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You just don't take a plane the size of a 777 and re-paint it - even if you want to use it for a one way trip. There are weight and balance considerations and I doubt you'll find anyone dumb enough to try to fly the aircraft from a take off to attack a target on a suicide mission if the aircraft was re-painted with "brush and rollers." You'll need ground support equipment, tow bars, tugs, etc. Above 18,000 feet you're in class "A" airspace and unless you're on a flight plan you're going to become an immediate bogey. 911 was a better plan....
according to cnn it has been determined it went down in the southern indian ocean....although no debris l]
i trust your assessment but i also know when USAir became USAirways they come up with a new paint scheme ( basically the reverse of the united colors as wolf was trying to work that merge back then). the first ones ( 737s...DC8s..and F100s ) were sent to texas. they were scuffed and sprayed and came back looking really nice. but when it got close to the deadline they were painting them with rollers in the hangars....and it looked like it. far away it was presentable but close up not so good. the mechanic i talked with told me how much weight it added ( i have since deleted that infromation from my brain ). they went from the white with stripes to navy blue and gray....and i was told since the whole plane was painted the CG didnt change much but the load that could be added did by "X" number of pounds.
PERTH, Australia – The hunt for crashed Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume later Tuesday after rolling seas, gale force winds and heavy rain forced the search to be suspended, authorities said.I do find it awful that the Internet can be used to spread the most insane conspiracy theories without even the merest shread of proof.
Yes...even today...no wreckage has been id and so it is all speculation.
How a modern airliner can fly so far off course is unusual to say the least.
Even using facts we have only add to a bizarre story.
A dumb question, but where can I find information regarding the procedures of Malaysian airlines pilots? I've been speculating with some friends, but I don't want to fall into the trap of judging the possible actions by the wrong standards. I know little of the airlines safety record, policies, or how the pilots have been trained to react to emergencies. I know a little with US carriers, but not Malaysian.
They had a bit on the news this morning about the U.S. bringing in equipment that will aid in locating it. They said it should be onsite in about two weeks. The reaction to this news by some of the victim's relatives was anger because the U.S. should have done this sooner....Although this "debris" has yet to be identified to the missing aircraft, I'd bet dollars to donuts its from the wreck. I'm also confident the black boxes will be found.
now the big question is why? and who? if it was close to land i can maybe see that they had some sort of trouble and were trying to work through it. being all the way out in the middle of the ocean looks like the pilot(s) had this planned or someone else did. since no one ( at least that we know of through open source information ) claimed responsibility looks more like a "lone wolf" action.
The USA is sitting on a lot of debt. Why should WE rush to search the oceans all by ourselves? Naturally, we aren't and many people and nations are doing what they can to find the plane, but the ocean is a BIG place as stated above.
Although this "debris" has yet to be identified to the missing aircraft, I'd bet dollars to donuts its from the wreck. I'm also confident the black boxes will be found.
A dumb question, but where can I find information regarding the procedures of Malaysian airlines pilots? I've been speculating with some friends, but I don't want to fall into the trap of judging the possible actions by the wrong standards. I know little of the airlines safety record, policies, or how the pilots have been trained to react to emergencies. I know a little with US carriers, but not Malaysian.
You're probably going to find that Malaysian airline pilots were trained to the same standards as any western nation. You could start here...
http://www.dca.gov.my/