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Art_from_Ark

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20. It seems to me the plane should have been way past the Gulf of Thailand

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 12:24 AM

Mar 2014

According to this news report, the last contact with the plane was "within 2 hours" after takeoff. It should have taken only about a little more than an hour or so for the plane to reach Vietnamese airspace, assuming it was flying at 500mph. However, the last contact with air traffic control was only "120 nautical miles off the east coast of the Malaysian town of Kota Bharu." It should have been well past that point after nearly 2 hours of flying at cruising altitude. Also, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) confirmed the jetliner never checked into the airspace between Malaysia and Ho Chi Minh City.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/missing-malaysia-airlines-flight-mh370-timeline-events-jets-midnight-take-off-its-mysterious-1439613

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Why the jet in all likelihood crashed [View all] quinnox Mar 2014 OP

It's in tens of thousands of pieces, most of which is at the bottom of the Gulf Of Thailand. onehandle Mar 2014 #1

wouldn't debris be on the surface if the plane crashed or exploded? Renew Deal Mar 2014 #2

There probably is, but again the Gulf Of Thailand is deep and choppy. onehandle Mar 2014 #6

Hmmm 2naSalit Mar 2014 #21

Deep? former9thward Mar 2014 #54

Dude--Bigfoot is a peacenik panader0 Mar 2014 #9

He was cornered. Can you blame him? onehandle Mar 2014 #10

Actually the Gulf water there is quite shallow.. pangaia Mar 2014 #12

It seems to me the plane should have been way past the Gulf of Thailand Art_from_Ark Mar 2014 #20

Teleported nt Logical Mar 2014 #3

Yup melm00se Mar 2014 #42

I am sticking with Alien Abduction... HipChick Mar 2014 #4

Well, we don't have any answers yet, so that obviously means something shady. NuclearDem Mar 2014 #5

The Dharma Initiative has the plane and survivors on an Island egold2604 Mar 2014 #7

Yep, If we can just locate Ben, HereSince1628 Mar 2014 #47

The fuel slicks found in the vicinity are pretty clear indicators of a crash. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #8

It has been determined that the oil slicks are not from the plane. geckosfeet Mar 2014 #11

Two oil slicks were found on the sea rocktivity Mar 2014 #13

The oil slicks came from the 2 UFOs undeterred Mar 2014 #15

STOP IT UNDETERRED Skittles Mar 2014 #24

Were they fuel slicks or oil slicks? Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #17

I heard an 'expert' on the radio Jenoch Mar 2014 #48

Offshore drilling. There are oil slicks constantly floating around that area. n/t Loudly Mar 2014 #18

It's a shipping lane. Chan790 Mar 2014 #36

There are oil slicks all over the ocean hack89 Mar 2014 #41

How do you know aliens wouldn't want to do something really public that would make undeterred Mar 2014 #14

I guess it is possible, if they wanted to do this to announce their presence to the world quinnox Mar 2014 #16

I Would Think An Advanced Race. . . ProfessorGAC Mar 2014 #50

Wouldn't be the first time aliens have tried this. Separation Mar 2014 #38

From Bloomberg.com rocktivity Mar 2014 #19

apparently the area where the plane is lostis Asian version of the premium a triangle Niceguy1 Mar 2014 #22

Actually science can explain these mysterious "triangles" Glassunion Mar 2014 #49

A co-worker from Malaysia says Islamic bloggers have already solved the case, Sen. Walter Sobchak Mar 2014 #23

Alright, they've forced me to confess. DemocraticWing Mar 2014 #26

Pat Robinson will announce it shortly on the 700 club as a startling revelation! RKP5637 Mar 2014 #53

Yeah, clearly... wait, are some people here seriously saying UFOs? Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #25

lol quinnox Mar 2014 #27

I tried that stuff, once Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #28

One of two reasons; A HERETIC I AM Mar 2014 #29

The last thing a pilot does in an emergency is make a radio call. Glassunion Mar 2014 #51

Your #2 is unfounded, I believe. WinkyDink Mar 2014 #30

Usually, the most obvious answer ends up being the right one gollygee Mar 2014 #31

We're past the age of demands. Loudly Mar 2014 #33

I don't know Dorian Gray Mar 2014 #32

BREAKING NEWS: FSogol Mar 2014 #34

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA CatWoman Mar 2014 #52

Yup! Air Sharks. nt longship Mar 2014 #58

The government made it disappear on purpose Capt. Obvious Mar 2014 #35

5. Putin did it FreeJoe Mar 2014 #37

It's an attempt to distract from Benghazi. Orrex Mar 2014 #39

Agreed Capt. Obvious Mar 2014 #40

Your agreement is an attempt to distract from Benghazi Orrex Mar 2014 #43

Your noting of that is an attempt to distract Capt. Obvious Mar 2014 #44

Both of you are attempting to distract us all from the HUGE IRS scandal... catbyte Mar 2014 #55

All of this finger pointing Capt. Obvious Mar 2014 #57

Didn't Jeremiah Wright have a hand in them too?!? catbyte Mar 2014 #60

I've said too much Capt. Obvious Mar 2014 #61

I'll bet Chairman Issa is issuing your subpoena now... catbyte Mar 2014 #63

"People don't understand how big the ocean is" NCTraveler Mar 2014 #45

I fly to Australia frequently to visit my son. By the 12th hour flying at 600mph over the Pacific librechik Mar 2014 #62

The volume of the ocean is something.... NCTraveler Mar 2014 #64

I get you, NC--and I have a couple of words in response: The Gyre librechik Mar 2014 #66

Thanks Obama! Ligyron Mar 2014 #46

Point of order. Baitball Blogger Mar 2014 #56

Two Possibilities. parkia00 Mar 2014 #59

They may have landed on Sandy Island. GeorgeGist Mar 2014 #65