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functioning_cog

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7. it just gets weirder and weirder.

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2014, 01:28 AM

Mar 2014

maybe it flew to some undisclosed location. And what would be the point? The pilot is a "Lost" super fan?

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Engine Data Suggests Missing Airplane Flew On for Hours After Radar Disappearance [View all] Cali_Democrat Mar 2014 OP

A grand kidnapping? MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #1

This is the ACARS data. The plane could have reached India. PSPS Mar 2014 #2

Or someplace like 2naSalit Mar 2014 #6

The Saudis have a good handle on what happens in and around their airspace. MADem Mar 2014 #11

Oh my, could it be that the passengers madaboutharry Mar 2014 #3

or another alternate movie plot... HereSince1628 Mar 2014 #41

According to the interwebz... Cali_Democrat Mar 2014 #4

That's the max cruising speed Major Nikon Mar 2014 #13

Thanks! Cali_Democrat Mar 2014 #15

could it have reached North Korea? grasswire Mar 2014 #5

Someone needs to write that movie script, NOW...and get it made in time for summer blockbuster MADem Mar 2014 #9

I think it's called "Lost" grahamhgreen Mar 2014 #26

I didn't watch that show, not a single episode, but my impression of that thing was that they MADem Mar 2014 #49

it just gets weirder and weirder. functioning_cog Mar 2014 #7

How long before this gets rescinded? ecstatic Mar 2014 #8

Ya...it's a clusterfuck at this point Cali_Democrat Mar 2014 #12

Since the engines send data at 30 minute increments, greyl Mar 2014 #16

If you read the article, it's amazingly mealy-mouthed about what data they actually have. Jerry442 Mar 2014 #25

And where. grahamhgreen Mar 2014 #27

oh boy.. wth! Eventually we have Cha Mar 2014 #10

More: No wreckage found in spot where Chinese satellite images show what might be debris Cali_Democrat Mar 2014 #14

Wow. greyl Mar 2014 #17

If they were alive, wouldn't someone have made SheilaT Mar 2014 #21

I think they must have been confiscated by whoever is/was in charge of that plane. nt greyl Mar 2014 #22

That assumes a very organized SheilaT Mar 2014 #28

It could have been 1 person with a persuasive argument of some sort. greyl Mar 2014 #65

I guess I'm simply far more convinced SheilaT Mar 2014 #67

A story said a cellphone did ring, meaning it wasn't blown up. Just hope they're alive, somewhere.nt freshwest Mar 2014 #30

That has been explained. Nt Logical Mar 2014 #45

Explain it again., If it pinged back from the phone itself or not. n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #61

When you dial a number, the ring you hear doesn't correspond with the phone you dialed. greyl Mar 2014 #66

Yes, I understand that part of telecommunications. It was my job for many years. freshwest Mar 2014 #68

Cell phones need cell towers. RC Mar 2014 #59

In the last 24 hrs. I've started thinking Gman Mar 2014 #18

I don't think they know squat. n/t DeSwiss Mar 2014 #19

I urge everyone to read the full article. SoapBox Mar 2014 #20

There sure is! ....diverted "with the intention of using it later for another purpose." MADem Mar 2014 #24

What would that be? They used to be used as a getaway. A plane like that uses a lot of fuel, so freshwest Mar 2014 #31

Pyongyang? Somalia? Doctor Evil's Island Lair? MADem Mar 2014 #47

If they could get to Somalia, they could get to the Middle East. One piece posted on this said they freshwest Mar 2014 #60

More rumors. MADem Mar 2014 #62

They must have altered those pictures, too. I don't think it'll work any other way, do you? freshwest Mar 2014 #63

Hee hee....I look like hell in EVERY ID picture I have...! MADem Mar 2014 #64

The pilot had a 777 flight sim at home IDemo Mar 2014 #33

Maybe they flew to Shangri-la. Kablooie Mar 2014 #23

That would be a hell of a lot of new residents! randome Mar 2014 #53

I just realized I never read it. Kablooie Mar 2014 #56

We probably use the same type of software exboyfil Mar 2014 #29

My understanding is engine performance data is much functioning_cog Mar 2014 #32

Here is one OEM example exboyfil Mar 2014 #34

Malaysia's transport minister says media reports suggesting lost Flight kept flying are inaccurate Hissyspit Mar 2014 #35

I just heard him Hissyspit malaise Mar 2014 #36

The Malaysian Gov't has allowed this investigation to Blue_Tires Mar 2014 #46

I don't see how malaise Mar 2014 #48

I know they're trying their best Blue_Tires Mar 2014 #52

Well I blame the Malaysian Army for most of the misinformation malaise Mar 2014 #54

No doubt there's been too much crazy media speculation Blue_Tires Mar 2014 #55

Just saw on CNN that the Malaysains are disputing this. Separation Mar 2014 #37

More importantly Rolls Royce do not have any data after 1.07 malaise Mar 2014 #38

Yes, both Boeing & Rolls Royce have informed Hishammuddin Hussein... countryjake Mar 2014 #40

Here's a bit from the Guardian... countryjake Mar 2014 #39

The different pieces of info coming out and then disputed is a fascinating part of this story stevenleser Mar 2014 #42

Wow, we were discussing this very possibility. idendoit Mar 2014 #43

Wow, with this new radius of possible locations, I wonder if they will find the beeper in time. morningfog Mar 2014 #44

This would explain why no one has claimed responsibility B2G Mar 2014 #50

Remember that one depressurized plane with Payne Stewart? Pholus Mar 2014 #51

Yes, but Stewart's plane stayed on radar the whole time lapislzi Mar 2014 #57

True enough. Pholus Mar 2014 #58

I still think it has crashed in the ocean laundry_queen Mar 2014 #69

"...the Boeing Co. 777's engines..." Jenoch Mar 2014 #70