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Fri Mar 14, 2014, 12:38 AM Mar 2014

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 we’re 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, I’m 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 Boeing’s 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 shouldn’t 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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Throw in "Ah-nuld," a snappy catch phrase, and some nudity ... 1000words Mar 2014 #1
people's lives are at stack here..... chillfactor Mar 2014 #4
Was yours? 1000words Mar 2014 #11
Where did the poster you are replying to, chillfactor, engage in CS? Please explain yourself. And, ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2014 #39
IF the plane landed... Tx4obama Mar 2014 #2
Normally, they would keep the passengers alive and would have had provisions. Remember, the okaawhatever Mar 2014 #9
But they've had several days to announce themselves. treestar Mar 2014 #41
Yes, I now think if it was a hijacking for ransom it went wrong and they're dead. nt okaawhatever Mar 2014 #43
The passengers are most likely dead B2G Mar 2014 #42
High altitude decompression is a risky way to kill people.A mistake and the plane could disintegrate stevenleser Mar 2014 #44
Stealing a 777 is risky B2G Mar 2014 #47
Well clearly the plane DID go up to 45000 feet, and survived it. riderinthestorm Mar 2014 #48
Maybe that's what they wanted Shankapotomus Mar 2014 #50
No, they wanted to kill 300 people quickly B2G Mar 2014 #52
+1 nt Shankapotomus Mar 2014 #53
when days have gone by.... chillfactor Mar 2014 #3
ocean is deep and big Niceguy1 Mar 2014 #29
Just heard on NPR something about vibrations JimDandy Mar 2014 #30
That might have been the report out of China Samantha Mar 2014 #33
Yes in the South China Sea. JimDandy Mar 2014 #35
Why steal something so high profile? 30cal Mar 2014 #5
Unless they needed a huge jumbo jet. n/t Skip Intro Mar 2014 #6
You wouldn't steal a 777 for that. jeff47 Mar 2014 #8
Just one theory Samantha Mar 2014 #34
Um....no. jeff47 Mar 2014 #7
They would need their own runway cut in a jungle 30cal Mar 2014 #10
yes, i get thoughts of a secret city and them wanting to do some experiments JI7 Mar 2014 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author ladjf Mar 2014 #13
That is the stupidest idea on DU since Bush started the Boxing Day tsunami with his weather machine. LeftyMom Mar 2014 #12
You just don't want to believe in Super Villains 30cal Mar 2014 #14
I'm sure it's really easy to fence a stolen Boeing 777. Nobody would notice at all. LeftyMom Mar 2014 #16
Forty-nine ninety-nine. Iggo Mar 2014 #18
They could disguise it as an Airbus A330. Lasher Mar 2014 #20
*Does not include body repairs, sanding, primer or clear coat. Larger vehicles extra. LeftyMom Mar 2014 #21
Amazing the shit that sticks in your head, eh? Iggo Mar 2014 #22
+1 WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #15
Oh, please! Iggo Mar 2014 #17
If only Steven Seagal could have been on board (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2014 #23
And Kurt Russell! kentauros Mar 2014 #24
Putrin liberated it BainsBane Mar 2014 #25
Yeah, ok pal. That and The Joker is selling cruise missiles to Iran. geomon666 Mar 2014 #26
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
LOL! And I suppose the next thing you'll say these *superheroes* might do is Zorra Mar 2014 #28
With all due respect, this is idiotic... brooklynite Mar 2014 #31
A day later, not so crazy... n/t Skip Intro Mar 2014 #32
Nope, still crazy geomon666 Mar 2014 #36
So likely it was hijacked, but crazy it landed? n/t Skip Intro Mar 2014 #37
Yup n/t geomon666 Mar 2014 #38
I can entertain the notion they landed somewhere treestar Mar 2014 #40
The whole area is so densely populated Warpy Mar 2014 #54
Did Christie have anything to do with it? undeterred Mar 2014 #45
All of those conditions are few and far between in that part of the world. hobbit709 Mar 2014 #46
I wonder if there's any abandoned military highways constructed somewhere riderinthestorm Mar 2014 #49
I suspect Southwest airlines will soon be flying a 777 of its own. penultimate Mar 2014 #51
The Pilot's Wife (book) mainstreetonce Mar 2014 #55
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