Unveiling the Mystery of MH370: Four Easy Steps to Understand the Disappearance of a Jetliner

Since its disappearance in 2014, the MH370 has remained one of the most captivating aviation mysteries of our time. The unexplained vanishing of a commercial airliner with 239 passengers aboard has perplexed experts, conspiracy theorists, and the general public alike.

In this article, we will take you through four easy steps to unravel the enigma of MH370 and shed light on the events surrounding its disappearance.

Step 1: The Vanishing Act

On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 departed from Kuala Lumpur International Airport, destined for Beijing Capital International Airport. However, just over an hour after takeoff, the aircraft mysteriously disappeared from radar screens and communication systems ceased.

MH370: In Four Easy Steps

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This initial disappearance, unprecedented in modern aviation history, sent shockwaves across the globe. How could a state-of-the-art jetliner vanish without a trace?

Conspiracy theories abounded, ranging from hijackings to extraterrestrial abductions. But what really happened to MH370? Let's delve deeper.

Step 2: The Search Efforts

The disappearance of MH370 sparked an extensive multinational search effort, making it one of the most expensive and prolonged search operations in history. Nations from around the world collaborated to scour vast stretches of the Indian Ocean in a desperate bid to locate the missing aircraft.

Despite deploying advanced technologies, including satellite imagery and underwater drones, the search proved fruitless for years. The hunt for MH370 became a race against time, as crucial evidence and crucial flight data could be lost forever in the treacherous depths of the ocean.

However, in 2015, a piece of debris, later confirmed to be a part of MH370's wing, was discovered on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. This finding reinvigorated the search efforts and provided a glimmer of hope to solve the mystery.

Step 3: The Investigation

In any aviation mystery, a thorough investigation is crucial to understand the root cause. The investigation into the disappearance of MH370 was a joint effort led by the Malaysian government, with assistance from international aviation authorities.

The investigators focused on examining various aspects, including pilot profiles, passenger behavior, mechanical failures, and potential acts of terrorism. Conspiracy theories emerged, with allegations of a deliberate act by one or both pilots gaining attention.

After analyzing the available data, investigators deduced that deliberate actions were involved in the plane's diversion from its intended flight path. The aircraft had turned back, making several course changes before crashing into the southern Indian Ocean. However, the motive behind these actions remains a subject of speculation.

Step 4: The Unanswered Questions

Even after years of investigations and search efforts, numerous questions remain unanswered about the disappearance of MH370. The lack of physical evidence, particularly the absence of the main wreckage, has hindered progress in understanding the exact circumstances surrounding the incident.

Among the unanswered questions are the motives of the individuals involved, the location of the main wreckage, and the fate of the passengers and crew. Without definitive answers, the mystery of MH370 continues to captivate the collective imagination of the world.

It is crucial to remember that solving the MH370 mystery is not just a quest for closure but also a way to improve aviation safety and prevent similar incidents from happening in the future.

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As we conclude this exploration of the MH370 mystery, it is essential to acknowledge the pain and suffering endured by the families of the passengers and crew members. Their quest for answers continues, urging authorities to maintain the search efforts and reevaluate available evidence.

While the mystery of MH370 remains unresolved, it serves as a reminder of the inherent fragility of humanity's advancements and the immeasurable value of life. May the true fate of MH370 eventually come to light, providing closure to those affected and preventing such tragedies from repeating in the future.

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by Michael Chillit (Kindle Edition)

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The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370 on March 8, 2014 did something remarkable: it created two research environments within which the search was conducted. One of them was the “Official Effort”, and it was blessed with all of the resources a gaggle of sleuths could have hoped for; the other was a “Volunteer Effort” that lacked nearly all of those great resources, unless paid for individually by volunteers themselves. The Volunteer Effort was a bare-bones man-on-the-street search that gravitated to Twitter and Facebook to connect with like-minded would-be sleuths.

If it sounds like a Hare and Tortoise scenario: sort of. And yes, Aesop would probably be proud. Which effort succeeded? Not the one that spent several hundred million dollars.

It really wasn’t a contest, to be honest. It was simply a quest to do something to ameliorate a horrible human tragedy. Twitter and Facebook proved to be naturals in that they have the ability to bring a wide variety of people with diverse backgrounds together to share ideas and expertise freely. The result, as this tiny little book illustrates, is that the social network community environment is an enormously powerful resource. The volunteer-staffed Twitter search has just pinpointed the plane’s location… to the extent that it is possible to do that at -5,000 meters with sometimes incorrect ping signals from a plane before it crashed.

But the larger truth is that volunteer searchers discovered the plane’s location way back in 2016 when three high quality drift studies conducted in France (Daniel), Germany (Durgadoo), and USA (NOAA) all concluded the plane is resting somewhere between Batavia Seamount and Zenith Plateau, a stretch of seafloor some 500 km long.

Now, researcher and author Mike Chillit has developed an innovative technique using a “Virtual Satellite” to cross correlate data originally broadcast by Inmarsat’s 3-F1 the night the plane disappeared. Chillit has also written the solution in a simple format to encourage do-it-yourselfers to take it for a test drive. The plane’s final resting place is pinpointed. Not surprisingly, it is more than 2,000 kilometers north of the original search area, and precisely where all three major drift studies, all conducted by professional Oceanographers, placed it in 2016.