Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 Missing after take off

[Wd40]

India is now involved in the search for the plane after reports that the flight could be in Malacca straits which is closer to India's Andaman and Nicobar islands.

http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/liv ... 17414.html

[zzm9980]

The truth will come out in the end but one question for experts would be, what height does radar actually start working with aircraft?

It varies by your distance from the radar station. Basically, you have to account for the curvature of the earth. As you get farther, the horizon disappears from LOS (@ ~20 miles) so effective altitude increases.

[ecureilx]

The truth will come out in the end but one question for experts would be, what height does radar actually start working with aircraft?

It varies by your distance from the radar station. Basically, you have to account for the curvature of the earth. As you get farther, the horizon disappears from LOS (@ ~20 miles) so effective altitude increases.

and from my terastrial broadcast days ... every 30 meter above ground will add a 40 km line of site. ...

hence most ground based radars being located in hillocks, ..

SE. I too believe RMAF back traced and found embarrassing details and are working quietly to correlate ... than make it public

there is national security at stake here ... from RMAFs point of view I guess .. lest the enemies knew their effective coverage

I wonder how much coverage the RSAF G550 has ...

[maneo]

I wonder how much coverage the RSAF G550 has ...

Looks like the IAI EL/W-2085 has an effective range of only about 370 km.

[rajagainstthemachine]

Nice tumblr link http://mh370lost.tumblr.com/?og=1

[PNGMK]

We all know approximately what a RMAF Ground Radar Station looks like a 0130.



We all can imagine the condition of the equipment.

[maneo]

Someone on an oil rig off south east Vietnam claims he saw a burning plane going down in one piece around that time.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/ar ... d=11218622

[the lynx]

More info on the Iranians with fake passports.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/03/13/Criminals-abusing-Malaysia-Iranians-on-MH370-likely-to-have-gotten-fake-passports-at-KLIA/

Pouria Nour Mohammad Merhdad, 19, and Delavar Seyed Mohammad Erza, 29, had reportedly flown here from Doha using Iranian passports and then switched to the stolen Austrian and Italian passports to board the plane.

This could mean they had most likely picked up the stolen passports at KLIA.

Khaled said he had seen four passports carried by Rakhman, which had the photographs of the alleged conman but under different names.

[zzm9980]

Nice tumblr link http://mh370lost.tumblr.com/?og=1

I bet the author was a "truther". So much is being based on alleged "mumbling" from the pilots. He has apparently never heard Singlish/Minglish.

[x9200]

So the latest (24h) developments contributing anything new to the mistery appears to be:
- the US satellites have not noticed any explosion in the area (I understand they should be able?)
http://www.nst.com.my/latest/font-color ... t-1.510492

- the China satellites noticed some large (meters-long) objects along the possible plane route.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/m ... a-sea-live

[sundaymorningstaple]

And a nice withering attack on the Malaysian style of politics...

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/03/13/wo ... 0&referrer

[Barnsley]

And a nice withering attack on the Malaysian style of politics...

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/03/13/wo ... 0&referrer

Our friends the other side of the Causeway really are getting some proper hammer at the minute.

[ecureilx]

- the China satellites noticed some large (meters-long) objects along the possible plane route.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/m ... a-sea-live

that china kept it quiet for so long speaks volumes about their intentions vs the perceived Malaysian incompetence ...

just my 2 cents ...

and Vietnam hasn't allowed anybody to search their waters in fear of espionage I believe ...

[zzm9980]

and Vietnam hasn't allowed anybody to search their waters in fear of espionage I believe ...

Source? Or just "Squirrel Conjecture"?

[sundaymorningstaple]