So in addition to turning off ACARS/tansponders at the beginning to avoid being tracked, the pilot then follows that up by cutting the power to probably everything but the engines an hour later in order to go dark just before he makes his critical turn.
The report inadvertently indicates about where/when this cut in power likely occurred as it shows the point that the plane was last seen by Malaysian radar at 18:22 followed by the Log On Request at 18:25 and that followed by the likely restoration of power at 18:29 when the turn would have occurred.
Seems to me this would have been one of the first things checked ... ANYthing that has/had to do with navigation/info-sharing, etc.
So they were smart enough to be tampering with the radar and avoid detection. Plane may be in Kyrgyzstan.
The Report is here:
“possible new evidence”
Oh, brother.
We will find that plane.
Unfortunately it will be after it is used for an attack.
One of these days, we are going to have to admit we are in a war.
What about the possibility that there was a fire on board?
Betcha Sheik Obomba knows where it is.
Early reports of the plane being flown to 40K feet suggested everyone in the plane OTHER THAN possibly the captain (who has a better system of reserve air tanks to breath) would have been rendered unconscious and likely died within 5 minutes.
That would leave the captain to do as he pleased. Likely he sent the copilot out of the cabin and locked the door when he did this.
OK ... I have never personally flown anything with more than two props on it, but ...
EVERYTHING has a breaker and/or a fuse on general aviation aircraft.
I wonder if this was as simple as flipping off the right breaker? The panels are all accessible in flight.
Would need a ‘heavy’ pilot to weigh in here.
a missing plane ?
seriesly...
The Flight of the MH370 plugging in the new info from the report:
16:41 — KLA N2.73E101.71 to points of turnaround — IGARI [17:19] then to N7E103.5 [17:21] Transponder and ACARS dismantled. [325 miles]
17:21 — N7E103.5 — begins heading west to Penang Island.
17:49 — N5.3E100.3 — Penang Island [250 miles] then turns NW.
18:22 — N6.6E96.3 — [289 miles]. The point where Malaysian military radar had last contact with plane possibly because power was cut there, plane came off autopilot, and went dark to thwart what radar there might be in preparation for his upcoming turn. Begins flying manually for the next 7 minutes.
18:25 — Log On Request automatically activates to restore power just cut 3 minutes. With power off would this be where hypoxia overcomes everyone onboard but the pilot???
18:29 — N6.85E95.45 [Turning Point South] Plane flown manually for 7 minutes and 61 miles to this point with power off and then the power kicks back in at this point for its turn South. [From 17:21 to 18:29 — 600 miles [250+289+61] averaging 530mph].
18:39 — Unanswered ground to air telephone call #1. Was it triggered by Log On Request??
19:41 — S2E93 — 634 miles @528mph
20:41 — S9.75E92.5 — 536 miles @536mph
21:41 — S17.5E92 — 536 miles @536mph
22:41 — S25.25E91.5 — 536 miles @536mph Autopilot disengaged at about this point to change speed and/or direction.
23:14 — Unanswered ground to air telephone call #2. Was it triggered by a Log On Request that’s not listed???
24:11a — S36E90.5 — 745 miles @496mph [same direction but slower speed]. Total to this point 3895 miles.
24:11b — S30E97.5 — 527 miles @351mph [eastward and slower speed to center of the search area]. Total to this point 3677 miles.
24:11c — S27.5E100 — 583 miles @389mph [eastward and slower speed to northeast part of search area]. Total to this point 3733 miles.
24:19 — Log On Request — last communication — power off at end of flight.
Reminds me of a scene from one of the “Airplane” movies.