On 3/12/2014 11:24 AM, Tamas Rudnai wrote:
>> Writing this to this list as I know quite few of you have knowledge on a=
viation. I am just thinking how could the most sophisticated airliner just =
disappear in thin air? Ground control use radar and beacons as they trust i=
n these much better than any other positioning devices, I get that.
Over the oceans, radar coverage is not available ,generally is line of=20
sight from station. Some planes report home with operational info to aid=20
in prompt repair of equipment issues. Likely just pulling a main circuit=20
breaker or 2 would shut down all this stuff. And then there was an=20
Airbus not long ago, the Pitot tube (air speed sensor) that iced over,=20
even our little home built had a heater on it. Gave incorrect airspeed=20
to all systems, pilot flew too slow, no warning, just wing stalled and=20
went straight down, quickly.
>>   I also totally understand that the plane was flying in an area that wa=
s uncovered by radar - at least by commercial radars. But the most modern a=
irliner has no GPS at all on board? Or they do have but just could not send=
 back the position to the ground control?
Pilot incapacitated, maybe not voluntarily (I'll leave the=20
interpretation to you)  Fire in equipment bay, all sorts of mechanical=20
guesses. :(

Wouldn't surprise me they never find it. It took quite a while to=20
actually locate the one that went in the Atlantic off Long Island, Ny.=20
And people saw that one.
>>
>> Tamas
>>
>> Sent from my iPad

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