Malaysia Airlines Plane "Loses Contact"

[Pommy]

TTmonkey said:

Even if no aircraft found, you’d think that there would be personal affects washed up, I’d, wallets, handbags etc.
Nothing.

If it turns really break up on crashing then maybe not. If it glided slowly to see then it would have sunk without a trace.

My interesting story is a few years ago I was on a wine tour her in WA (Western Australia) and the view was it landed a few thousand kms off our cost, and I met a guy on this wine tour who was a cartographer on a search ship and was on a shift break when i met him. He was 1 of 2 boats looking and he said protocol if they found 'A shape' was to signals the other boat who would do the remote search but interestingly kill all comms so nothing could be communicated to outside world for a few days whilst they confirmed.

[Ayahuasca]

TTmonkey said:

Even if no aircraft found, you’d think that there would be personal affects washed up, I’d, wallets, handbags etc.
Nothing.

I thought bits of wreckage had been washed up. On most third world beaches away from tourist resorts there is so much junk, plastic, rubber, shoes, plastic bags, nappies, crates, fishing junk, rope, etc that it is probably unlikely that any personal effects would stand out.

[trackdemon]

Watched a show a while ago that documented it, there's a couple of new private companies looking after new research suggested their original search location was quite away off. Confirmed to a degree by the fact quite a lot of stuff washed up in East Africa, which was combined with that new research into tidal patterns around the time it went down. I can't help but think little will be found after this much time... and perhaps to a degree, what's the point?

[TTmonkey]

Does anyone know if they are even still searching in any capacity?

[nigelpugh7]

This American guy has been find pieces including wreckage and some personally items too.

Apologies for the tabloid link!

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/n...

[M4cruiser]

trackdemon said:

. I can't help but think little will be found after this much time... and perhaps to a degree, what's the point?

The point is that there may be a design fault in the aircraft, and fixing it could prevent another disaster.

[trickywoo]

M4cruiser said:

The point is that there may be a design fault in the aircraft, and fixing it could prevent another disaster.

That is probably the least likely cause of the loss though.

[Starfighter]

Highly unlikely. Over 1000 aircraft built and 7 hull losses. The only design related issue was the FOHE blockage at LHR. MH17 missing with no known cause so not counted a a hull loss despite being ... err .... lost.

Edited by Starfighter on Saturday 20th February 20:42

[dvs_dave]

Starfighter said:

Highly unlikely. Over 1000 aircraft built and 7 hull losses. The only design related issue was the FOHE blockage at LHR. MH117 missing with no known cause so not counted a a hull loss despite being ... err .... lost.

You’ve got your flight numbers mixed up there old chap. MH370 is the one that disappeared, MH17 is the one the Russians accidentally shot down.

[Vasco]

eldar said:

Has there been any update in the past year or so, credible update, that is.

Ive seen the odd reference to some odd theories, but nothing particularly believeable.

Have i missed some news?

Pleased you raised that, I was thinking much the same only the other day.

[jonnyb]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EgyptAir_Flight_667

[AdeTuono]

TTmonkey said:

Does anyone know if they are even still searching in any capacity?

I think AreOut is still out there looking. He definitely knew exactly where it was, and has been absent from PH for a while. Must be gathering all the debris ready for shipping it home, victoriously.

[Driver101]

Today's news. I'd be terrified looking out the window.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-5614167...

Edited by Driver101 on Sunday 21st February 00:52

[MitchT]

What happened with that company that said they were so confident that they could find it that they wouldn't charge anything if they failed?

[hidetheelephants]

AdeTuono said:

TTmonkey said:

Does anyone know if they are even still searching in any capacity?

I think AreOut is still out there looking. He definitely knew exactly where it was, and has been absent from PH for a while. Must be gathering all the debris ready for shipping it home, victoriously.

Was he the one who wondered whether it was on the moon?

[TTmonkey]

hidetheelephants said:

AdeTuono said:

TTmonkey said:

Does anyone know if they are even still searching in any capacity?

I think AreOut is still out there looking. He definitely knew exactly where it was, and has been absent from PH for a while. Must be gathering all the debris ready for shipping it home, victoriously.

Was he the one who wondered whether it was on the moon?

With a steep enough climb it could easily have left the atmosphere and sling shot past the moon and into outer space.


:haha:

[Trevatanus]

hidetheelephants said:

AdeTuono said:

TTmonkey said:

Does anyone know if they are even still searching in any capacity?

I think AreOut is still out there looking. He definitely knew exactly where it was, and has been absent from PH for a while. Must be gathering all the debris ready for shipping it home, victoriously.

Was he the one who wondered whether it was on the moon?

Perfectly feasible, I remember reading in the Sunday Sport many years ago about the double decker bus found on the moon. If they can get a bus there, a plane would be simple.

[eldar]

Trevatanus said:

Perfectly feasible, I remember reading in the Sunday Sport many years ago about the double decker bus found on the moon. If they can get a bus there, a plane would be simple.

Elvis was driving, allegedly

[The Hypno-Toad]

TTmonkey said:

With a steep enough climb it could easily have left the atmosphere and sling shot past the moon and into outer space.

I think that's perfect feasible.

As long as it used a conveyor belt to help with the run up...

[Starfighter]

If a WWII bomber can make it then a modern airliner should find it easy.