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Showing Original Post only (View all)The plane was stolen and landed on a blocked off road [View all]
After the most recent updates, it's looking more and more like the MH370 was stolen in a very elaborate, well planned plot that required at least 2 miles of road to be blocked off for landing.
The transponders were systematically shut off.
There is no debris at all.
Look for satellite footage of roads, not oceans.
I hope whoever did this will spare the lives of those on board.
Update: According to Forbes, for this to work,
Landing on an interstate median is a non-starter, so were confined to one side of the interstate (with lanes going in one direction).
Interstate highways have a minimum of two 12 foot lanes + outside shoulder of 10 ft + interior shoulder of 4 feet. That gives a runway width of 38 feet. Although I could only find interior cabin dimensions for the 747 and the C-130J, Im pretty sure that hull thickness is not on the order of feet so it looks like the basic minimum specs work for the cabin and by inference the wheel track.
That brings to the question of length. Per Boeings Airport Planning Guide for the 747-800 (http://www.boeing.com/commercial Graphs 3.4.1 and 3.4.2 on pages 41 & 42), it requires a minimum of about about 4750 feet (0.9 miles, 1448 meters) of dry runway at sea level for an with an unloaded aircraft. This goes up to about 11,500 feet (2.2 miles, 3505 meters) on a wet runway with a fully loaded aircraft.
It will need to be a very straight section of interstate. No curves.
It will need to be a very flat section of interstate. No hills or mountains.
It will need to be a comparatively unobstructed section of interstate. No overpasses or interchanges.
The 747 has a wingspan of 200 feet. There shouldnt be anything buildings, billboards, trees, etc. within a bare of minimum of 125 feet of the outside of the outer shoulder.
Interstate highways have a minimum of two 12 foot lanes + outside shoulder of 10 ft + interior shoulder of 4 feet. That gives a runway width of 38 feet. Although I could only find interior cabin dimensions for the 747 and the C-130J, Im pretty sure that hull thickness is not on the order of feet so it looks like the basic minimum specs work for the cabin and by inference the wheel track.
That brings to the question of length. Per Boeings Airport Planning Guide for the 747-800 (http://www.boeing.com/commercial Graphs 3.4.1 and 3.4.2 on pages 41 & 42), it requires a minimum of about about 4750 feet (0.9 miles, 1448 meters) of dry runway at sea level for an with an unloaded aircraft. This goes up to about 11,500 feet (2.2 miles, 3505 meters) on a wet runway with a fully loaded aircraft.
It will need to be a very straight section of interstate. No curves.
It will need to be a very flat section of interstate. No hills or mountains.
It will need to be a comparatively unobstructed section of interstate. No overpasses or interchanges.
The 747 has a wingspan of 200 feet. There shouldnt be anything buildings, billboards, trees, etc. within a bare of minimum of 125 feet of the outside of the outer shoulder.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2012/09/25/could-you-land-a-large-plane-on-an-interstate-highway/
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Where did the poster you are replying to, chillfactor, engage in CS? Please explain yourself. And,
ChisolmTrailDem
Mar 2014
#39
Normally, they would keep the passengers alive and would have had provisions. Remember, the
okaawhatever
Mar 2014
#9
Yes, I now think if it was a hijacking for ransom it went wrong and they're dead. nt
okaawhatever
Mar 2014
#43
High altitude decompression is a risky way to kill people.A mistake and the plane could disintegrate
stevenleser
Mar 2014
#44
That is the stupidest idea on DU since Bush started the Boxing Day tsunami with his weather machine.
LeftyMom
Mar 2014
#12
I'm sure it's really easy to fence a stolen Boeing 777. Nobody would notice at all.
LeftyMom
Mar 2014
#16
*Does not include body repairs, sanding, primer or clear coat. Larger vehicles extra.
LeftyMom
Mar 2014
#21
I had this thought 2 days ago, but didn't post it because I didn't want it locked as a Conspiracy
Ghost in the Machine
Mar 2014
#27
I wonder if there's any abandoned military highways constructed somewhere
riderinthestorm
Mar 2014
#49