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Forum: Rumours & News
10th Nov 2015, 21:36
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Vovochan, simple. Common known explosives are...

Vovochan, simple. Common known explosives are detectable by equipment so designed to detect them. This is true of any detection system, they are reactive.

The shoe bomber evaded detection. The...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Nov 2015, 09:02
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

In today's papers it is reported that the 4 UK...

In today's papers it is reported that the 4 UK charter airlines will resume flights not before 25th Nov and BA on 23rd Nov. Baggage for UK passengers to be flown home by Egyptair. The Sharm baggage...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Nov 2015, 07:51
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

A small explosive in that case would need to be...

A small explosive in that case would need to be placed deliberately or the placement was down to chance.
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Nov 2015, 18:16
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

It's a bomb. Well it is probably a bomb...

It's a bomb.

Well it is probably a bomb according to an Egyptian source quoted on the BBC.
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Nov 2015, 15:41
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Phoenix, that mirrored my experience. Rapidly...

Phoenix, that mirrored my experience. Rapidly reduced pressure leads to a much slower speed of sound and no explosive noise. However the key word is RAPID.

Whilst that is known colloquially as a...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Nov 2015, 20:59
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Smott, all I am saying is that the video must be...

Smott, all I am saying is that the video must be properly analysed before being discounted. I agree, soot is an important feature but there are still too many holes to discard any piece.

There...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Nov 2015, 19:14
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Orestes, what you have there is a clean fuel...

Orestes, what you have there is a clean fuel fire. What the infamous video shows is black combustion product rather than a fuel fire. Clearly there is a difference in flammable potential between...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Nov 2015, 17:40
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

gawbc that video is the same as on the Daily...

gawbc that video is the same as on the Daily Express web link. The last section of the video does not seem to relate to the initial bit.

It also strikes me that something is missing from that...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Nov 2015, 16:33
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Satellite observation as both a scar in the sky...

Satellite observation as both a scar in the sky and a matching shadow scar on the ground.
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Nov 2015, 16:28
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Am I correct in assuming that you say there are...

Am I correct in assuming that you say there are three elements to the video:

An aircraft in flight
An explosion
A smoke trail

That the first two are genuine but independent and that all three...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Nov 2015, 15:28
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

The Daily Express carries the link.

The Daily Express carries the link.
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Nov 2015, 11:35
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Plastic, I didn't say real-life with you present...

Plastic, I didn't say real-life with you present at the scene but that you had seen genuine explosions as I think many people will be influenced by the Hollywood version where Harrison Ford can out...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Nov 2015, 10:29
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

And how many observers here have seen a real...

And how many observers here have seen a real explosion.
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Nov 2015, 08:49
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Kopit, you don't even need that. My old video...

Kopit, you don't even need that. My old video camera had a x700 zoom and a cheap Kodak has x16 optical and I know not what digital.

A key element in long distance photography is ambient light and...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Nov 2015, 08:07
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Are we sure that an explosive decompression has...

Are we sure that an explosive decompression has an explosive sound? Having experienced bang chambers I don't recall particularly loud noises. Of course that could be a function of scale. It can...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Nov 2015, 21:40
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

OTOH, at Larnaca two drugged pax were denied...

OTOH, at Larnaca two drugged pax were denied boarding at the aircraft. They were returned to the terminal and we were delayed while their bags were offloaded.

The location of the bags w as known...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Nov 2015, 19:17
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Chatter is not a number of telephone transcripts...

Chatter is not a number of telephone transcripts but more likely traffic analysis, spikes of communication from one location and perhaps from several. You might have a call from A to many asking for...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Nov 2015, 15:51
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Andrasz. Quite agree except about security. The...

Andrasz. Quite agree except about security. The News feed clearly showed an inadequate body search and a less than alert scanner operator.

I accept that lots of extra layers are in place but if,...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Nov 2015, 15:40
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

WNTT, a pretty good hypothesis. Just that...

WNTT, a pretty good hypothesis. Just that awkward little fact; they have yet to confirm the presence of a bomb.

Confirm in either sense - that they have found evidence but not revealed it or that...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Nov 2015, 15:20
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Cyber, possibly, but you should never read across...

Cyber, possibly, but you should never read across the norm for one carrier/country to another.
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Nov 2015, 13:29
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Brandon, my reference to 'proverbial stone' was...

Brandon, my reference to 'proverbial stone' was 'as in dropped in a well' rather than as a ballistic item with unrestricted horizontal and vertical components.

More like a sycamore leaf would be...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Nov 2015, 12:08
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

All the CNN article does is repeats the BBC. It...

All the CNN article does is repeats the BBC. It is a media self-confirming merry go round with ever more credible news agencies repeating the original report thus lending authority to the original...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Nov 2015, 11:27
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Security

Just seen on BBC News two women go through security at SSH. First was freaked while still wearing a jacket. Second, carrying a babe wrapped in blanket also searched but no attempt to examine...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Nov 2015, 10:22
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

In today's paper (6 Nov Daily Telegraph) it says...

In today's paper (6 Nov Daily Telegraph) it says that subsequent to the crash intelligence services re-examined the increased chatter post-crash and determined that there was a significant risk.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Nov 2015, 19:44
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

PS, first pictures both discussed in detail...

PS, first pictures both discussed in detail including possible cut her splatter on the back ground part.
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Nov 2015, 19:25
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Thermobaric?

Thermobaric?
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Nov 2015, 18:09
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

22/04, they did, ours went back Monday with State...

22/04, they did, ours went back Monday with State Schools, same in Germany.
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Nov 2015, 16:09
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

"No hold baggage" suggests there are issues with...

"No hold baggage" suggests there are issues with baggage screening.
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Nov 2015, 13:40
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

I think this was mentioned early on together with...

I think this was mentioned early on together with the hope of a runway inspection.
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Nov 2015, 12:50
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Rhino, I suggested a reason at #1099. There has...

Rhino, I suggested a reason at #1099. There has probably been chatter picked up and a tentative conclusion drawn that a bomb might have been a cause.
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Nov 2015, 12:00
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Opportunity?

Opportunity?
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Nov 2015, 10:27
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Very definitely stable doors. I would...

Very definitely stable doors.

I would surmise that the intelligence has a level of unfocused background noise. Sharm has happened and that noise is then coalesced and becomes the focus for...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Nov 2015, 19:44
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

ExPatChris, it is a classic case of stable doors....

ExPatChris, it is a classic case of stable doors.

If there is one airport where you can be sure that security if top notch it will be SSH for at least the next week.
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Nov 2015, 13:15
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

And the missing word? Credible?

And the missing word?

Credible?
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Nov 2015, 12:45
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,497,019
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Kul, you are absolutely correct but compliance...

Kul, you are absolutely correct but compliance cannot be assumed.

Regarding flying over pressurized, that is a non sequitur. If cabin pressure does not leak then cabin altitude will be stable. ...
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