Flight 370 Mystery

Hong Kong Fluey · Mar 23, 2014, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by winterglen

Despite all of our advances in technology worldwide, it is still possible to get lost. Particularly in the ocean. Our understanding of the world is much better now than it was even 50 years ago, but it is by no means complete.

The airplane was probably unlucky enough to hit a spot the satellites could not reach before or as it crashed.

Hoping that this story will turn out like the stories of extreme survival in Ripley's Believe It or Not or like Castaway or Gilligan's Island; that there were survivors marooned somewhere but they haven't been able to contact the rest of the world. Yet at the same time, I understand that the chances are slim and for the loved ones, the not-knowing can be just as agonizing as finding out the passengers have died.

Please, please let this be a future entry in Ripley's Believe It or Not about fortuitous survival.

Actually this isn't true, especially with a modern airliner. There are 31 satellites that make up the Global Positioning System and only 4 are needed at any one time with a clear line of sight to position within a few metres. In practice 3 would be enough yet it's usual for at least 9 or 10 to have a functioning line of sight.

You can only get lost if you want to but I think he knew exactly where he was going, maybe the diamantina fracture zone just off SW Australia. Up to 7000 metres deep there.

-jimi- · Mar 23, 2014, 04:57 PM

Planes don't have GPS though. I mean it does towards itself, like when you drive a car you yourself know where you are. The plane does not transmit its GPS coordinates elsewhere.

possum220 · Mar 24, 2014, 05:08 AM

The transponder was turned off. Even if there was something with a radar tracking system turned on the plane still wouldn't show up.

Nuliaja · Mar 24, 2014, 08:13 AM

So many theories on this topic. From conspiracies to very little evidence known by medias. I heard alien took them, crash landings, government laser testing gone wrong. To be honest I just hope everyone isn't dead. I have a lot of questions which at this time there are no factual answers to.

Mar 24, 2014, 01:35 PM

Sad day for all of the relatives.

May all those who was on the flight R.I.P.

Hong Kong Fluey · Mar 24, 2014, 03:01 PM

This is just awful, they will never get to bury their relatives.

Plus GPS is different from the transponder. The GPS tells the pilot where the plane is, the transponder identifies the aircraft to air traffic control radar or for the collision avoidance systems and can be turned off (unbelievably). GPS would be a much better way to go but the problem is that the world's entire aviation network relies on radar, not GPS.

Maybe that will be the change from this disaster because I still think this is just the co pilot wanting to make himself a place in history. Other than that, not being able to turn off transponders would be a good idea but I am not sure if that is practical.

eskielover · Mar 24, 2014, 03:18 PM

At least the mystery is now over as to where the plane ended up maybe they will be able to find what happened though highly unlikely.

For many burial at sea is an honor. Sad for all the families. My heart goes out to them

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