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For those few who are still following the mysterious disappearance of MH370, the following is required reading: Canadian mathematician Brock McEwan's paper on why the actions of the MH370 investigate team don't add up. There is a lot of technical detail in the paper, but it highlights numerous...

I really should have my second cup of coffee before posting. It's Diego Garcia. :blushing:

Yet another conspiracy theory involving the Maldives and Diego Rivera, voiced by a former French "airline CEO" and author. According to the theory, MH370 had been hijacked with the intention of doing a 9-11 on the major U.S. base at Diego Rivera; the U.S. detected the plane, shot it down, and...

I'm local (Albemarle County, VA), and we haven't heard a thing from local news outlets, either about the search or RAT's attorney's request that the unknown DNA in AM's car be tested against JM's. Locally, the news has been dominated by the gang rape allegations at UVa...

The first part of the theory -- hijackers stowing away in the electronics bay and taking over the plane -- is quite credible; this is a known vulnerability of the 777. The second part -- broadcasting fake ("spoofed") satcomm signals in order to disguise the plane's true trajectory -- is...

Quick note: The Joint Agency Coordination Committee (JACC), which is running the MH370 search, says the search may be completed by next May. But JACC was "unable to clarify what would happen if the plane was not found." To quote Luke Skywalker, I have a very bad feeling about this...

It's certainly reasonable to think so. The alternative interpretations, as I understand them, include at least the following: (1) MH370 was indeed detected, but the Indonesians refuse to admit this out of a desire to conceal their radar capabilities; (2) MH370 was indeed detected, but...

I'm encouraged by the ATSB's willingness to deliver on their promise to revise and alter the search strategy, rather than sticking to the original plan come what may. According to this report, new analyses of MH370's final spiral into the sea suggests that the aircraft may have traveled further...

In echoing gregjrichard's expression of gratitude, I'd like to additionally thank Websleuths, the forum moderators, and the members of this forum for providing a civilized, congenial, respectful, and considerate place to discuss this horrific tragedy. As I and doubtless others can affirm from...

The resolution of synthetic aperture sonar (SAR) systems is actually a lot higher than the ATSB image suggests. The following shows a SAR image made in Narragansett Bay. It reveals lobster pots and connected ropes.

Here's the new map referenced in my last post (figured out attachment link was bad only after the editing clock had expired...)

A new analysis of the turn to the south, which the ATSB believed to have occurred between 1822UTC and 1941UTC, shows that it likely occurred right around 1840UTC. Performed by three members of the Independent Group (IG), the analysis is in line with the ATSB's latest estimate. The timing of...

It seems that Duncan Steel's Independent Group (IG), which had confidently and seemingly in unity predicted a location at the southern end of the current search area, experienced some internal dissension, just like the ATSB's investigative board. According to VictorI, a member of the IG, "I...

There is a creek, but if you look up "Anchorage Farm Albemarle County" on Google Maps, you'll see that there's a fairly large lake upstream, formed by a dam. I can tell you from personal experience -- I live in an Albemarle development that has a private lake -- that any such lake, including...

As I'm sure has been noted previously, the problem with this theory is the extreme unlikelihood that the plane would have continued flying for hours after a major explosive event and lithium-fueled fire. If I am not mistaken, there is no precedent for a modern commercial aircraft remaining in...

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that serious disagreements have arisen among the five investigative teams directing the MH370 search (Boeing, Inmarsat, France’s Thales Group , the U.S.’s National Transportation Safety Board, and the Australian Defence Science and Technology...

If MH370 turned south at around 18:25, it would have skirted the northwestern corner of Sumatra... which raises the question of why the flight was not detected by Indonesian radar. Pondering this question, Jeff Wise notes that Indonesia's radar capability is quite advanced and has responded...

According to the Wall Street Journal (paywall), the aviation industry (airlines, manufacturers, etc.) is announcing a commitment to a mandatory aircraft positioning system which would indicate every airplanes' location coordinates at 15-minute intervals, reduced to one minute if the airplane...

Seems to me that the airline industry (mfrs. and airlines) ought to pay for the search, not the taxpayers of Australia. There wouldn't be much doubt about the plane's location if Malaysia Airlines had been willing to pay the modest subscription fees for full ACARS/GPS tracking. OK, glad I got...

The Malaysian Insider has published an MH370 scenario created by Denis Thomas, a retired Canadian engineer, that shows how sensitive the Inmarsat data is to analysts' assumptions. In an equipment failure scenario in which the pilots are unable to communicate, Thomas envisions the plane headed...