Thread: Flight 370

I heard "the size of the USA" - which is in itself... Huge! 6 times...!!!!!

I miss the "enormity" of the ocean!!

If you want tin hat conspiracy cloaked in a factual disguise, CNN is bagging them out like champs!!

Well if you consider that they knew the plane was at "X" when it was last radar identified and then it had 5.5 hours more fuel on board. Some quick math reveals that the plane could be anywhere inside a circle with a radius of say 2500 miles or about 19.5 million square miles of mostly water.

Unless the theory that the plane was "stolen" and flown to an airfield for a later "nefarious" purpose (reportedly a favorite theory of the US military at this point), the chances of ever finding this plane are approaching NIL.

PS. Happy Pi Day!

I hate the way the "news media" just has to talk to fill air time. They do nothing to help... And I've learned that they love to have "experts" on there that just hype everything up more so than it really is. The only one I've heard that seems to be an expert professional instead of a professional expert is the guy that was on the NTSB.

Just think to a time when the media has gone bezerko on something that you are very knowledgable about. How much did they get wrong? That has become my standard with which I listen to the news media.

Originally Posted by JBPilot

I hate the way the "news media" just has to talk to fill air time. They do nothing to help... And I've learned that they love to have "experts" on there that just hype everything up more so than it really is. The only one I've heard that seems to be an expert professional instead of a professional expert is the guy that was on the NTSB.

Just think to a time when the media has gone bezerko on something that you are very knowledgable about. How much did they get wrong? That has become my standard with which I listen to the news media.

Humans are notorious for making stuff up when we don't have answers. That's why science is a "discipline!" It goes against our very nature to throw up our hands and admit we haven't a clue.

Its too bad really!!

In the mean time, the human element removed, even a rational person can take pleasure in the theory's !

Originally Posted by earcutter

Humans are notorious for making stuff up when we don't have answers. That's why science is a "discipline!" It goes against our very nature to throw up our hands and admit we haven't a clue.

Its too bad really!!

In the mean time, the human element removed, even a rational person can take pleasure in the theory's !

Very true, I wasn't meaning to subdue anyone on here discussing the theories, only expressing frustration at the rumors being spread by those that should be giving us reliable information eg the news media.

But what would the media have to talk about if they stuck to the facts? The plane took off. There were 239 souls on board. The plane was last reported at X. It failed to arrive at its destination. Its fuel was exhausted by sometime Saturday.

That's all there is but there is market share to pursue and advertising to sell!

Originally Posted by JBPilot

Very true, I wasn't meaning to subdue anyone on here discussing the theories, only expressing frustration at the rumors being spread by those that should be giving us reliable information eg the news media.

No no - I got that!! Your points are valid!!

OK, if the plane was stolen for later "nefarious" purposes were do you land a plane the size of this one in a search area that is mostly water? Anyone have any idea of the length of runway required to land and take off with the missing plane or how thick the concrete has to be to support that? I would think it would be pretty hard to hide that kind of clandestine effort from the prying eyes of numerous different government's intelligence agencies. Anything is possible but I really have my doubts about a lot of the speculation.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

OK, if the plane was stolen for later "nefarious" purposes were do you land a plane the size of this one in a search area that is mostly water? Anyone have any idea of the length of runway required to land and take off with the missing plane or how thick the concrete has to be to support that? I would think it would be pretty hard to hide that kind of clandestine effort from the prying eyes of numerous different government's intelligence agencies. Anything is possible but I really have my doubts about a lot of the speculation.

Bob

You could probably get it down and stopped in 6000 ft. about the length of our local municipal airport runways. As to the load rating...not sure. But runways typically support a lot, taxiways not so much. Diego Garcia is in the radius...has anyone gone outside to look there?

Originally Posted by Splashone

You could probably get it down and stopped in 6000 ft. about the length of our local municipal airport runways. As to the load rating...not sure. Diego Garcia is in the radius...has anyone gone outside to look there?

Taking off again with enough fuel to go anywhere from 6k would be an issue though. I agree though you could probably land and stop a light 777 in 6k