Thankfully, it's a rare occurrence. And having been in some really stormy flights that seemed as if they would disintegrate mid-air, I understand that modern aircraft are fairly resilient. But that makes the current disappearance of a flight all the more intriguing.
My questions to no one in particular, are-
1. Don't we have a simple device that can help us track any flight after it falls off, even if it disintegrates? Apart from the black box, I mean. If not, is it possible to invent one, considering so many millions are now flying?
2. Can't our satellite technology which detects even small objects detect these planes somehow?
3. I am pretty sure military technology is pretty advanced. Can't some of it be applied in civilian distress management?
4. Shouldn't we be looking at rescue as early as possible after a plane goes off the radar? In this case, it was many hours before anyone did anything, it would seem.
5. Can someone (a hijacker, or a renegade pilot) simply switch off a plane's signals so it can't be traced?
6. Why not let passengers use some mobile phones if only to alert or send a message? Or enable the airline to send a coded SOS call if it loses height at an unacceptable rate indicating a disaster?
Of course, a stolen or hijacked plane is still a possibility, and if that is so, intelligence may help identify potential countries or locations where it may have flown.
A malfunction or a mechanical/structural failure is also a likelihood, either due to natural forces or a bomb.
Hope they find the truth soon.
My questions to no one in particular, are-
1. Don't we have a simple device that can help us track any flight after it falls off, even if it disintegrates? Apart from the black box, I mean. If not, is it possible to invent one, considering so many millions are now flying?
2. Can't our satellite technology which detects even small objects detect these planes somehow?
3. I am pretty sure military technology is pretty advanced. Can't some of it be applied in civilian distress management?
4. Shouldn't we be looking at rescue as early as possible after a plane goes off the radar? In this case, it was many hours before anyone did anything, it would seem.
5. Can someone (a hijacker, or a renegade pilot) simply switch off a plane's signals so it can't be traced?
6. Why not let passengers use some mobile phones if only to alert or send a message? Or enable the airline to send a coded SOS call if it loses height at an unacceptable rate indicating a disaster?
Of course, a stolen or hijacked plane is still a possibility, and if that is so, intelligence may help identify potential countries or locations where it may have flown.
A malfunction or a mechanical/structural failure is also a likelihood, either due to natural forces or a bomb.
Hope they find the truth soon.
