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What SATCOM, ACARS and Pings tell us about the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370

Eight days since the Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 disappeared somewhere over southeast Asia, the last known details about the missing Boeing 777 come from the onboard SATCOM system.Very few details...

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“I’m sure: MH370 escaped in the shadow of another plane” retired Air Force...

A retired trained radar navigator and tactics officer is sure: the MH370 flight escaped detection trailing another plane met somewhere over the Strait of Malacca.There’s an old adage “hide in plain...

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What if MH370 was (mistakenly or purposely) shot down?

We can’t rule out anything. Not even the most unbelievable of explanations: that Malaysia Airlines MH370’s Boeing 777 was downed by missile.Since Mar. 7, when Boeing 777 9M-MRO flying from Kuala Lumpur...

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All you need to know about MH370: facts, timelines, systems, findings, theories

Let’s try to summarize all what is known to date about the mysterious MH370 flight.This post contains a complete review of all the Malaysia Airlines 370 story, with new and revised details, update data...

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New satellite images of possible MH370 debris show object possibly thousand...

Search efforts are currently focusing in an area several thousand kilometers to the southwest of Australia and possibly well beyond MH370 endurance.Fifteen days after MH370 vanished while enroute from...

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MH370 contrails possibly spotted by Satellite over Indian Ocean before crash

On Mar. 24, Malaysian PM officially announced that Malaysia Airlines MH370 crashed in southern Indian Ocean, where a satellite might have spotted its contrails.A large and difficult operation involving...

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Doppler effect analysis on Satellite pings disclosed MH370’s final route

Even if the aircraft’s crash position could not be determined, Doppler effect analysis on SATCOM pings enabled INMARSAT to determine MH370’s final route over South Indian Ocean until a final, “partial...

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MH370: Chinese ship detects pulse signal in Indian Ocean. How to never lose a...

A Chinese ship involved in the hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 in the Indian Ocean reportedly detected an underwater ping like those emitted by the aircraft black boxes.On Apr. 5, the...

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It was just a matter of time before a civil plane was shot down in Ukraine’s...

In spite of the amount of aircraft shot down by the rebels, civil airliners flew through the SAM-infested airspace of Eastern Ukraine with the risk of being mistakenly hit. As happened to the Malaysian...

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Here’s why Malaysia Airlines MH17 overflew Ukraine on its way to Malaysia

In order to save time, fuel airliners to fly from departure airport to destination as close as possible to a Great Circle.A great circle is the shortest path interconnecting two points on a...

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What it’s like to be sitting behind a radar screen of an SA-11 Buk SAM system

If you thought Buk (SA-11) SAM operators had a clear view of the airspace around their vehicle you were wrong.The images and video in this post show the inside of a Buk (SA-11) SAM (surface to air...

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“All flights, including Malaysian B777, were being escorted by Ukrainian...

According to an authoritative source, two Su-27 Flankers escorted the Malaysian Boeing 777 minutes before it was hit by one or more missiles.There are still too many unanswered questions about the...

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There’s an American EF-111 Raven in the graphic shown by Russia to prove a...

Based on the graphic shown by the Russian Ministry of Defense, it was a U.S. EF-111 Raven to fly close to the MH17 just before it was shot down.According to the Russian Defense Ministry, a Ukrainian...

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Analysis: what these signs on the wreckage tell us about the missile strike...

Evidence of shrapnel damage to the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has emerged from images taken at the crash site.Photos taken at the MH17 crash site clearly show shrapnel signs on various parts of the...

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[Video] Pro-Russia separatists shoot down Ukrainian Su-25, inspect wreckage

Two Ukrainian Air Force Su-25 Frogfoot attack planes were shot down in eastern Ukraine lately. Here’s the video of pro-Russia separatists inspecting the wreckage.On Jul. 23, two Ukrainian Air Force...

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This video shows how Malaysia Airline MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made...

The Dutch Safety Board released a video which shows how the MH17 flight was shot down by a Russian-made Buk surface-to-air missile. On Jul. 17, 2014 Boeing 777 (9M-MRD) with 280 passengers and 15 crew...

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“I’m sure: MH370 escaped in the shadow of another plane” retired Air Force...

A retired trained radar navigator and tactics officer is sure: the MH370 flight escaped detection trailing another plane met somewhere over the Strait of Malacca. There’s an old adage “hide in plain...

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What if MH370 was (mistakenly or purposely) shot down?

We can’t rule out anything. Not even the most unbelievable of explanations: that Malaysia Airlines MH370’s Boeing 777 was downed by missile. Since Mar. 7, when Boeing 777 9M-MRO flying from Kuala...

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All you need to know about MH370: facts, timelines, systems, findings, theories

Let’s try to summarize all what is known to date about the mysterious MH370 flight. This post contains a complete review of all the Malaysia Airlines 370 story, with new and revised details, update...

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New satellite images of possible MH370 debris show object possibly thousand...

Search efforts are currently focusing in an area several thousand kilometers to the southwest of Australia and possibly well beyond MH370 endurance. Fifteen days after MH370 vanished while enroute from...

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