aliens i tell you (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 15, 08:16:23
- It still sounds a bit unlikely, but it's incredibly strange (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Mar 15, 07:36:18
- pilot went mental and flew for 4-5 hours then ditched it in the drink (n/m) (General Chat) - thirsty work, Mar 15, 07:36:01
  - What I find hard to believe is.... Why has it taken 8 days to get this info.... I mean if (General Chat) - hoolahan, Mar 15, 08:10:42
    - I am beginning to understand China's frustration with incomplete info and general chaos (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Mar 15, 08:15:25
  - Looks like it was around 7 hours longer now (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 15, 07:40:22
    - could have been shot down by some military (General Chat) - Mecagoenti, Mar 15, 08:03:16
      - Possible - but why wouldn't they own up to that? (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Mar 15, 08:16:00
        
        I would guess because they need to build evidence that it was (General Chat) - Mecagoenti, Mar 15, 08:19:15
        
        true, but could only see india shooting it down as i don't think it could've beemn a direc (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 15, 08:32:28
    - What is the range if fully fuelled? (n/m) (General Chat) - trustsec, Mar 15, 08:03:07
      - This apparently (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 15, 08:10:10
        
        It wouldn't have got into Indian airspace unnoticed surely? (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Mar 15, 08:14:25
        
        Yeah I thought I heard the flight corridor was via Burma (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 15, 08:16:10
        
        But they're saying this involved India to the northwest (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 15, 08:19:26
        
        Or southeast (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 15, 08:21:07
        
        F*****g hell, that includes some dodgy regimes (n/m) (General Chat) - trustsec, Mar 15, 08:14:09
    - if that's true, considering most of the passengers were chinese, it might be some sympathe (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 15, 07:51:45
    - just mental isnt it. (n/m) (General Chat) - thirsty work, Mar 15, 07:43:28
  - This has kinda been my theory too (General Chat) - norway, Mar 15, 07:39:31
    - What about the pilot was paid by someone (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 15, 07:45:08
      - yeah , disabling the transponder , sounds funny now. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 15, 07:47:06
        
        Now searching the pilots house (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 15, 07:54:59
  - Without any contact being made with the ground? (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Mar 15, 07:37:51

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