"Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager" (Nighthawkwill7) 03/11/2014 at 19:52 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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Found this info on Malaysia Flight 370. I'm wondering why the Malaysian Air Force didn't intercept the 777 if they had radar contact after the airliner had been declared missing.

This is very strange.

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 03/11/2014 at 19:56

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Also, the comment section from the Facebook post I got the picture from.

Lots of tinfoil hats being passed around.

Pitchblende > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 03/11/2014 at 19:57

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That depends on when it was reported missing, and you don't go around intercepting airliners unless you want to provoke diplomatic incidents.

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > Pitchblende 03/11/2014 at 19:59

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An airliner with an inactive transponder is certainly grounds for alarm.

For Sweden > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 03/11/2014 at 19:59

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In my professional opinion, an aircraft that close to land, let alone flying over land, would be picked up on civilian radar.

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > For Sweden 03/11/2014 at 20:03

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I'm with you on that. This isn't a stealth bomber or Klingon Bird of Prey. It can't just cloak itself from detection, even if the transponder is off or malfunctioning. How could it have flown so far over land without anyone doing anything about it?

EryktheDead > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 03/11/2014 at 20:04

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Ranges are tough to determine, and I don't know where they are based but the MRAF does fly highly upgraded f18s and old MIG 29s they may have been able to do so....or maybe they did.

Pitchblende > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 03/11/2014 at 20:06

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I don't have any details of the detection, what's the range on an aircraft transponder?

alexotics > For Sweden 03/11/2014 at 20:12

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A lot bigger things have gone missing in the Strait of Malacca... like whole tankers, seized by pirates who quickly paint over the name and sail it to some middle of nowhere harbour to pump the oil in to an awaiting legit tanker. I think contact was broken on purpose and some pirates are now one Boeing richer.

That's just my $0.02. Which is solely based on what I once read in a book, about Malacca pirates, like 10 years ago, in Dutch.

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > Pitchblende 03/11/2014 at 20:15

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I'm not sure but considering that aircraft in communication with ATC can be tracked even over the ocean, they must have quite an extensive range.

Here's more info on transponders. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transpond…

Dusty Ventures > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 03/11/2014 at 20:46

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Actually, according to this Wired article that was shared with the front page, they can't be tracked over the ocean, aside from periodical radio check-ins.

hessen > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 03/11/2014 at 20:56

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Short answer; incompetent morons.

Krieger (@FSKrieger22) > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 03/12/2014 at 06:08

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Welcome to Malaysia, where competence is in short supply due to almost everyone being busy making a tinfoil hat! (I'm not kidding)

Krieger (@FSKrieger22) > EryktheDead 03/12/2014 at 06:12

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All detections of aircraft were from ground radar stations as far as I know.

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > Krieger (@FSKrieger22) 03/12/2014 at 10:14

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Seems legit actually.