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thunderlips11 says

Russians are accused of much, but not stupidity or recklessness.

5. Assumes that "Super Duper Spies" can pull these things off with near 100% Certainty and not get caught.

Thanks - I think those were the strongest points in response to Wise's theory. If Putin wanted to hijack a 777, he would probably not choose one that might risk his relationship with China.

OTOH, there's this: "PBS Frontline: Putin's Way"

thunderlips11 says

Terrorists need to brag, or why bother?

Terrorists need a number of things, including money; a $100 million plane could be stripped for parts the way ISIL strips museums, selling the portable stuff and destroying whatever they can't sell. Anyway, it doesn't relate to Wise's theory, because he doesn't allege terrorists hijacked the plane.

Among experts who talk to commercial media, the most popular opinion seems to be suicide by pilot or first officer. I suspected that a year ago, and I do still, but I wanted in this thread to give fair hearing to other theories, including Wise's. The main advantage of Wise's theory is that it would explain how an entire airliner the size of a 777, full of passengers and luggage, disappeared without trace, which has never happened before.

As for the sarcastic bickering without any informative content or links, I haven't decided whether to delete those comments. [Update: I decided to delete some from an obvious troll who never contributes anything. He used to have Premium membership, so he could spray PatNet with "protected" diarrhea of the keyboard. If my deleting his comments causes him to pay for Premium again, then at least Patrick gets a bit of compensation for the chronic soiling of his website.]

Call it Crazy says

bob2356 says

They didn't even hit the water at high speed breaking everything into little bits

Seat cushions, foam insulation, baggage, bodies and flotation vests break into little bits..... Sure, if you say so....

At a cruising speed or out of control diving crash................................ Yep, most would be shredded....................................... wouldn't take all that long for all the rest to get waterlogged and sink............................................. Especially if the crash were where they were searching 1600 miles southwest of perth...................................... That's in the roaring 40's with 100+ knot winds and 60+ ft seas being very common.................................................................

curious2 says

Among experts who talk to commercial media, the most popular opinion seems to be suicide by pilot or first officer. I suspected that a year ago, and I do still, but I wanted in this thread to give fair hearing to other theories, including Wise's. The main advantage of Wise's theory is that it would explain how an entire airliner the size of a 777, full of passengers and luggage, disappeared without trace, which has never happened before.

Here you're on to something. I think this is also the case with the KAL disaster in the 80s. Pilot got dumped/was depressed, decided to suicide by flying into defended airspace.

Suicide is far more acceptable in Asian countries anyway, where "Face" is everything.

sbh says

Get back to me when you understand what happens when an object moving 500 mph hits something as soft as water............

I understand what happens when a 220lb object fucks up while running a slalom course at 35mph. Remind my torn ligament how soft water is. Is it a lot softer at 500 mph because at 35mph it's like hitting concrete?

bob2356 says

I understand what happens when a 220lb object fucks up while running a slalom course at 35mph. Remind my torn ligament how soft water is. Is it a lot softer at 500 mph because at 35mph it's like hitting concrete?

sbh was.................................................................... being sarcastic???????!?!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????????????!?!?!?!?!?.......................................speaking in..............................................................................................................................an assumed voice.........................................................,,,,.................,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.

I think Putin had Nemtsov whacked because Nemtsov means "german" in russian and it's soon going to be 70 years since russia beat the nazis in world war 2.

https://www.yahoo.com/travel/mathematician-may-have-just-solved-the-mystery-of-121124580772.html

Mathematician May Have Just Solved The Mystery Of Missing Flight MH370

A mathematics professor may have solved the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which disappeared without trace last year with 239 people on board.

Conspiracy theorists have suggested various outlandish theories including the idea that the flight was abducted by aliens.
But the reality may be a little more prosaic, according to applied mathematician Dr. Goong Chen of Texas A&M University.

His computer models suggest that the flight entered a vertical dive over the Indian Ocean, entering the water cleanly and without breaking up.

The simulated crash solves some of the mysteries surrounding MH370 — such as the lack of debris and spilled oil on the surface.

Dr. Chen suggests that the plane’s body and wings sank rapidly — explaining the lack of an oil slick on the surface.

Dr. Chen says, “The true final moments of MH370 are likely to remain a mystery until someday when its black box is finally recovered and decoded.
“But forensics strongly supports that MH370 plunged into the ocean in a nosedive.”

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/french-aviation-expert-plane-wreckage-170030671.html

Plane wreckage found in Indian Ocean, 'there is a chance' it's from missing flight MH370

Aviation experts are speculating that wreckage found washed up on a French island in the Indian Ocean could be from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared more than a year ago.

The French air force has confirmed that some debris has been found on Reunion Island, but officials told CNN that it's too soon to tell if it's from MH370.

Xavier Tytelman, a former French military pilot who now specializes in aviation security, told The Telegraph that he thinks the wreckage could possibly be from the plane that went missing while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in March 2014.

"I've been studying hundreds of photos and speaking to colleagues," Tytelman told The Telegraph. "And we all think it is likely that the wing is that of a Boeing 777 — the same plane as MH370.

"Police in Reunion examining the wreckage say that it looks like it's been in the water for around a year, which again would fit with MH370. We can't say for certainty, but we do think there is a chance that this is it."

Experts and journalists, including The Wall Street Journal's aerospace and Boeing beat reporter, are circulating photos on social media and discussing possibilities:

Until more evidence is discovered, investigators will just have to wing it.

zzyzzx says

Until more evidence is discovered....

I keep suspecting maybe a stowaway in the E/E bay. The published reports that mention the E/E bay seem to assume a terrorist hijacker got in there during the flight. I don't assume that. Rather, I suspect a stowaway might have got into the E/E bay prior to the flight, then cut off the cockpit communications and air supply, then climbed to peak altitude killing everyone without a personal air supply. The stowaway would have one, and maybe an accomplice in the cabin might have one. Either the stowaway or the accomplice then opens the door between the E/E bay and the cabin. At that point, the stowaway has the run of the plane, and can cause it to fly to a remote area of the Indian ocean, and set it down there. If a stowaway brought parachutes, then the stowaway and accomplice might even parachute out at low altitude into the warm ocean and await a rendezvous. The motives could include distracting investigators and controlling the media narrative, assassinating one or more people on the plane, robbery/piracy, and stripping whatever valuable parts might be salvaged from the plane before it sinks.

I've got a feeling that's it's no longer in the air.

https://gma.yahoo.com/mh370-part-found-reunion-island-missing-plane-175854267--abc-news-topstories.html

MH370: Part Found On Reunion Island Is From Missing Plane

The plane part that was found on a beach in the Indian Ocean was determined to be part of MH370, the Malaysia Airlines flight that vanished more than a year ago, Malaysia's prime minister said.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/report-mh370-wreckage-may-found-214229696.html

Report: MH370 wreckage may have been found in the Philippines

Malaysia authorities have received reports that airplane wreckage bearing the nation's flag, along with human remains, has been discovered on Sugbay Island in the Philippines.

The presence of the Malaysian flag has prompted speculation that the wreckage may be that of Malaysia Airlines' missing Flight MH370.

Locals on the island claim to have discovered a wrecked airplane fuselage along with the skeletal remains of the passengers and crew, the Daily Mail reported.

According to reports, a teenager stumbled upon the wreckage while hunting for birds in the jungle. Her uncle, an audio-visual technician, contacted authorities to report the finding.

But the likelihood that MH370 has been found in a Filipino jungle is low.

This latest discovery doesn't fit the flight's projected flight path. Evidence shows that MH370 took off from Kuala Lumpur and flew northeast toward China before turning west over the Malay Peninsula. Investigators believe the aircraft then turned south, flying over the southern Indian Ocean before crashing after running out of fuel.

The search for the Malaysian jet had been focused on a 7.3-million-square-mile area in the southern Indian Ocean off the western coast of Australia.

HA HA! Those internet know it alls with their Global Warming computers and Satelites don't know squat!

Ironman says

Tenpoundbass says

HA HA! Those internet know it alls with their Global Warming computers and Satelites don't know squat!

Go figure... The alarmist claim the satellites can measure tenths of a degree change in warming of the ocean over 100 years but these same high tech satellites can't find a 200 foot long aircraft that went missing???

LOL. It just does not make sense. I smell something fishy with this Flight 370.
Maybe Gary will be right one of these days.

Ironman says

Strategist says

LOL. It just does not make sense. I smell something fishy with this Flight 370.

Maybe you can't find something that never crashed...

Yup.
They did find water in Mars. Maybe they should look there.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/07/mh370-found-searchers-race-to-new-site.html
MH370 Found? Searchers Race to New Site