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Travis_0004

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18. There are at least 10 it could land safely in Vietnam.

Mon Mar 10, 2014, 10:47 PM

Mar 2014

Probably 15 or so if you count runways that are technically a bit too short. If you want to add the extra 5, you better dump the fuel to save weight, touch down early, give it full reverse thrusters, and use the brakes as well. If you add the extra airports, its probably not safe, you may not be able to take off, but if it was your only option, I guess you give it a try.

The problem is, if you landed it Vietnam, it would show up on radar. You would probably show up on Radar in China and Laos.

You would have to bribe air traffic control, hundreds of employees, ground control, and a bunch more people to keep a plane hidden.

Plus where do you hide a plane in an international airport. You can put it in a hanger, but hundreds of people would have spotted it.

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Does Vietnam have large runways? [View all] Texasgal Mar 2014 OP

I don't believe that it did land anywhere, kentauros Mar 2014 #1

Not sure quinnox Mar 2014 #2

Yes, there were several along the coast. kentuck Mar 2014 #3

My ears have gone up here. Texasgal Mar 2014 #4

Yes dylan33 Mar 2014 #5

heh! Texasgal Mar 2014 #8

No. It's probably in little pieces in the ocean. rdharma Mar 2014 #7

I agree.. just thought that MAYBE. Texasgal Mar 2014 #10

Why Keefer Mar 2014 #13

It's a big ocean..... hard to find even with modern search aircraft. rdharma Mar 2014 #21

I think that is a perfectly reasonable question. Lasher Mar 2014 #6

Bite me Lasher! Texasgal Mar 2014 #9

Heh heh. Lasher Mar 2014 #12

Awww kitty! Agschmid Mar 2014 #11

That is one of my very favorite internet pictures. Lasher Mar 2014 #15

Tan Son Nhat handles 25 million passengers a year jsr Mar 2014 #14

Tan Son Nhat International Airport at Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) FarCenter Mar 2014 #16

One would presume that it crashed. longship Mar 2014 #17

There are at least 10 it could land safely in Vietnam. Travis_0004 Mar 2014 #18

Yes.. true. Texasgal Mar 2014 #23

I've wondered the same. Control-Z Mar 2014 #19

You might want to visit this discussion board undeterred Mar 2014 #20

+1 jsr Mar 2014 #24

Could it have crashed on land somewhere; maybe in some remote region? drm604 Mar 2014 #22

If it would have landed in Vietnam... gerogie2 Mar 2014 #25

Shades of Turbineguy Mar 2014 #26

I heard that it disappeared Niceguy1 Mar 2014 #27

Not for a 777 HipChick Mar 2014 #28

There are still plenty of places in Vietnam to land. Travis_0004 Mar 2014 #29

and land undetected? HipChick Mar 2014 #30

Tan Son Nhut, Vietnam's most important airport, can handle a 747 jmowreader Mar 2014 #31

Geez..maybe I'm naive but cntrfthrs Mar 2014 #32