Missing Flight Mh370

[Eve]

Just unimaginable thinking about the loss of life in this tragedy.

There are thoughts, obviously just that at this stage, that terrorism may be a possible cause, especially now they have identified four stolen passports having been used by passengers on the flight.

I will be honest in that I don't have much knowledge of politics in that part of the world. I know that there have been terrorist incidents but who could be behind this kind of a tragedy, if it does turn out to be an act of terrorism?

[sandyRoe]

The same people who did this might be behind it. That is if it is a terrorist attack.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-26404566

[jno]

I can't see how it might work as a terror attack: a plane just vanishing doesn't terrify anyone, not like planes crashing into skyscrapers.

However, there were unknown people aboard

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/09/malaysia-airlines-missing-plane-investigation-widens-live

[Eve]

I did wonder about that one Sandy, I remember it being said at the time when they were trying to work out who was behind it that it was unusual for an attack to take place so far from Xinjiang but who knows about the mindsets involved. I believe the passengers were predominantly Chinese.

[jno]

sorry, submitted too soon... it's possible that it was by terrorists who didn't stop to think about whether it would actually have any effect. That seems sort of unlikely, though.

[EDDIE51]

information here , read down the list, it looks far from clear even where the flight would have been some estimates say it should have been over Vietnam.
http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/535538-mh370-contact-lost.html
PPRUNE is always the best source of information on any matter to do with aircraft or flying.

[Eve]

That's true Jno, unless something went wrong.

I heard there was a thought that the pilot had tried to turn the plan around Eddie.

I find it extraordinary (though I don't know much about aviation) that a plan can just disappear given the size. I know it's a huge area and a lot of water but you'd think these days there would be some way of knowing where the plane was at any time and where it would be most likely to be.

[DrFilth]

if they can get the black box they will have the answers

[modeller]

What I find strange is that I believed that ' black boxes ' are transmitting continuously and that some information is transmitted even after a disaster until the a black box itself is destroyed.

[mushroom25]

modeller, data recorders are fitted with these:-
http://rjeint.com/pdf/DK120.PDF

whilst they will assist recovery crews in locating the recorder, the range of the pulse is limited.

[rockyracoon]

I always feel sick hearing about plane crashes, hopefully the families of the passengers will get some news soon :(

I remember an Air France crash a few years ago, they took a few days to locate that wreckage and the black box wasn't recovered until a couple of years after if I remember rightly.

[2sp_]

It is terrible news, I can't stop thinking about all those poor people on board and their families.

It must be horrendous, not knowing what has happened to loved ones.

I'm sure that there are reasons other than terrorism for travelling on stolen passports.

Whatever the cause, it's a tragedy.

[tamborine]

Ive been to KL airport, they are very thorough inspecting passengers etc. with security cameras everywhere.

The Boeing 777 is reported to be the safest plane and has glide capacity of 2hours where necessary. Perhaps Clanad (aber) can throw more pro light here?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777

As it was 3k miles up & on radar for 2hrs into its destination I cant understand why it cant be found with todays technology. It can only have dived into the sea but surely passing shipping can pick up the Black Box signal?

[Prudie]

I expect it's in deep water. I thought it took ages to locate the Air France flight after it disappeared en route from Brazil to Paris. As so far there is little knowledge of a distress signal the most obvious thing is a terrorist bomb or hijack as it must have happened pretty quickly. I can't begin to imagine how terrifying t would have been. Dreadful.

[Eve]

I read something about how it can be years before they can find out what happened in crashed, locate the black box etc...

I just can't imagine the fear of something like that happening.

It does make you wonder how at least two stolen passports managed to get people on the flight (and reference to visas also being required?) and the additional two suspect passengers, though you never know how deep these things can go, if it is anything terror related.

I can't get my head around that tambo, for something so large as a passenger liner, how they can just "disappear" from the radar.

[tamborine]

it cant be bombed as pieces would be scattered & would be found. The oil slick seems a good indication to its whereabouts.

[marval]

I hope they can solve the mystery soon, whatever happened it must have been awful for the passengers and crew. I feel so much for the families and friends.

[Prudie]

Tambo not true, the bits wouldn't all be floating

[tiggerblue10]

BBC News headline just now says that Vietnamese planes have spotted what may be debris but cannot confirm anything.

Can't begin to imagine what the relatives are going through right now.

[Eve]

It must be awful just waiting for news and just thinking about the fear of those on board.

I thought if they had found the oil slicks then they would have found some kind of evidence if there had been a bomb. I guess maybe the speed is a factor, maybe like stopping distance, that there could be a significant search radius. I don't know what the area is like they are looking in but understand it is a vast amount of water? You'd think there would be some way of tracing them wherever they were.

[237SJ]

It could be anything at this stage. Could be terrorism, some sort of catastrophic events such as with Air France or could even be some major breach of carrying dangerous goods regulations. I did think of pilot incapacitation but they are now saying that the aircraft turned back so that is less likely, if true.