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ShowtimeSBMVP · 09:02 AM

Malaysia Airlines says it has lost contact with a plane with 239 aboard enroute from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

The airline said in a statement early Saturday it was attempting to locate the Boeing 777 after it lost contact with Subang Air Traffic Control at 2:40 a.m. It was scheduled to land in Beijing at 6:30 a.m.

China's state-run news agency Xinhua reported the plane was lost in airspace controlled by Vietnam, and did not make contact with Chinese air traffic controllers.

The plane is carrying 227 passengers, including two infants, and 12 crew members. The airline said it is working with authorities to locate the plane.

Boeing said on its Twitter account it is monitoring the situation, and "our thoughts are with everyone on board."

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/03...ing-23-people/

Malaysian jet probe sharpens focus on passengers, crew as new clues emerge

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/03...-indian-ocean/

sedated · 03-08-2014, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

It's 2014 it's where you get the news first.

Those 3 minutes can be really life-changing, especially from sources like @andysassparade

Jimmya · 03-08-2014, 03:36 PM

HonestChieffan · 03-08-2014, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by GloryDayz

I think this guy did it.

Isn't that how KCNative sees himself?

GloryDayz · 03-08-2014, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by HonestChieffan

Isn't that how KCNative sees himself?

I don't think any man thinks his thighs are that fat, but every woman does, so I'm not thinking so.

GloryDayz · 03-08-2014, 05:31 PM

Perhaps it was global warming and assault rifles???

If it was a Cisco aircraft, I'm sure it would be being blamed on solar flairs...

**J Diddy** · 03-08-2014, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by GloryDayz

Perhaps it was global warming and assault rifles???

If it was a Cisco aircraft, I'm sure it would be being blamed on solar flairs...

If it was a Crisco aircraft it would be blamed on grease fires.

GloryDayz · 03-08-2014, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Dick Bull

If it was a Crisco aircraft it would be blamed on grease fires.

Some days I wonder if there's a difference between Cisco and Crisco!

HonestChieffan · 03-09-2014, 09:56 AM

A missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner may have turned back from its scheduled route before vanishing from radar screens, military officers said on Sunday, deepening the mystery surrounding the fate of the plane and the 239 people aboard.

More than 36 hours after the last contact with Flight MH370, officials said they were widening the search to cover vast swathes of sea around Malaysia and off Vietnam, and were investigating at least two passengers who may have been using false identity documents.

Despite dozens of military and civilians vessels and aircraft criss-crossing waters to the east and west of Malaysia, no wreckage has been found, although oil slicks have been reported in the sea south of Vietnam.

“What we have done is actually look into the recording on the radar that we have and we realized there is a possibility the aircraft did make a turnback,” Rodzali Daud, the Royal Malaysian Air Force chief, told reporters at a news conference.

There were no reports of bad weather and no sign of why the Boeing 777-200ER disappeared about an hour after it took off from Kuala Lumpur bound for Beijing early on Saturday.

European officials said it appeared two people on board were using stolen passports and Malaysian Transport Minister Hishamuddin Hussein said authorities were also checking the identities of two other passengers.

Chiefshrink · 03-09-2014, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by HonestChieffan

Isn't that how KCNative sees himself?

Absolutely but he doesn't have Robert Newhouse thighs like Godzilla

NCarlsCorner2 · 03-09-2014, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

I guess some tracking blog said that the plane made a sharp turn and descended a couple of hundred meters before disappearing. I'm not sure how to read that. Did the plane disintegrate? How does it disappear if it's still at altitude?

Maybe it's the Kuala Lumpur Triangle.

HonestChieffan · 03-09-2014, 10:52 AM

Found this....sounds pretty intelligent

One of the questions I’ve been asked repeatedly since word emerged that a Malaysian Airlines Boeing BA -0.25% 777 had disappeared, is how can a modern airliner flying at 35,000 feet suddenly lose all contact? First, there needs to be an understanding of the type of contact that an airliner in flight typically has. Airline crews communicate with air traffic control both by verbal instructions over radios and through automatic transmissions from various aircraft systems, such as a transponder which relays information about the flight (e.g. altitude) to ground radar stations. The transponder information is then displayed on an air traffic controller’s screen as an alpha-numeric readout.

Crews also have the ability to communicate with their airline through discrete radio channels. There is usually at least one other back up communication system that allows communication between the ground stations and the flight crew. Other aircraft systems commonly used by many airlines also communicate with commercial services that monitor other parts of the aircraft, such as engines, and report that data back to the airline. This data is then used to monitor and improve aircraft system performance.

For all communication to suddenly cease without a distress signal usually indicates a catastrophic failure of the aircraft , not allowing time for the crew to communicate either by radio or through the aircraft transponder. Modern airliners have multiple radios for voice communication and the transponder can be used to send signals that indicate different problems with the aircraft (for example a discrete code for hijacking). A complete electrical failure is extremely unlikely because of redundancies in the system, especially the ram air turbine which uses the power of the wind generated by the aircraft’s motion in flight to generate electricity which would power critical navigation and communication systems, as well as flight controls. But even if the aircraft had a complete electrical failure, the aircraft could have continued to fly. If the aircraft was out of radar range when a failure occurred – but able to fly – it would eventually fly to an area with radar coverage and be picked up by air traffic control radar.

It is too early to speculate on what could have caused a catastrophic failure to the aircraft, if that is in fact what occurred.

**chefsos** · 03-09-2014, 12:18 PM

The two stolen passports were an "aha" moment for me (as in: it's the terrorists!), but I've since read that at present there are reportedly 39 MILLION stolen passports worldwide. There are probably a few on every flight, every day.

WTF

Eleazar · 03-09-2014, 03:18 PM

Vietnam Searchers Report Spotting Plane Debris
Officials Say They Found Piece of Door, Airplane Tail

http://online.wsj.com/news/article_e...MDAwODEwNDgyWj

**Rain Man** · 03-09-2014, 07:24 PM

Per honestchief's post, my bet is on a catastrophic breakup that occurred with no warning. The next question would be whether it was an accident or deliberate.

HonestChieffan · 03-09-2014, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

Per honestchief's post, my bet is on a catastrophic breakup that occurred with no warning. The next question would be whether it was an accident or deliberate.

Now they say there were 4 people with invalid Passports onboard.

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ShowtimeSBMVP Chiefs Join Date: Feb 2009 Casino cash: $3676009	Malaysia Airlines loses contact with plane carrying 239 people Malaysia Airlines says it has lost contact with a plane with 239 aboard enroute from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The airline said in a statement early Saturday it was attempting to locate the Boeing 777 after it lost contact with Subang Air Traffic Control at 2:40 a.m. It was scheduled to land in Beijing at 6:30 a.m. China's state-run news agency Xinhua reported the plane was lost in airspace controlled by Vietnam, and did not make contact with Chinese air traffic controllers. The plane is carrying 227 passengers, including two infants, and 12 crew members. The airline said it is working with authorities to locate the plane. Boeing said on its Twitter account it is monitoring the situation, and "our thoughts are with everyone on board." http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/03...ing-23-people/ Malaysian jet probe sharpens focus on passengers, crew as new clues emerge http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/03...-indian-ocean/ Last edited by ShowtimeSBMVP; 03-15-2014 at 09:02 AM..
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HonestChieffan Seeking the Truth daily Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the Country in MO Casino cash: $2244309	A missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner may have turned back from its scheduled route before vanishing from radar screens, military officers said on Sunday, deepening the mystery surrounding the fate of the plane and the 239 people aboard. More than 36 hours after the last contact with Flight MH370, officials said they were widening the search to cover vast swathes of sea around Malaysia and off Vietnam, and were investigating at least two passengers who may have been using false identity documents. Despite dozens of military and civilians vessels and aircraft criss-crossing waters to the east and west of Malaysia, no wreckage has been found, although oil slicks have been reported in the sea south of Vietnam. “What we have done is actually look into the recording on the radar that we have and we realized there is a possibility the aircraft did make a turnback,” Rodzali Daud, the Royal Malaysian Air Force chief, told reporters at a news conference. There were no reports of bad weather and no sign of why the Boeing 777-200ER disappeared about an hour after it took off from Kuala Lumpur bound for Beijing early on Saturday. European officials said it appeared two people on board were using stolen passports and Malaysian Transport Minister Hishamuddin Hussein said authorities were also checking the identities of two other passengers. __________________ “Make no mistake. If you try anything to raise the cost of vishessavatubs, I will veto it.” - Joe Biden, SOTU 2023
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HonestChieffan Seeking the Truth daily Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the Country in MO Casino cash: $2244309	Found this....sounds pretty intelligent One of the questions I’ve been asked repeatedly since word emerged that a Malaysian Airlines Boeing BA -0.25% 777 had disappeared, is how can a modern airliner flying at 35,000 feet suddenly lose all contact? First, there needs to be an understanding of the type of contact that an airliner in flight typically has. Airline crews communicate with air traffic control both by verbal instructions over radios and through automatic transmissions from various aircraft systems, such as a transponder which relays information about the flight (e.g. altitude) to ground radar stations. The transponder information is then displayed on an air traffic controller’s screen as an alpha-numeric readout. Crews also have the ability to communicate with their airline through discrete radio channels. There is usually at least one other back up communication system that allows communication between the ground stations and the flight crew. Other aircraft systems commonly used by many airlines also communicate with commercial services that monitor other parts of the aircraft, such as engines, and report that data back to the airline. This data is then used to monitor and improve aircraft system performance. For all communication to suddenly cease without a distress signal usually indicates a catastrophic failure of the aircraft , not allowing time for the crew to communicate either by radio or through the aircraft transponder. Modern airliners have multiple radios for voice communication and the transponder can be used to send signals that indicate different problems with the aircraft (for example a discrete code for hijacking). A complete electrical failure is extremely unlikely because of redundancies in the system, especially the ram air turbine which uses the power of the wind generated by the aircraft’s motion in flight to generate electricity which would power critical navigation and communication systems, as well as flight controls. But even if the aircraft had a complete electrical failure, the aircraft could have continued to fly. If the aircraft was out of radar range when a failure occurred – but able to fly – it would eventually fly to an area with radar coverage and be picked up by air traffic control radar. It is too early to speculate on what could have caused a catastrophic failure to the aircraft, if that is in fact what occurred. __________________ “Make no mistake. If you try anything to raise the cost of vishessavatubs, I will veto it.” - Joe Biden, SOTU 2023
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