Missing from radar screen - One Boeing 777

[Dangermouse]

If someone deliberately switched off the aircraft transponder, presumably they weren't aware that the Rolls Royce engine data transmitter would continue chattering away to its makers. If true, then another 4-5 hours of engine usage after disappearance is really quite extraordinary.

And for the US to mention the word "Hostages" whatever has really happened may well be being covered up, the co pilot allows people onto the flight deck, the engines continued to chat to the servers for a further 4 hours, if and its a big if, this is all true and not journalist speculation, then there is a big chance the plan has landed at a location with a runway long enough for a 777 200 ER (the ER means extended range) if it is full of fuel it could fly half way around the world..........crashed hundreds, maybe thousands of miles off course, possibly, also landed in Iran, another possibility, how long would the flight to Iran take? 4 hours.

 

[hoopdriver]

And for the US to mention the word "Hostages" whatever has really happened may well be being covered up, the co pilot allows people onto the flight deck, the engines continued to chat to the servers for a further 4 hours, if and its a big if, this is all true and not journalist speculation, then there is a big chance the plan has landed at a location with a runway long enough for a 777 200 ER (the ER means extended range) if it is full of fuel it could fly half way around the world..........crashed hundreds, maybe thousands of miles off course, possibly, also landed in Iran, another possibility, how long would the flight to Iran take? 4 hours.

Er...steady on there. I never heard anybody but you utter (or write) the word hostages and as for range, you should check out the map posted by the Wall Street Journal showing the range, in a circle, where the plane could reach. Iran ain't in it.

 

[hoopdriver]

A damn sight more than anyone here does!

I'm not so sure!

 

[Smurfy]

Er...steady on there. I never heard anybody but you utter (or write) the word hostages and as for range, you should check out the map posted by the Wall Street Journal showing the range, in a circle, where the plane could reach. Iran ain't in it.

But the coast of Pakistan is.

 

[hoopdriver]

But the coast of Pakistan is.

He mentioned Iran.

The Philippines is in there, so is New Guinea, central China, outback Australia, etc etc. i would love to know what secret Bond villain base it is, and where, you people think you could covertly land a Boeing 777...

 

[Smurfy]

 

[JoeyB]

In a volcano, obviously.

 

[Dangermouse]

Er...steady on there. I never heard anybody but you utter (or write) the word hostages and as for range, you should check out the map posted by the Wall Street Journal showing the range, in a circle, where the plane could reach. Iran ain't in it.

This was stated on the 7am news from Sky, as for the Iran statement...........I was asking not saying

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Did the 30 bus route ever attract this level of international attention and notoriety?

Well, it carried one of four bombers who killed over 50 civilians and injured over 700 more in London on 7 July 2005.
I'm pretty sure it attracted global notoriety and attention.

GC

 

[MontyVeda]

there's a few interesting theories over at InfoWars and an analysis of 'what is known'... those guys don't make sh!t up you know!

 

[Archie_tect]

I'm just astounded how little the airline, the tracking system experts, Boeing and the aviation industry appears to know about a plane in their system... notwithstanding the military surveillance of the China, USA and Russia.... where are the fail safes we all presume are in place, every minute of every day, to track anything at all times- surely they must know far more than they are saying publicly...

 

[hoopdriver]

Well, it carried one of four bombers who killed over 50 civilians and injured over 700 more in London on 7 July 2005.
I'm pretty sure it attracted global notoriety and attention.

GC

It was certainly news, but in a much different way than this and, as far as I am aware, the bus line, or route, was not the subject. Bus route 30 was not itself the subject of headlines. The suicide bomber was. And his victims.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

... if and its a big if, ....

If my auntie had balls she'd be my uncle.

GC

 

[glasgowcyclist]

It was certainly news, but in a much different way than this and, as far as I am aware, the bus line, or route, was not the subject. Bus route 30 was not itself the subject of headlines. The suicide bomber was. And his victims.

Let me put it another way:

Like anyone would ever fly on that flight number again anyway....

Why not?

GC

 

[Dangermouse]

Lets look at it logically, if it had exploded mid flight, there would be a massive debris field that they could find, there would more than likely be a beacon working to alert rescuers to the area, so far there is absolutely nothing, but the aircraft is definitely missing, I don't know any other way of explaining that a great big plane could just vanish into thin air or crash into the sea with no trace, all of you that are adamant it has crashed, show me some proof that is has, there is none, nothing, yet Boeing and RR Derby are now working on the data which says it flew on for 4 hours..............AND the good old US are now mentioning hijacking, there is no proof of anything yet but I do know it simply cannot disappear, hold on it has