Do they know it's down? I saw this story...
http://www.wsj.com/articles/airasia...-with-air-traffic-control-1419739472?mod=e2fb
http://www.wsj.com/articles/airasia...-with-air-traffic-control-1419739472?mod=e2fb
It's 100% down. Been around 2 hours since they were supposed to land. Plane ran out of gas around 2 hours ago. They only carry enough for the trip plus a little extra. Looks like it crashed into the sea. They are trying to find the wreckage now and it sounds like they have a good idea where it went down.
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Miami From United States of America, joined Sep 2012, 2298 posts, RR: 53 Reply 133,
posted Sat Dec 27 2014 23:23:29 your local time (9 minutes 53 secs ago) and read 3197 times:
Airplane wreckage reportedly found east of Belitung Island, in Indonesia. No confirmation if Air Asia 8501.
Miami From United States of America, joined Sep 2012, 2298 posts, RR: 53 Reply 133,
posted Sat Dec 27 2014 23:23:29 your local time (9 minutes 53 secs ago) and read 3197 times:
Airplane wreckage reportedly found east of Belitung Island, in Indonesia. No confirmation if Air Asia 8501.
How about the three "no shows" at the bottom. The Incha clan has a lot to be thankful for tonight.
"The plane requested to the air traffic control to fly to the left side which was approved, but their request to fly to 38,000 feet level from 32,000 feet could not be approved at that time due to a traffic, there was a flight above, and five minutes later the flight disappeared from radar," said an Indonesian air transport official.
this makes me feel good about my 14 hour flight i'm taking in a couple of months. solid
from pprune:
A regular poster in another forum who works in some aspect of Indonesian aviation safety has stated that from his inside information, the plane went "from 32000 to 36300 and down again to 24000ft or so (in) just over a minute."
He hints that the people who have looked at the radar data believe that the plane must have broken up or lost control surfaces, quote: "it ain't a pretty picture".
from pprune:
A regular poster in another forum who works in some aspect of Indonesian aviation safety has stated that from his inside information, the plane went "from 32000 to 36300 and down again to 24000ft or so (in) just over a minute."
He hints that the people who have looked at the radar data believe that the plane must have broken up or lost control surfaces, quote: "it ain't a pretty picture".
So there is a theory floating that they actually landed this plane in the water...
But that led me to looking into these plane crash injuries...
http://www.academia.edu/1978841/Vic...ments_Crash_Data_American_Airlines_Flight_587
70% of the victims' brains are avulsed (looked that word up if you don't know it).
These people are typically decapitated...but the decapitations typically occur just above/around the mouth...not the neck.
But that led me to looking into these plane crash injuries...
http://www.academia.edu/1978841/Vic...ments_Crash_Data_American_Airlines_Flight_587
70% of the victims' brains are avulsed (looked that word up if you don't know it).
These people are typically decapitated...but the decapitations typically occur just above/around the mouth...not the neck.
