But the aircraft disappeared from radar screens as it left Malaysian airspace. Eight years later, the disappearance of the plane remains an enigma that has not been solved by research campaigns in the southern Indian Ocean.
But now the relatives of the disappeared have a new cause for hope thanks to an original idea – to which the Sky News Australia channel devoted a program (see the linked video): retracing the course of the Boeing by analyzing the disturbances that it caused long-range radio waves in the network.
The "WSPR" or "Weak Signal Propagation Report" is a computer protocol designed to determine the propagation corridors of radio waves.The interest for a radio amateur is to know which correspondents he can reach.
It records the radio signals emitted and received every 2 minutes by radio amateurs around the world (3'43''). This is the idea that had Mike Glynn, former captain of the Australian company Qantas. He asked Richard Godfrey, a retired engineer from British Aerospace, to design a program to analyze the disturbances detected through the "WSPR" data archived since 2009.
It is a success according to the engineer who says he has determined a crash zone of only 300 km2 (compared to 120,000 km2 targeted during searches). He also concluded that the plane would have flown in a loop for 22 minutes off the Indonesian island of Sumatra before sinking into the Indian Ocean due south.
Based on this analysis, the families of the victims are calling for further research. The suspicion surrounding the captain is also reinforced...
The route that Richard Godfrey was able to trace, by analyzing the disturbances in the radio waves of the night of March 8 to 9, 2014, confirms the direction indicated by the signals ("pings") sent automatically by the aircraft's engines via the satellites.
But there is a major difference: it is much more precise. How to be sure that the disturbances in the waves are due to the MH370? Simply because there was no other plane that could follow such a trajectory that night.
The fall zone assessed by Richard Godfrey is also confirmed by another scientist: the Australian oceanographer Chari Pattiaratchi who had studied the currents after the discovery of debris. His recommendation on the crash site had not been taken into consideration during the initial search.
But why loop an aircraft for 22 minutes if the objective is to lose it in the marine desert of the south of this ocean? This first indicates that the MH 370 was not a ghost plane. A pilot overpowered him.
The Malaysian captain was already suspected of hijacking the plane in a mad act of political protest.How to interpret this loop made by the Boeing 777, comparable to waiting above an airport at rush hour? Several hypotheses according to Godfrey: the pilot's hesitation before committing the irreparable or an intense negotiation with the Malaysian authorities...
What are the possible motivations of the pilot, experienced and respected? We know that he was very politically involved in the opposition to the Malaysian power in place (19'54'').
The day before the flight, on March 7, 2014, Anwar Ibrahim – opposition leader and distant cousin of the captain – was accused of “sodomy” by a court in this Islamic country.
And he was put in jail 5 hours before flight MH370 took off. This trial has been denounced as a parody serving to sideline the most threatening personality for Najib Razak, the incumbent Prime Minister. Another strange clue: the flight simulator at the pilot's home contained course archives (erased but found by the investigators) going to the depths of the Indian Ocean...
Did the pilot contact the authorities of his country to claim Najib's resignation during the 22 minute loop flight (22'30'')? Tony Abbott, the former Australian Prime Minister, made a revelation in 2020 (29'58''): during the first communications between Canberra and Kuala Lumpur after the disappearance of MH370, the Malaysian authorities seemed certain that the pilot was responsible.
However, Malaysia's official report concluded in 2018 that the cause was unknown. the flight simulator at the pilot's home contained course records (erased but found by investigators) going to the depths of the Indian Ocean… Did the pilot contact the authorities of his country to demand the resignation of Najib during the 22 minute loop flight (22'30'')?
Tony Abbott, the former Australian Prime Minister, made a revelation in 2020 (29'58''): during the first communications between Canberra and Kuala Lumpur after the disappearance of MH370, the Malaysian authorities seemed certain that the pilot was responsible. However, Malaysia's official report concluded in 2018 that the cause was unknown. the flight simulator at the pilot's home contained course records (erased but found by investigators) going to the depths of the Indian Ocean…
Did the pilot contact the authorities of his country to demand the resignation of Najib during the 22 minute loop flight (22'30'')? Tony Abbott, the former Australian Prime Minister, made a revelation in 2020 (29'58''): during the first communications between Canberra and Kuala Lumpur after the disappearance of MH370, the Malaysian authorities seemed certain that the pilot was responsible.
However, Malaysia's official report concluded in 2018 that the cause was unknown. Malaysian authorities appeared certain that the pilot was responsible. However, Malaysia's official report concluded in 2018 that the cause was unknown. Malaysian authorities appeared certain that the pilot was responsible. However, Malaysia's official report concluded in 2018 that the cause was unknown.
Richard Godfrey sent a copy of his detailed report to the Malaysian authorities – owners of Malaysia Airlines. The response was polite and only said that they were waiting for more information. Scientists are currently studying Godfrey's work to assess its validity. If the consensus is positive, the Australian authorities will put pressure on Kuala Lumpur to undertake new research.
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