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Engine Data Reveals That Flight 370 Flew On For Hours After It "Disappeared"

Posted by samzenpus on from the nailing-dow-the-time dept.

Advocatus Diaboli writes "Aviation investigators and national security officials believe the plane flew for a total of five hours based on data automatically downloaded and sent to the ground from the Boeing Co. 777's engines as part of a routine maintenance and monitoring program. As part of its maintenance agreements, Malaysia Airlines transmits its engine data live to Rolls-Royce for analysis. The system compiles data from inside the 777's two Trent 800 engines and transmits snapshots of performance, as well as the altitude and speed of the jet. Those snippets are compiled and transmitted in 30-minute increments, said one person familiar with the system." Update: 03/14 11:41 GMT by S : The WSJ has since updated its report to say the data was from the plane's satellite-communication system. However, Malaysian authorities have denied both scenarios, saying neither Boeing nor Rolls-Royce received data past 1:07am (the flight initially disappeared off radar at 1:30am).

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  1. Re:Combined with the ringing phones ? by blackiner · · Score: 4, Funny

    Was this actually Oceanic flight 815?

  2. No alien abduction theories?! by panda2005 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Come on guys, it's been DAYS already! How come aliens still not in the picture???

  3. Re:Here's What Will Happen by geekoid · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ah yes, the spelling ad hom and no actual refutation.
    Brilliant!

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  4. Some overlooked facts suggest a new theory by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ignoring all the speculation for a bit, let me present a few completely irrefutable facts that point to a different theory of what happened to the plane.

    Fact 1: There are many active volcanoes in this region of the world.

    Fact 2: There were virgins on the airplane.

    Fact 3: The Great Old Ones have not arisen to destroy us all.

    We should thank them for ensuring the continued existence of the human race.

  5. Re:Combined with the ringing phones ? by aphelion_rock · · Score: 5, Funny

    The aircraft is currently parked on a remote jungle runway in Sumatra taking Grand Theft Auto to a whole new level..

  6. Re:Already denied by dale.furno · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm with you on the 60-40

  7. Re:Already denied by ColdWetDog · · Score: 4, Funny

    You can't make a triangle out of a single point.

    Back to Intro Geometry with you!

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  8. Re:Combined with the ringing phones ? by ColdWetDog · · Score: 3, Funny

    Really small. I'll bet the number of floating cell towers in the middle of the South China sea is an integer that approaches zero.

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  9. Re:Already denied by MouseR · · Score: 4, Funny

    Speaking of which, Malaysia simply needs to request #NSA for the black box backup.