1011 MH370: Acoustic Data cf Maldives siightings & Field McConnell's claim

MH370: Acoustic Data cf Maldives siightings & Field McConnell's claim
-by Peter Myers, April 19, 2019

Newsletter published on April 19, 2019

Consult the acoustic map at http://mailstar.net/MH370-Acoustic-source.jpg.

The acoustic data detected at station HA08 on Diego Garcia are in two sets:
one at 247º (bearing from Diego Garcia) at 23.57, i.e. 11.57pm UTC
(5.57am DG time)
another at 241º at 1.58am UTC (7.58am DG time).

Diego Garcia is about the same longitude as Male and Kudahuvadhoo; but
whereas the Maldives is UTC+5, Diego Garcia is UTC+6.

Is the acoustic data compatible with the Kudahuvadhoo sightings at
6.15am Maldives time?

The site https://www.travelmath.com/ gives the flight time from
Kudahuvadhoo to Diego Garcia as 1h 52 m., including 30m for takeoff &
landing. If MH370 did not land at DG, but merely flew over, it would
have arrived at 7.37am Maldives time, 8.37 DG time, 2.37am UTC. This is
too late to match either acoustic signal.

Field McConnell, a former US airforce pilot (F4 & F16) and airline
captain (747-400), flew for 31 years, but resigned in protest over - he
says - government hijackings of planes.

He says that during 9/11 the planes were remotely hijacked by
intelligence agencies, using  Uninterruptible AutoPilot. There's a
Boeing brand, and a Thales one. The pilot of American 77, which
supposedly hit the Pentagon, was a friend of his.

On Feb 10, 2017, I did a Skype video call with him. He told me that
MH370 was hijacked by the CIA and
flown to Diego Garcia; and that someone in Australia, connected to
Boeing, rang him and told him that MH370 landed in Diego Garcia and that
the engines were turned off at 6.51am Malaysia time. This is 3.51am
Maldives time, 4.51am DG time, 10.51pm UTC.

Since there is no hangar on Diego Garcia big enough for a Boeing 777,
because the tail is too high, MH370 would have taken off again before
daylight, after passengers & cargo were offloaded. I believe it would
then have been remotely flown towards Mauritius/Reunion and dumped.

On March 8, 2014, Sunrise was 6.14am at Male, and 7.15am at Diego Garcia.

Let's see if McConnell's claim fits with the acoustic data.

Flight time from DG to Mauritius is 3h 10m, incl 30 min for takeoff &
landing. Obviously MH370 did not land, so this is reduced to 2h 55m.
Northern parts of Madagascar are about the same distance as Mauritius.

The 247º path acoustic zone stretches from about 20m flying time from
DG, to 1h. from DG, the centre being 40m  (plus 15m for takeoff). The
acoustic time, 11.57pm UTC (5.57 DG time) is feasible but tight. Taking
the centre as our mark, MH370 would have had to leave about 5.17am DG
time (11.17 UTC), allowing 11 minutes to offload cargo & passengers.
Unlikely, but cannot be ruled out.

The 241º path heads towards the middle of Madagascar. The acoustic zone
stretches from about 1h 40m flying time from DG, to 2h 40m from DG, the
centre being 2h 10m  (plus 15m for takeoff). Taking the centre as our
mark, the acoustic time, 1.58am UTC (7.58 DG time) is compatible with
McConnell's claim, if MH370 left about 5.33am DG time. This would have
allowed 42 minutes to offload cargo & passengers.

I'm not suggesting that we should dump the Maldives sightings and go
with the acoustic data. Rather, we should pursue both lines until the
case is resolved.

For more details see http://mailstar.net/MH370.html