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Overflow · 03-16-2014, 12:08 AM

I just want to hear what you guys think happened. There's been lots of plot twists in this story.

U.S. officials now speculating that this was deliberate by humans.

Timeline according to CNN:

- Takeoff: 12:41 a.m.
All tracking systems are working as the Boeing 777-200ER plane takes off from the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, headed to Beijing, on Saturday, March 8, at 12:41 a.m.

- ACARS disabled (time unknown)
Shortly after takeoff, one of the plane's communication systems is turned off.

- Event: Transponder disabled 1:30 a.m.
A transponder is an electronic message sent out by the airplane: It sends out so-called "squawks" to radar systems about the plane's flight number, height, speed and heading.

- Event: Voice check-in (time unknown)
It's not yet clear whether the voice check-in happened before or after the transponder was turned off, but it's believed to have happened at about the same time, Quest said.
Someone in the plane's cockpit made a voice check-in with air traffic controllers as the airliner was apparently leaving Malaysian airspace and entering Vietnamese airspace.
"All right, good night" were the final words from the cockpit, said Zulazri Mohd Ahnuar, Malaysian civil aviation officer.

- Event: Military radar 2:40 a.m.
Though the Malaysian plane is not transmitting information -- by ACARS or transponder -- radars on the ground or elsewhere can still detect a plane in the air.
According to a Malaysian Air Force official, military radar tracked the plane as it passed over the small island of Pulau Perak, in the Strait of Malacca.
At this point, the plane was now hundreds of miles off course.

- Event: Satellite 'handshakes'8:11 a.m.
The Prime Minister revealed Saturday that a satellite tracked the plane at 8:11 a.m., more than seven hours after takeoff.
Najib didn't provide details on the satellite tracking, but it appears that orbiters high above the ocean detected the plane as the satellite or satellites attempted a series of "handshakes" -- or electronic connections -- with the plane below, Quest said.

03-16-2014, 12:08 AM	#1
Overflow Space Shuttle Aficionado Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 30,897 View My Garage	Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 I just want to hear what you guys think happened. There's been lots of plot twists in this story. U.S. officials now speculating that this was deliberate by humans. Timeline according to CNN: - Takeoff: 12:41 a.m. All tracking systems are working as the Boeing 777-200ER plane takes off from the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, headed to Beijing, on Saturday, March 8, at 12:41 a.m. - ACARS disabled (time unknown) Shortly after takeoff, one of the plane's communication systems is turned off. - Event: Transponder disabled 1:30 a.m. A transponder is an electronic message sent out by the airplane: It sends out so-called "squawks" to radar systems about the plane's flight number, height, speed and heading. - Event: Voice check-in (time unknown) It's not yet clear whether the voice check-in happened before or after the transponder was turned off, but it's believed to have happened at about the same time, Quest said. Someone in the plane's cockpit made a voice check-in with air traffic controllers as the airliner was apparently leaving Malaysian airspace and entering Vietnamese airspace. "All right, good night" were the final words from the cockpit, said Zulazri Mohd Ahnuar, Malaysian civil aviation officer. - Event: Military radar 2:40 a.m. Though the Malaysian plane is not transmitting information -- by ACARS or transponder -- radars on the ground or elsewhere can still detect a plane in the air. According to a Malaysian Air Force official, military radar tracked the plane as it passed over the small island of Pulau Perak, in the Strait of Malacca. At this point, the plane was now hundreds of miles off course. - Event: Satellite 'handshakes'8:11 a.m. The Prime Minister revealed Saturday that a satellite tracked the plane at 8:11 a.m., more than seven hours after takeoff. Najib didn't provide details on the satellite tracking, but it appears that orbiters high above the ocean detected the plane as the satellite or satellites attempted a series of "handshakes" -- or electronic connections -- with the plane below, Quest said. Last edited by Overflow; 03-16-2014 at 12:30 AM.