Missing from radar screen - One Boeing 777

[asterix]

How likely is it that overheating components, never mind a fire, on a sophisticated airliner would not be picked up by diagnostic systems and communicated to the ground support? Or that the pilot would not alert those on the ground to the emergency?

 

[asterix]

Unsurprisingly the friends and relatives of the missing are become increasingly frustrated by the situation.

Relatives of the Chinese passengers on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight have threatened a hunger strike if the Malaysian authorities fail to provide more accurate information.

 

[Dangermouse]

This is the most sensible, rational explanation I've seen, especially as there's precedent for what the author is suggesting: https://plus.google.com/106271056358366282907/posts/GoeVjHJaGBz

Yes very different view and very possible too, as now it all seems to have gone hush hush from those involved in the search, its frustrating enough for normal people interested in whats happened, it must be horrible for the families.

 

[Leodis]

The Chinese Air Force shot it down. This may or may not have happened.

 

[JoeyB]

This is the most sensible, rational explanation I've seen, especially as there's precedent for what the author is suggesting: https://plus.google.com/106271056358366282907/posts/GoeVjHJaGBz

Seems legit. Although surely they would have found the wreckage by now if that was its path?

 

[asterix]

It's bunkum. The diagnostics would have reported any over heating or other problem yonks before it was impossible to contact ground support.

There's a far better analysis here:

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/could-mah7...rt-offers-his-theories-135928312.html#uPXFzXR

 

[Archie_tect]

You know, I rather think we're just going to have to sit it out and wait.....

 

[glenn forger]

Wake up sheeples:

 

[Justiffa]

To this day here in malaysia we are all still clueless & no nearer to the truth

Our prayers are still with MH370

 

[glenn forger]

It is awful and puzzling, nobody really knows so people are trying to fill the vacuum:

https://twitter.com/MH370pilot

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

...its frustrating enough for normal people interested in whats happened...

I think they have more chance of finding the plane than you do of finding anyone normal on this thread

 

[Dangermouse]

My thoughts to the families Justiffa

 

[classic33]

I think they have more chance of finding the plane than you do of finding anyone normal on this thread

Your on it, so include yourself now mate.

 

[hoopdriver]

Seems legit. Although surely they would have found the wreckage by now if that was its path?

One big problem with this theory is that the left turn that began this whole thing had apparently been pre-programmed into the flight computer. If that is the case, the sudden left bank could hardly be the response to a cockpit emergency.

 

[asterix]

Yes very different view and very possible too, as now it all seems to have gone hush hush from those involved in the search, its frustrating enough for normal people interested in whats happened, it must be horrible for the families.

It suggests the possibility of a fire aboard the aircraft. Of all the scenarios one can imagine fire on an aircraft is the most horrifying and therefore one which those who build aircraft would do their utmost to avoid, including use of early warning indicators. For all its advantages, the use of aluminium is high risk as it can burn with great intensity, particularly when there is a good supply of oxygen as there would be on a fast flying object.

It's practically impossible that the aircraft could catch fire without it being reported back to ground, probably before it even happened.