Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370: The Theories

[suityou01]

Ground based radar, would only be able to track it as a lump of metal. The ident, speed and altitude data is sent from the craft to the ground.

In this case, both failed.

[SimonMac]

What does the interweb fruitloop network say?

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Top 5 Conspiracy Theories | HEAVY

[sasguru]

Ground based radar, would only be able to track it as a lump of metal. The ident, speed and altitude data is sent from the craft to the ground.

In this case, both failed.

Yes the idea of a catastrophic failure of systems was suggested a few pages back.
You know when you were in school, struggling to keep up with the clever boys?
Nothing's changed.

[doodab]

Ask Suity - he's a collectoid (to coin a phrase) of the most bizarre conspiracy theories going

I like the "North Korea Took It" one, that's almost believable as the North Koreans are probably potty enough to try it.

The "Chinese Islamic Terrorist Attempts 9/11 Remake" does actually seem feasible, if you believe it's possible the plane went down in the ensuing struggle without a distress message getting out.

[doodab]

The ident, speed and altitude data is sent from the craft to the ground.

Yes but that isn't called radar is it? It's called a transponder.

[sasguru]

I like the "North Korea Took It" one, that's almost believable as the North Koreans are probably potty enough to try it.

The "Chinese Islamic Terrorist Attempts 9/11 Remake" does actually seem feasible, if you believe it's possible the plane went down in the ensuing struggle without a distress message getting out.

Indeed those are possibilities - with low probabilities

[suityou01]

Yes but that isn't called radar is it? It's called a transponder.

Indeed. Well done.

Take a look at the video in Smacs link. 2:18. Aircraft on the radar turns into a question mark, then back into a plane, then takes off at supersonic speed.

[scooterscot]

Wouldn't "slow decompression" be immediately detected by cabin pressure sensors, which would start wailing like a banshee and alert the pilots to don oxygen masks long before they passed out?

Yes.



Interesting... I wonder who else, besides the pilots, was onboard who'd know how to deactivate the IFOF instruments.

That would appear to rule out sudden catastrophic mechanical failure, as it would mean the plane flew around 500 km (350 miles) after its last contact with air traffic control, although its transponder and other tracking systems were off.
Turning off the transponder would make the aircraft invisible to civil controllers but not military radar.

[sasguru]

Indeed. Well done.

Take a look at the video in Smacs link. 2:18. Aircraft on the radar turns into a question mark, then back into a plane, then takes off at supersonic speed.

Looks like it was taken over by aliens. It's the only explanation for a 777 going supersonic.
P.S. It's lucky its the end of the day, that CUK giggle is starting - the deep one that leaves you chuckling 3 hours later.

[OwlHoot]

Isn't there a famous tall building in Kuala Lumpur near where contact was lost with the plane?

Actually a photo here, shows one very tall building with twin towers.

Could it be that an attempted repeat of 9/11 was foiled, and the news is being suppressed in order to avoid upheavals on the financial markets etc?