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The Straight Story

(48,121 posts) Tue Mar 11, 2014, 06:23 PM Mar 2014

Malaysian military says it has radar evidence showing flight MH370 changed course

THE Malaysian military says it has radar evidence showing missing Flight MH370 was hundreds of kilometres off course and travelling in the opposite direction to its original destination.

The development injects even more mystery into the investigation of the Boeing 777 jetliner’s disappearance after authorities identified two passengers travelling on stolen passports and said it was looking less likely that terrorism played a part.

The laid back approach to security of one of the flight’s co-pilots has also come under scrutiny after two women came forward to detail how he broke rules by inviting them into the cockpit during a flight in 2011.

With a huge search effort still unable to locate the plane or any wreckage several days after it lost contact while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, the zone where officials have been concentrating the efforts continues to expand.

http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/malaysian-military-says-it-has-radar-evidence-showing-flight-mh370-changed-course/story-fnizu68q-1226851991393

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Malaysian military says it has radar evidence showing flight MH370 changed course (Original Post) The Straight Story Mar 2014 OP

Why hasn't this report been mentioned, Chinese Transportation was on high alert... countryjake Mar 2014 #1

Time to start to check airstrips in some of the 'stans. Warpy Mar 2014 #2

Boing 777 landing Old Codger Mar 2014 #4

Well, four days later, that's helpful...what was the hurry, Malaysian military? TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #3

The Royal Malaysian Air Force said almost three days ago... countryjake Mar 2014 #5

Tiptoe, around the terrorist (obvious) angle.... maced666 Mar 2014 #6

countryjake

(8,554 posts)

1. Why hasn't this report been mentioned, Chinese Transportation was on high alert...

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Tue Mar 11, 2014, 06:31 PM

Mar 2014

days before the Malaysian jet disappeared. Could this article from Taiwan be bogus?

Warning of ‘possible terrorist attack on China’ received by Taiwan days before Malaysia Airlines jet vanished
http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1445314/warning-possible-terrorist-attack-china-received-taiwan-days-malaysia

Taiwan's spy chief revealed yesterday that the island's security officials had last week received a warning about possible terrorist attacks on the mainland.

National Security Bureau chief Tsai De-sheng told a legislative committee that the agency had passed on a warning of planned attacks on Beijing airport and the city's subway system to mainland authorities after receiving it on March 4.

Tsai did not specify how the warning, which came three days after a knife attack at Kunming railway station left 29 civilians dead, had been relayed to the bureau.

However, security chiefs were believed to have received the alert from Taiwan-based China Airlines, following a phone call to the airline earlier in the day from a man who said he wanted to warn of possible terrorist activity

Warpy

(111,275 posts)

2. Time to start to check airstrips in some of the 'stans.

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Tue Mar 11, 2014, 06:34 PM

Mar 2014

It could have ditched over water but that's looking a little less likely.

I can see crazy people trying to force a 777 to land on an inadequate air strip out in the boonies and that would not turn out well, at all.

Old Codger

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4. Boing 777 landing

Reply to Warpy (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 06:54 PM

Mar 2014

From what I have read a 777 can put down with light load in about 6000 ft. but that is a little touchy needs a good pilot and best conditions mostly needs a 10000 ft runway or more depending on winds and load on plane.

TwilightGardener

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3. Well, four days later, that's helpful...what was the hurry, Malaysian military?

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Tue Mar 11, 2014, 06:43 PM

Mar 2014

countryjake

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5. The Royal Malaysian Air Force said almost three days ago...

Reply to TwilightGardener (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 06:57 PM

Mar 2014

that the missing plane had turned back and that the search would be expanded to the area off the west coast of Malaysia.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4633214

So now they're searching on the west coast of Malaysia, too. ~ posted by countryjake Sat Mar 8, 2014

Missing Malaysia Airlines plane: Flight MH370 could have made a turn back, says Hishammuddin

http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/se-asia/story/missing-malaysia-airlines-plane-flight-mh370-could-have-made-turn-back-a

"Our main focus is to find the aircraft. There is a possibility that the plane had to make an air turn back so we have to expand the search area," he said.

The search area had expanded to the west coast of Malaysia.

He said Malaysia's Department of Civil Aviation and the Royal Malaysian Air Force were looking into the reasons for the turn back, and would announce their findings later.

He also said he spoke to Singapore's Defence Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen on Saturday who agreed to deploy three Singapore vessels to help with the search.

maced666

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6. Tiptoe, around the terrorist (obvious) angle....

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Tue Mar 11, 2014, 06:59 PM

Mar 2014

What is 'leaking' out now was obvious to most upon hearing this news late last week.
I wish they would just admit it.

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