Malaysian authorities are probing new information that the missing plane flew at a very low altitude to avoid detection by radar. The plane with 239 people on board reportedly dropped to an altitude of 5,000 feet or possibly lower to evade radar detection after it turned back midair. Media reportrs said, investigators are poring over the Boeing 777 flight MH370 profile to find out whether it had flown low and used terrain masking during most of the eight hours it was missing from the radar coverage of possibly at least three countries. Officials said the person, who had control over the aircraft has a solid knowledge of avionics and navigation, and left a clean track. He said it passed low over Kelantan. The officials said this type of flying is considered very dangerous. Air sickness could easily set in.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 13:21:43 +0000
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