Malaysian Airliner

[mboss]

This is really strange....they took a hard left and looks like they flew back over Malaysia in the strait of Malacca. The whole search has been going on in the wrong place. They could have gone into the Indian Ocean, and if that happened I don't think they ever find it.

[Dave Gray]

I definitely think they will find it.  If it's in the water, then it means that there are thousands of floating objects that will eventually be released and wash up somewhere.  That evidence will help narrow the search.  It might take a while, but they'll get there.

[Brian Fein]

^^ why do you assume there are thousands of floating objects?  You're assuming that a tubular item designed to be aerodynamic and have almost zero drag is not possible to nose dive into water without breaking into a million pieces?

[Dave Gray]

^^ why do you assume there are thousands of floating objects?  You're assuming that a tubular item designed to be aerodynamic and have almost zero drag is not possible to nose dive into water without breaking into a million pieces?

It won't need to be a thousand pieces of plane.  But if there's any hole at all, with currents and the elements degrading the hull, there are tons of things in a plane that float, from bags of peanuts to people's clothing to seat cushions to luggage to whatever else.

I think that the chances of this staying a perfectly sealed time capsule underwater is relatively slim.  Eventually, things will wash up and form some kind of pattern that will narrow the search more and more.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

^^^^ Yes, eventually some stuff will float.  Most of it will be really small stuff in a really big body of water and hard to spot.  The big stuff is made of metal and will sink. 

[CF DolFan]

The oil slick should be visible

[Dave Gray]

^^^^ Yes, eventually some stuff will float.  Most of it will be really small stuff in a really big body of water and hard to spot.  The big stuff is made of metal and will sink. 

I wasn't thinking that they'd necessarily spot the debris, but that it would start to wash up on shore, forming a pattern based on currents, which could then be tracked back to narrow search area.

[Brian Fein]

I think in situations like this you have to consider all possibilities.  I read that they were even considering that it was hit by a meteor.

I think there's a possibility (probably unlikely) that the plane is intact and there would be no debris.

I think there's a possibility that the plane could have landed somewhere, but there would need to be an explanation of why it went off radar.

I heard on the radio that there's some web site where you can view real-time satellite photos of the region and they are asking people to search for debris.

[Tenshot13]

Aliens

[Phishfan]

Aliens

I've been waiting for this one to pop up.

[Tenshot13]

I've been waiting for this one to pop up.

Ya me too. Surprised no one had gotten to it yet.

[masterfins]

Twilight Zone

[fyo]

satellite photos of the region and they are asking people to search for debris.

http://www.tomnod.com/nod/challenge/malaysiaairsar2014?source=malaysia

[Landshark]

AP Newswire is reporting that the missing plane was sending out signals four hours after it dropped off the radar.  That means it was either still flying or fully operational during that time.

[Phishfan]

^^^ I heard that and it is another case of mixed up stories. The initial reports were the plane had about two hours of fuel left when it disappeared and now they are saying it may have flown for four hours???