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| Quoting rebr (Reply 292): Looks more like a F100 to me... |
| Quoting dandelany (Reply 294): if it were an A3xx or 7xx the engines would presumably be visible under the wings. |
| Quoting wjcandee (Reply 267): This would be a bizarre pilot suicide. Again, if you want to crash in the water, why go to the Indian Ocean. If you want to make a statement, why not hit the Petronas Tower? |
| Quoting SCQ83 (Reply 301): It depends on the statement you want to make. Hitting the Petronas Tower would likely make the pilot a "terrorist", and nobody would question the government. An outcome would be easy to establish (Plane hits tower in KL. Period). Malaysian government would receive support from the US and other countries/international organizations in order to figure out potential terrorist plots. When countries are deeply shocked by an event of this type, usually the government emerges stronger, since even non-supporters will align in such exceptional circumstances (it will be seen at least of "bad taste" trying to build political influence over hundreds - or likely thousands if you hit the Petronas - deaths).Under the current circumstances, the Malaysian government has been in the global spotlight for more than a week just showing how lost/incompetent they are, and how confusing their statements are.I don't think a flight to PEK is just by chance in this case. A plane with +150 Chinese on board would mean that China would have a primary role in the investigation, pushing Malaysian authorities for results. |
| Quoting flood (Reply 296): Was that aircraft VTOL capable, or how did it come to rest fully intact in the jungle? Sorry, not meaning to mock the guy who found the image... at least he's actively trying to do something. |
