What we heard/know:
- MH370 made a turn at about 2:40 and at the same time all comms die
- At 2:43 a US base supposedly receives a message from MH370 that the cabin is "disintegrating"
- 1:10 later MH370 is spotted on military radar being near Pulau Perak
- No debris anywhere along route
- Two PAX with stolen passports are not related to any terrorist org
Conclusions:
- MH370 did not crash on/near the route
- Turn was manually initiated & comms disabled at same time (why)
- Plane was evidently still flying 1:10 after it had "disappeared"
- Most likely not a terrorist related event
But what it it then? It is starting to make less and less sense to me. Unless all the comms equipment is in the tail of the 777 and the airframe (cabin, not wing) had structural issues (why?).
Last edited by dicks-airbus; 11th Mar 2014 at 14:21.