MH370 latest - it 'fell out of the sky' in the search area

BTN News
Wednesday, 10 August 2016

After more than two years of fruitless searching for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the Indian Ocean west of Perth, Western Australia - and countless theories on how and why the B777 jet disappeared - a report this week claims the jet fell 'very fast' before crashing.


MH370 was a scheduled passenger flight from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia bound for Beijing, China. It had 239 passengers and crew on board when it disappeared on 8 March 2014.


The latest claim is that the aircraft lost engine power before falling out of the sky at up to 20,000 feet per minute, compared to a controlled glide sequence where it would have lost 2,000 feet per minute.


Australian Defence scientists who have analysed signals from the flight say prior to its final moments, the jet made a number of automated 'handshake' signals with satellites on the ground in Australia.


After six of those handshakes, a seventh indicated engine failure - probably from lack of fuel.


The data supports the theory that MH370 fell out of the sky, and did not glide to a final crash-landing spot in the Indian Ocean as has been suggested in recent weeks by a variety of authors who said the jet may have crash landed in the Indian Ocean after a long controlled glide.


Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) chief commissioner Greg Hood said scientists' analysis of the signals closely matched a flight scenario where no-one was in 'control' of the jet at the point of impact.


Hood said the signal data meant MH370 probably crashed in the 120,000-square-kilometre search area now being combed by Australian authorities.


If the aircraft had glided to a final resting place - as recent theories have suggested - the plane may have gone down outside the current search area.

MH370 latest - it 'fell out of the sky' in the search area

BTN News
Wednesday, 10 August 2016

After more than two years of fruitless searching for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the Indian Ocean west of Perth, Western Australia - and countless theories on how and why the B777 jet disappeared - a report this week claims the jet fell 'very fast' before crashing.


MH370 was a scheduled passenger flight from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia bound for Beijing, China. It had 239 passengers and crew on board when it disappeared on 8 March 2014.


The latest claim is that the aircraft lost engine power before falling out of the sky at up to 20,000 feet per minute, compared to a controlled glide sequence where it would have lost 2,000 feet per minute.


Australian Defence scientists who have analysed signals from the flight say prior to its final moments, the jet made a number of automated 'handshake' signals with satellites on the ground in Australia.


After six of those handshakes, a seventh indicated engine failure - probably from lack of fuel.


The data supports the theory that MH370 fell out of the sky, and did not glide to a final crash-landing spot in the Indian Ocean as has been suggested in recent weeks by a variety of authors who said the jet may have crash landed in the Indian Ocean after a long controlled glide.


Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) chief commissioner Greg Hood said scientists' analysis of the signals closely matched a flight scenario where no-one was in 'control' of the jet at the point of impact.


Hood said the signal data meant MH370 probably crashed in the 120,000-square-kilometre search area now being combed by Australian authorities.


If the aircraft had glided to a final resting place - as recent theories have suggested - the plane may have gone down outside the current search area.