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Originally Posted by TheSquealer
You are suggesting that "in the jungle" is a perfectly paved runway capable of supporting a Boeing 777 fully loaded with fuel, passengers and cargo (~500,000lbs or 250 tons)... that is at least 2 miles in length, including a completely clear, unobstructed approach... existing unbeknownst to any military or government, which no satellite is monitoring and that AND no one can find these runways or identify a missing commercial airliner with a 212' wingspan parked on one.
Suggesting that a plane like this can be landed at an "abandoned" airfield, no matter how much modification is done, clearly indicates that you have no clue what kind of runway is required to even support a loaded plane like this.
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I live not too far from all of this and can tell you for 100% fact that there are PLENTY of places to put that aircraft down in the region. Countless abandoned Vietnam War time airstrips are littered across SE Asia. Or for that matter, paid off officials to land at the very airport it took off from, or another smaller one elsewhere. Money literally buys EVERYTHING over here. No matter how absurd it sounds, money could buy this, I have no doubt.
When you have the military of these nations deeply involved in the drug and arms trade and using their planes to carry contraband on a regular basis,
anything is possible. The military runs most of these countries and what they want to do, they do. End of story.
Thailand has a few small military bases that were used during the war than lands 747 and 777 planes from Russia on a regular basis. You would never think it could be done, but they do it often. And if they do it here, they can do it anywhere.
That said... I'm NOT saying this was the case, as I don't think this is what happened. I'm just saying it could with a little planning and a lot of money. I believe it was hijacked and everyone is dead.
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Originally Posted by mineistaken
What is that 4 days old info? Not everybody is watching Asia news..  |
Some great coverage of this coming out on the Asian news networks right now. They seem to be breaking it a lot faster than the western media.