If it was a fire that took out the AVIONICS bay, quite possibly it took out the radios and navigation equipment. That would have made it impossible to communicate with the ground via the radios. Might have taken out the autopilots ability to fly the airplane hence the turns noted. IF it was a fire, have to ask what started it? Was it terrorism or something else? I bet they have a good idea but aren’t saying.
So, the telemetry can report, but the pilots can’t communicate? And the avionics are the source of telemetry, and it’s on fire and reporting?
I think you are right about lack of mayday call. Sounds like the perfect spot to start a fire.
Most systems don’t fail catastrophically.
Instead, their performance is degraded, and adjacent systems may become taxed or effected.
Over a period of time, with improper control, the systems themselves will tend to tear themselves up or slowly fail.
This brings up a critical vulnerability throughout the western world infrastructure and inside the DoD.
We have become so paranoid on regulatory protocol, all to obey the rules so we are protected, we have now set up perfect targets in asymmetric warfare. The enemy, where they have already infiltrated our society, will remain vigilant to spot weakness. They will identify how incredibly ineffective our security protocols are from identifying the threats and how they irreversibly hinder our progress.
By targeting control systems, they can apply small amounts of disparately controlled force, to cause the systems to fail on their own.
We can also see where the real threats might be organized, by those who build their empires to control the safeguarding of our control systems. Over the past 5 years, there has been a shift among those of marginal fidelity towards seeking to control security and control system access.
IMHO, the enemies, both foreign and domestic, have been reorienting themselves towards control systems.
Not a good time for Win10.
>> I bet they have a good idea but aren’t saying. <<
Agreed.