Doesn't explain how they can only narrow the search area to 300,000 square miles....

Even if it was hijacked and started to fly back towards the Petronas Towers the Malaysians would be justified in taking it down.

The US / UK would have systems that monitor this stuff, especially relating to a plane being somewhere that it wasn't meant to be...

Posted By: Vivid Data Shark on March 15th 2014 at 09:50:50

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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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