[mazda77]

MANPADs and Stingers can’t reach that altitude of 33K.

[null and void]

MANPADs and Stingers can't reach that altitude of 33K.

MANPADs and Stingers can't reach that altitude of 33K FROM THE GROUND.

From an ultralight or mounted on a Piper Cub? Maybe.

Also, some of the data indicates it was still climbing to it's cruise altitude, not yet at 33,000 ft.

I wouldn't totally rule out a MANPAD just yet.

[usconservative]

MANPADs and Stingers can’t reach that altitude of 33K.

Reports that I've read stated the plane was less than 60km from the airport it took off from. At 725-885kph, that's what, 5-10 minutes after takeoff? I don't fly that much anymore myself but IIRC it took more than 5-10 minutes to reach 31,000 feet.

Something's not adding up here.

[al baby]

So that assumes you a buying that the plane was at flt level 33 k another unknown at this point or never to be known point

[Vermont Lt]

What if they were fired from a mountaintop as the plane was climbing. Lots of pretty high mountains there.