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**scrivy** · 20th April 2014, 21:58

Originally Posted by Ocean1

If not they auto-cycle up and down, velocity causing the nose to rise until they stall and pitch over into another dive. Likelihood in that case is a collision with the surface nearly perpendicular.

Sort of.....
There would be no way a plane would lose both engines at exactly the same time if running out of fuel. Therefore, with no pilot in control, the plane would yaw one way, bank and roll, then nose dive.... with the same results.....

**scrivy** · 20th April 2014, 22:01

Originally Posted by Ocean1

If not they auto-cycle up and down, velocity causing the nose to rise until they stall and pitch over into another dive.

Also only if the trims are set correctly for both low and high speed. Otherwise any slight roll or yaw input would cause the same effect as I mentioned above.

**R650R** · 20th April 2014, 22:09

Turns out the plane was actually leased out to these guys, JPX freight. Officials now believe the plane may have landed at one of their freight only airports and stuck in the que...

BTW if anyone can find the airplane hubcaps prank call, damn youtube taken it down... aka airplane graffiti

**R650R** · 21st April 2014, 08:39

http://english.cntv.cn/2014/04/19/VI...13124224.shtml

"An investigation by Malaysian authorities also shows that none of the plane’s four Emergency Beacons sent back any signals. According to their design, the Emergency Beacon should have started working if the aircraft crashed or touched water."

**Ocean1** · 21st April 2014, 09:43

Originally Posted by scrivy

yaw one way, bank and roll, then nose dive....

I can believe that, my KTM behaves exactly like that on one engine.

**Berries** · 23rd April 2014, 13:16

The plot thickens, or does it deepen?

MH370-may-have-landed-elsewhere-reports

**5150** · 23rd April 2014, 14:39

Originally Posted by R650R

Wouldn't the on board life rafts be of the auto deploy inflate type? Surely they would be freed in an impact and have auto Epirbs too???

Its a plane not a fucking Titanic. There are no automatic self inflating liferafts on board. Only life vests under the seat and cusions for floatation devices.

**rustyrobot** · 23rd April 2014, 14:41

Originally Posted by 5150

Its a plane not a fucking Titanic. There are no automatic self inflating liferafts on board. Only life vests under the seat and cusions for floatation devices.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/missing-mal...-rafts-1440316

The missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was equipped with four life rafts, enough to carry up to 290 people, and had sufficient stocks of food that would enable those on board the aircraft to survive for a week, said a representative of the airline.

**5150** · 23rd April 2014, 15:10

Originally Posted by rustyrobot

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/missing-mal...-rafts-1440316

The missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was equipped with four life rafts, enough to carry up to 290 people, and had sufficient stocks of food that would enable those on board the aircraft to survive for a week, said a representative of the airline.

Ha. Proven wrong, I was. First to admit when I was wrong. (not often )

**nerrrd** · 23rd April 2014, 19:46

Originally Posted by oldrider

Where the fuck is MacGyver when you need him? ... Was there no Richard Dean Anderson on that fateful passenger list?

Have you seen RDA lately? MacGyver is a distant memory, he's old, fat and happy now. Which is of course completely off topic.

**YellowDog** · 23rd April 2014, 20:19

Originally Posted by rustyrobot

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/missing-mal...-rafts-1440316

The missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was equipped with four life rafts, enough to carry up to 290 people, and had sufficient stocks of food that would enable those on board the aircraft to survive for a week, said a representative of the airline.

Surely the food would last more than a week. Butcher all passengers above Premium Economy and then you'd double the food rations and also have plenty of fatty meat to last more than a month.

And what about looking through the Chinese passengers luggage? Nothing to declare - Yeah right!

In fact, I'm not almost certain that the passengers (Premium Economy and below) will be found fit and well any day now.

I bet some of them will actually be a few pounds heavier

**scrivy** · 23rd April 2014, 21:53

Originally Posted by 5150

Its a plane not a fucking Titanic. There are no automatic self inflating liferafts on board. Only life vests under the seat and cusions for floatation devices.

As a post above says too, they are compulsory for any international flights overwater.