Malaysian airlines 777 missing

[rogwar]

I believe that is still supposition.

[FLOOB]

Because Zoney didn't say anything about Sully and the Hudson, he said Skully and Potomac.

[FTJR]

I think that this will turn out to be a similar event to that which killed golfer Paine Stewart.

Loss of cabin pressure, hypoxia and the crew and passengers are disabled. Aircraft flies until out of gas, or altitude. Stewart's Lear flew for over four hours.

In 2005, a Helios Airways Boeing 737-300 suffered a loss of cabin pressure and eventually crashed killing 121 passengers and crew...

If this was so, the plane would have run out of fuel on approach to Beijing.  It is common practice to put the entire route in the computer before departure, i.e departure, cruise, and expected arrival. The only thing the plane could NOT do is descend at the right point. At this point it would have entered heading mode and flown on like the Helios 737.

Also there is enough emergency oxygen for the cabin crew to use. There is a way to access the cockpit even if locked which the crew would know. Even if the pilots were beyond help, someone would know how to operate the radio in the most basic fashion..

[rpm]

I think that this will turn out to be a similar event to that which killed golfer Paine Stewart.

Loss of cabin pressure, hypoxia and the crew and passengers are disabled. Aircraft flies until out of gas, or altitude. Stewart's Lear flew for over four hours.

In 2005, a Helios Airways Boeing 737-300 suffered a loss of cabin pressure and eventually crashed killing 121 passengers and crew...

Nope. We have deliberate disabling of transponders and datalinks plus an abrupt change in flightpath. That is not consistent with loss of cabin pressure. They are now saying it was "a deliberate act" but are stopping short of saying terrorism.

I, however, am willing to take that leap.

My hypothesis is the plane has been hijacked by terrorists and has landed at a remote strip that has a runway long enough for a 777 to take off. They are waiting on refueling or repairing landing damage and the passengers (if still they're still alive) are being held hostage to be used as human shields. There will be a 9/11 type attack, most likely in Kuala Lumpur.

I hope I'm wrong.

[Rich46yo]

If that was the case then why not just fly back to the place, pick out the tallest building, and do a header into it?

For that matter what good are hostages if nobody knows you have them? And there are no remote landing strips that plane could have landed at. Its not a Cessna and you can bet every possible landing strip it could have used, within its fuel range, was checked by now.

Nope the only things that could have happened is A, The plane was hijacked and the crew and passengers fought back. Eventually doing a Header into the ocean. B, The a member of the crew decided he'd had enough of life and wanted to leave it with a splash. Either way that plane is at the bottom of the ocean. I read an excerpt from a father who's only son was on that plane. The poor guy was devastated and really put a human face on all out theorizing.

I feel for the familys.  

[rpm]

If that was the case then why not just fly back to the place, pick out the tallest building, and do a header into it?

Dirty bomb? Chemical warfare? Multiple possibilities. I don't know.

[/quote]For that matter what good are hostages if nobody knows you have them?[/quote]
Aforementioned human shields.

And there are no remote landing strips that plane could have landed at. Its not a Cessna and you can bet every possible landing strip it could have used, within its fuel range, was checked by now.

Are you sure? They didn't even admit it was heading west until today.

Nope the only things that could have happened is A, The plane was hijacked and the crew and passengers fought back. Eventually doing a Header into the ocean. B, The a member of the crew decided he'd had enough of life and wanted to leave it with a splash. Either way that plane is at the bottom of the ocean. I read an excerpt from a father who's only son was on that plane. The poor guy was devastated and really put a human face on all out theorizing.

I feel for the familys.  

There is no good outcome of this flight. But, I don't think it's as simple as A or B. Like I said, I hope I'm wrong.

[Rich46yo]

Again one would think they only have a use as human shields if somebody knows you have them.

Hijacking an airplane to use as a dirty bomb or chem bomb seems excessive no? I could think of a thousand ways to touch one off other then hijacking a huge airliner and getting every major power in the region, as well as America, involved.

A header into a skyscraper i can see. Dont they have a huge one in Malaysia? Or Indonesia? But that would have happened by now.

If I had to put a C-note on it I'd bet it was jacked and the crew and passengers fought back. Choosing their own death to save thousands of others.

[LCADolby]

Sky News reports a Malayan official saying Hijacked

[FLOOB]

It may have been hijacked with the intent of 911ing it and consequently shot down. Hence all the unclarifying information given to the press.

[rpm]

Again one would think they only have a use as human shields if somebody knows you have them.

Hijacking an airplane to use as a dirty bomb or chem bomb seems excessive no?

Flying a laden airliner into a skyscraper seems excessive, no?

How could you possibly top that on the terrormeter?

Again to be clear... I hope I'm very, very wrong.

[rpm]

It may have been hijacked with the intent of 911ing it and consequently shot down. Hence all the unclarifying information given to the press.

If it was shot down we would know by now.

[mechanic]

I think some third world dictator wanted a new plane and stole it.

[lunatic1]

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Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 traced seven hours after it went missing as hijacking becomes more likely

[FLOOB]

If it was shot down we would know by now.

If it was shot down why would we ever know?

[Blinder]

Has anyone considered the possibility that it is not the plane that is the focus of the hijacking. I understand that the passenger list is now being scrutinized for their potential value. I am wondering about the 20 employees of the semiconductor company. Seems to be a good way to get 20 people into a confined space and keep them captive until they can be herded off in a remote location and then detained indefinitely for their knowledge and expertise.

Perhaps the triple 7 is merely collateral damage and the plotters couldn't care less if they damage it upon landing just as long as it gets down with everyone alive and well.

I'm not saying I stand behind this theory. I'm asking the forum body if this is a possibility if not a probability.