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Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2015, 08:48
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,237,435
Posted By sotilaspassi

>looking at the shape DSB has 500 fragments...

>looking at the shape

DSB has 500 fragments to study and they said they focus on 25 of them.
Those fragments have come from outside of the plane. It's also confirmed that those are not bullet...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2015, 08:10
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,237,435
Posted By sotilaspassi

at MartinM, thanks for the details From what...

at MartinM, thanks for the details

From what I've read from Finnish military sources, BUK Telar units would not seem to have device(s) needed to detect if target is a friend or foe. (at least the...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2015, 07:33
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,237,435
Posted By sotilaspassi

>Is the SA-11 TELAR not able to do some IFF on...

>Is the SA-11 TELAR not able to do some IFF on itself?

IMO, the TELAR never does that. On the same second the TELAR radar is activated, the enemy a/c knows it's targetted, so the missile must be...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Mar 2015, 07:45
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,237,435
Posted By sotilaspassi

> Did Kiev keep commercial flights running to...

> Did Kiev keep commercial flights running to provide a human shield to their military operations as they already lost some a/c to SAMs?

I think the "human shield" theory is nonsense. Every day...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Mar 2015, 09:45
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,237,435
Posted By sotilaspassi

>...Russia is able to see Targets about 1000m at...

>...Russia is able to see Targets about 1000m at UA/Russian Border. At the Crash site it is about 1500m.

Sounds reasonable. The ground there does not have huge elevations, so I was thinking that...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Feb 2015, 07:01
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,237,435
Posted By sotilaspassi

I did not mean the BUK that destroyed MH17. But...

I did not mean the BUK that destroyed MH17. But another setup on Russian soil. (IIRC, ukraineatwar geolocated it)

(I think we might see a helicopter attacking towards the Ukrainian border crossing...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Feb 2015, 10:45
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,237,435
Posted By sotilaspassi

"The Objekt apear left of TAMAK, directly to the...

"The Objekt apear left of TAMAK, directly to the UA Border."

Interesting find.
We know from google earth pictures that there most likely was a BUK launcher, radar and command unit in that rough...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jan 2015, 07:25
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,237,435
Posted By sotilaspassi

Bellincat latest about BUK launch location: ...

Bellincat latest about BUK launch location:
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-europe/2015/01/27/is-this-the-launch-site-of-the-missile-that-shot-down-flight-mh17/
(good study IMHO)
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Dec 2014, 10:44
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,237,435
Posted By sotilaspassi

A good set of MH17 images: ...

A good set of MH17 images:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/128537380@N08/
Also contains images to help tracing shrapnel route through co-pilot seat.
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Dec 2014, 18:55
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,237,435
Posted By sotilaspassi

I often read that it is estimated that BUK has...

I often read that it is estimated that BUK has exploded far above the center line of MH17...
But to me it would seem (by looking at the explosion damage of cockpit parts) that the MH17 cockpit has...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Dec 2014, 06:33
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,237,435
Posted By sotilaspassi

re: Latest BUK launch material I think there...

re: Latest BUK launch material

I think there is strong indicators that those photos are authentic.
But are there indicators that they are not from the moment of MH17 crash?

btw. ukraine@war...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Dec 2014, 08:02
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,237,435
Posted By sotilaspassi

It seems some pieces are still being collected......

It seems some pieces are still being collected...
https://twitter.com/ArnoldGreidanus/status/545304812943077377
...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Dec 2014, 09:49
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,237,435
Posted By sotilaspassi

Out of curiosity: What happens with Boeing777...

Out of curiosity:
What happens with Boeing777 engines when the cockpit is destroyed?

Do the engines retain their thrust as long as they get fuel?
Do fuel pumps continue working if cockpit is...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Dec 2014, 16:36
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,237,435
Posted By sotilaspassi

@AreOut >at what altitude their planes got shot...

@AreOut
>at what altitude their planes got shot down

btw. is there any info of other than one AN26 being shot from higher than ~5km (manpad range).

The AN26 14.Jul was shot from 6...6,5km and...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Dec 2014, 08:52
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,237,435
Posted By sotilaspassi

I hate to see so many plane parts left on the...

I hate to see so many plane parts left on the fields @Ukraine.

I wonder if it would be possible to fund one truckload extra to be gathered and taken to investigators. Via crowd (& press) funding,...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Dec 2014, 06:21
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,237,435
Posted By sotilaspassi

Excuse me for showing this silly propaganda...

Excuse me for showing this silly propaganda video, but I have been wondering why Dutch investigators left behind so much plane debris.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-43NmR9ppBo

Especially, I...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Nov 2014, 08:44
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,237,435
Posted By sotilaspassi

Here is a video with the engine ring: ...

Here is a video with the engine ring:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQZn8G28n1s

As there is traces of blue paint I imagine some debris from the cockpit/plane body has hit it at some point.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Nov 2014, 06:26
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,237,435
Posted By sotilaspassi

>There could also be information about military...

>There could also be information about military planes in the area

It's 100% sure that there was no military planes above 5km, because radar does not show any.
Dutch investigators recently...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Nov 2014, 05:32
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,237,435
Posted By sotilaspassi

@onetrack So far it seems the missile was...

@onetrack

So far it seems the missile was launched 30km-35km away of the plane, when the BUK would have used it rocket fuel, it would still be more than 15km away. And there were clouds underneath...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Nov 2014, 05:15
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,237,435
Posted By sotilaspassi

@BATHIC 1) I think if a radar quided missile...

@BATHIC

1) I think if a radar quided missile would have come from left or right side, it would have aimed more towards the center of the plane and not flying before it's nose.

2) BUK missile...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Nov 2014, 10:20
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,237,435
Posted By sotilaspassi

>why these rings were separated from the engines?...

>why these rings were separated from the engines?

In those two photos there is only one ring.
IMO:
-it can break off if the turbine blades consumed shrapnel or missile's tail section
-also...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Oct 2014, 08:11
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,237,435
Posted By sotilaspassi

>military of Donetsk's Peoples Republic would...

>military of Donetsk's Peoples Republic would grant free access

Currently inspectors are on the site gathering people's belongings.

But it is still an active war zone, some 20km from the front...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Oct 2014, 11:57
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,237,435
Posted By sotilaspassi

@TeeJoo I understand the need to move heavy...

@TeeJoo

I understand the need to move heavy stuff to recover all bodies (photo & document the part before moving, then place the part back after body removing, if possible).

But I've also seen...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Oct 2014, 08:05
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,237,435
Posted By sotilaspassi

>fresh footage taken a few days before the Dutch...

>fresh footage taken a few days before the Dutch went back...

My ears (+eyes) hurt of all that propaganda.
Someone should do clean video with as pure material as possible, from the clips we have...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Oct 2014, 19:24
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,237,435
Posted By sotilaspassi

"Hot shrapnel penetrated the port wing fuel tanks...

"Hot shrapnel penetrated the port wing fuel tanks igniting the fuel and starting at least one engine fire."

I think we have not read any reports about the plane burning when it fell down. Neither...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Sep 2014, 10:04
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,237,435
Posted By sotilaspassi

@BATHIK "then there was a huge drop to 563 or...

@BATHIK
"then there was a huge drop to 563 or something"

Until the speed 893 or so the flight was normal.
Then the destruction happened between radar display frame refresh.
Missile explosion...
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