Malaysia Airlines flight MH370-Updates and Discussion

This reported in The Sun and similar in the Daily Mail. They say a confidential report leaked claims co-pilot tried to use his mobile phone prior to contact being lost with the aircraft


https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8702191/mh370-malaysian-airlines-co-pilot-use-mobile-aircraft-vanished/

LoonyLovegood wrote: »

Fantastic article came out in The Atlantic yesterday. Well written, well researched, and put a shiver up my spine at what went on. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/07/mh370-malaysia-airlines/590653/

Not so sure about that.....

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-atlantics-william-langewiesche-dusts-off-discredited-conspiracy-theory-to-accuse-mh370-pilot-of-hijacking

Wombatman wrote: »

Not so sure about that.....

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-atlantics-william-langewiesche-dusts-off-discredited-conspiracy-theory-to-accuse-mh370-pilot-of-hijacking

That rebuttal doesn't really stand up for me. It's also riddled with errors.

Example:

One of the largest pieces, an outboard wing flap, was found on Pemba Island off the coast of Tanzania, in June 2016. This was highly significant to investigators because this flap could only be activated for takeoff or landing by command of the pilot. It could not be independently moved by the autopilot.

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Here the author is confusing flaps with flaperons. Basic aeronautical knowledge deficiency.

Haven’t seen anything, must do a search, cheers

New Netfliks Docuseries out now called "MH370: The Plane That disappeared"

Just started watching it.

My own theory is that there were Terrorists more than likely Noth Korean ones on board who hijacked the plane and wanted to use it as a missile just like the 9/11Terrorists maybe to attack an American airbase in South Korea but the pilots and passengers fought back and the plane ended up in the ocean somewhere.

I hope its found someday and the loved ones of those lost get closure eventually but untill them it shall remain a mystery.

Theorists on board - yes indeed, there are theorists everywhere.

Not really. The plane was going to Beijing in China which actually further. It does not matter anyway as the plane did not go that way.

Here you go.

What if the flight went south has anyone checked the islands like Big Ben island? It would be the location but not distance. How long could a plane glide for if it had ran out of fuel? Just a theory sorry if it offends anyone.

Just finished the NEtflix series. Like a lot of aviation enthusiasts I'm interested in the incident and would love to see what happened. The first episode felt complete nonsense, and I couldn't believe Netflix had produced such tripe. The theories put out there seem complete nonsense, none of which I believe.

However, some of the challenging of accepted facts has me questioning what is real and waht was their delusion. Is there any cerdible evidence to the idea that the debris found in East Africa was planted?

Probably one for he conspiracy theory thread but doesn't anyone think there was anything sinister at play more than murder/sucide by the pilot?

Just watched Why Planes Vanish: The Hunt for MH370 on BBC1, surprised it hadn't been flagged up here beforehand. One of the better, non-sensationalist and factually accurate documentaries on an aviation topic that I've seen. Would recommend catching a repeat or iPlayer.