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Did Flight 370 continue for four more hours in flight?
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Posted on 03/13/2014 11:13:25 AM PDT by chessplayer

The search for missing Malaysia Air Flight 370 may become a lot more complicated, if a new theory by American investigators turns out to be true. At first, the assumption was that the flight ended when the transponders stopped communicating; then military radar suggested the plane may have turned back and reached the other side of the Malaysian peninsula. Now data from engine transmissions to maintenance databases suggest the plane remained in operation for four hours after its last confirmed transmission — which makes the potential search range all but endless:


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iran; malaysia; mh370; waronterror
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Apparently you missed the comment about US vs. international.


No. I just hadn’t gotten to it yet. And my bad. I’m completely ignorant regarding the behavior of such a call if the call is international and the phone you are calling is turned off.


61 posted on 03/13/2014 12:48:30 PM PDT by cuban leaf
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To: cynwoody

plastic spoon?


62 posted on 03/13/2014 12:48:43 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: Bigg Red

Yeah, see my post just above this one. ;-)


63 posted on 03/13/2014 12:49:14 PM PDT by cuban leaf
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To: cynwoody

Good Lord, can’t believe it’s been that long.

Interesting “similar” section, including most recent listing for a 737. Not impossible.


64 posted on 03/13/2014 12:56:23 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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To: cuban leaf

Yes, we tend to live in our American bubble and don’t realize how different we really are, PC pronouncements notwithstanding. That includes realizing the vast majority of these people were not American or even Western, and neither was the airline.


65 posted on 03/13/2014 12:59:21 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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To: cuban leaf
I’m completely ignorant regarding the behavior of such a call if the call is international and the phone you are calling is turned off.

Wouldn't it depend on how the callee's carrier handles phone-not-found, wherever the caller is calling from? Normal behavior is to play a recording that the subscriber can't be found and offer to take a voice mail message. Malaysian telcos must be sloppy about that, confusing the relatives.

66 posted on 03/13/2014 1:00:42 PM PDT by cynwoody
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To: cynwoody

Wouldn’t it depend on how the callee’s carrier handles phone-not-found, wherever the caller is calling from?


I don’t know. I have no idea.


67 posted on 03/13/2014 1:07:49 PM PDT by cuban leaf
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To: cuban leaf

DOS, oh what a relief it is. What a relief!


68 posted on 03/13/2014 1:18:45 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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I don’t care how much I pray ... I want it!


69 posted on 03/13/2014 1:21:20 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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see dust obots?


70 posted on 03/13/2014 1:22:47 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: jimbo123
Maybe it made it to Somalia...

Although the 777 may have a maximum range of 7725 nm, I doubt they topped off the tank for a five hour flight.

71 posted on 03/13/2014 1:27:19 PM PDT by Labyrinthos
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Got my magic bus, obots! Come see me?


72 posted on 03/13/2014 1:28:06 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: nascarnation

I have a theory...It’s all a promotional stunt..They’re bringing back “Lost” to TV this fall..


73 posted on 03/13/2014 1:34:38 PM PDT by ken5050 (I fear a world run by adults who were never spanked as kids and got trophies just for participating)
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Hi there obots ... Meet the New Boss!


74 posted on 03/13/2014 1:34:44 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: ken5050

LOL. SIL isn’t answering my texts, but I suspect he won’t be saying much if he knows anything. It appears RR is deferring to Boeing and the airline on this one.


75 posted on 03/13/2014 1:35:58 PM PDT by nascarnation (I'm hiring Jack Palladino to investigate Baraq's golf scores.)
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Ain’t worshiping no morals here obots!


76 posted on 03/13/2014 1:44:10 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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One, two, three ... four ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8MYsii4DZY


77 posted on 03/13/2014 1:52:04 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: chessplayer

Maybe there’s another Bermuda Triangle in that part of the world. Or they went through a time warp and are now flying over dinosaurs. I saw that on Twilight Zone once.


78 posted on 03/13/2014 3:06:17 PM PDT by murron (Proud Mom of a Marine Vet)
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To: Labyrinthos

If we are to suppose the pilot was in on it, why not grounds crew as well?


79 posted on 03/13/2014 3:08:22 PM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: Black Agnes

Good point.


80 posted on 03/13/2014 3:11:46 PM PDT by Labyrinthos
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