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49. The White House seems to believe it

Thu Mar 13, 2014, 03:15 PM

Mar 2014

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/china-satellite-spots-floating-objects/2014/03/13/72688034-aa68-11e3-b61e-8051b8b52d06_story.html?wpisrc=al_national

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Report: Missing Airplane Flew On For Hours [View all] Hissyspit Mar 2014 OP

Whatever happened it sure is going to be interesting when we find it all out. Agschmid Mar 2014 #1

Agree. Cha Mar 2014 #8

IF we find it all out philosslayer Mar 2014 #62

As it's been repeatedly said... SoapBox Mar 2014 #2

The Guardian has it too pscot Mar 2014 #3

Disinfo. Leroy Jenkins. Mar 2014 #4

LOL...you that guy from Warcraft? Cali_Democrat Mar 2014 #5

Leeeeeroy Jenkins!!! Leroy Jenkins. Mar 2014 #6

How about-nobody knows what happened, that's the truth TexasProgresive Mar 2014 #15

I'm Starting to Wonder RobinA Mar 2014 #45

Why can the transponders be turned off to begin with? Recursion Mar 2014 #7

Almost all electronics onboard can be turned off, or have the breaker popped SeattleVet Mar 2014 #9

So it was about an hour.5 into the flight, with a destination then 4.5 hours, roughly. aircraft jtuck004 Mar 2014 #10

If the thing flew on by autopilot for about four hours . . . another_liberal Mar 2014 #12

Or somewhere in the ocean. jtuck004 Mar 2014 #13

level flight does not mean straight line flight caraher Mar 2014 #14

The plane curves because of the pilot or autopilot. In this case there may be neither, jtuck004 Mar 2014 #44

Gravity is exactly what pulls it caraher Mar 2014 #59

I wasn't clear. What I meant was that if a pilot sets it to fly somewhere, in the jtuck004 Mar 2014 #60

The codes aren't permanently assigned. kristopher Mar 2014 #20

They don't recognize modes of operation? Recursion Mar 2014 #42

They need off positions on all electronics in case of shorts. n/t EX500rider Mar 2014 #52

Pro golfer Payne Stewart's plane flew for hours before it crashed. ColesCountyDem Mar 2014 #11

The autopilot on this plane will take it down to 10K ft in that event. nt kristopher Mar 2014 #21

15 to 30 seconds, according to the FAA: muriel_volestrangler Mar 2014 #22

The 777 HAD that problem early on too.... Pholus Mar 2014 #26

Stewart was in a Lear 35 - cruise alt 41,000 rickford66 Mar 2014 #53

I was thinking they were at FL 360 or 365, but we essentially agree. ColesCountyDem Mar 2014 #57

sure rickford66 Mar 2014 #61

First flight investigation I can remember that resembles DU. bemildred Mar 2014 #16

Good one groundloop Mar 2014 #17

Speculation is fun. Bashing other posters in righteous indignation is even more fun. bemildred Mar 2014 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author onecent Mar 2014 #23

It really does - and all the intrigue keeps attention from the obvious tragedy for those on the karynnj Mar 2014 #24

People like to be right, and they like to think they know what is going on. bemildred Mar 2014 #31

This should be a DUzy! Jamastiene Mar 2014 #37

Malaysia's transport minister denies reports plane flew on for hours muriel_volestrangler Mar 2014 #18

I don't believe anything Malaysian athorities say at this point. B2G Mar 2014 #25

Still, that 4+ hours of flight time seems fantastical.... Blue_Tires Mar 2014 #35

The Malaysian military already said B2G Mar 2014 #36

Well, they would have tracked it for much longer then Blue_Tires Mar 2014 #38

You can't get a signal at 30,000 feet over the ocean. B2G Mar 2014 #39

We have always been at war with EastAsia. lapislzi Mar 2014 #28

what a clusterfuck - call the witch doctor back Baclava Mar 2014 #27

There we go jsr Mar 2014 #29

He might have about the same amount of luck as most of us at figuring it out. n/t Jamastiene Mar 2014 #40

witch doctors in suits marions ghost Mar 2014 #41

First, this report is just as likely to be bogus mn9driver Mar 2014 #30

Rolls-Royce is denying the claim. Remember, it was the Wall Street Journal which is Murdoch. I don't OregonBlue Mar 2014 #32

Link to their denial? B2G Mar 2014 #34

It was Malaysia’s Defense & acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein... countryjake Mar 2014 #58

The White House seems to believe it bigworld Mar 2014 #49

Wow, can't believe there are still so many "unconfirmed reports".... cbdo2007 Mar 2014 #33

Like I've told you all ... Hurley obviously didn't enter the Numbers into the Computer on time brett_jv Mar 2014 #43

Wouldn't it be nice if all those passengers may still be alive. I feel for the relatives Auntie Bush Mar 2014 #47

(Latest Update) Now the Pentagon is confirming this original report... countryjake Mar 2014 #46

"...new information is not necessarily conclusive." Jerry442 Mar 2014 #51

Update from the Washington Post bigworld Mar 2014 #48

This is turning into a Twilight Zone episode!!!!!! LongTomH Mar 2014 #50

You get a gold star for BEST THREAD POST!!!!! northoftheborder Mar 2014 #55

Helios Airways Flight 522 looks more and more likely to me...or Somali pirates.. EX500rider Mar 2014 #54

Everybody is guessing WhoWoodaKnew Mar 2014 #56