‘Powerful move’ could solve mystery of missing MH370 approved by engineer | World | News
An aviation expert has revealed a “powerful move” that could finally solve the mystery of missing flight MH370.
After the search for the plane came to a heartbreaking halt, Ismail Hamad told The Mirror: “I have a strong feeling that this will be a strong step for everyone involved to bring an end to this tragedy.”
Marine robotics company Ocean Infinity’s latest efforts were halted abruptly in April, with Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke telling AFP: “It’s not the season right now.”
The search has not restarted yet.
According to Mirror, the famous Boeing 777, carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew, disappeared while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014.
The plane remains at the center of aviation’s greatest mystery and is the deadliest incident involving a vanished aircraft.
Mr Loke said: “They have stopped the operation for now, they will continue the search later this year.”
But Egyptair Chief Engineer Ismail Hammad believes he holds the key to saving everyone “money and time” and locating the plane that eventually caused turmoil with authorities and families.
Questioning the images of the plane’s wreckage coming out of the ocean, Ismail said, “The condition of the plane’s paint is not consistent with what would have happened if it had remained in salt water for such a long time.”
Despite the spread of conspiracy theories, Ismail believes a “hijacker” is responsible for the incident and is faced with the question of where the plane crashed when plans go awry.
He said: “If the pirate were looking for the perfect crime that would remain a secret for a hundred years, he would have to land on one of the abandoned airstrips or lakes in the labyrinth of the Philippine archipelago of 7,641 islands.
“Such airstrips spread and end in the sea, lakes or swamps and do not fly in a straight line to fall over the waters of the city of Perth in an area that can be predicted by calculating the fuel consumption rate.”
Ismail also added: “No matter what the pilot’s experience is, he cannot fly easily and accurately in a straight line on such a long straight route, over open water, for such long hours at night.”
The engineer explained that navigation from the Malaysian coastline into the southern Indian Ocean may indicate that the plane crashed near Perth.
But if the pilot had access to a GPS system, they would be able to navigate the Philippine islands on their own “if they knew them and the lights of their cities well.”
Ismail explained that programming the autopilot computer with only the coordinates of a point in space is a complex task.
He also said: “Equally, a pilot alone cannot continue to fly a large aircraft such as a B777-200 for nine hours from take-off until it disappears, including the average three hours required under aviation rules to check the aircraft’s condition and documentation before take-off.”
Without an autopilot system or navigation aids, Ismail used the plane’s magnetic compass to conclude that the search area should be narrowed from the Strait of Malacca to the Perth coast, taking “all these stresses” into account.
