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Originally Posted by Damien
But how does a 777 get there without being seen or picked up on Radar? Even if you say Malaysia lost it and Pakistan didn't track it then it would still have had to go over Indian airspace, including the border with Pakistan, without being noticed?
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if it flew in the shadow of another aircraft, radars would only see one ping. if another country was involved, flying the aircraft in the shadow of another going to the same airspace would mask it's journey. if MH370 turned off the transponder and then flew less than around 3,500ft under or within range of another aircraft, this is a practical possibility.
DISCLAIMER
just because I typed it does not mean I believe it happened (before people start attacking me directly) - I am merely highlighting the possibility.
Other plausible options include;
the plane was accidentally shot down. that would absolutely result in a cover-up.
I high-tech hacking has been mentioned. which would have flown the aircraft on autopilot on a pre-programmed course and not allowed the pilots to resume manual control. the hacking could also have turned off the transponder and cut radio transmission. the person who came up with this actually trains and advised the government on anti-terrorism, so may know more than we do about how these systems work.
linky
perhaps decompression on the aircraft killed everyone, or an internal fire. the plane would carry on following an autopilot course until it was out of fuel. at which point it would likely glide for another 10 minutes, reducing altitude from cruising height which was likely around 35,000ft before hitting water at about 600mph.
improbable does not mean impossible though. just because we, as regular civilians, cannot think of a motive for hijacking the plane, does not mean there was not one. for all we know, it might well be getting prepped for another 9/11 style attack, but on a much larger scale? as for 'conspiracy' theories, well some are obviously verging on absurd, such as invisibility cloaks and the such, but there are many reasons or ideas that are not far-fetched in the least.
best we can do is hold our hands up and simply say we do not know and be open to ideas. by dismissing things we think are not likely might we hinder is from finding out what happened. obviously, when I say 'we', I mean the official agencies looking for the plane. it's not like any of us are out there looking for it... what we on the forum think is totally irrelevant.