Cockpit Computer News Today

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The plane. remember, investigators believe the cockpit computer could have been reprogrammed to fly off course before the plane ever left the ground so the plane may have been sabotaged during or even before the 54-minute time. this is the hottest lead yet. satellite images showing potential debris. malaysia has asked the u.s. for more help, including remotely operated submersibles to help with the search. the u.s. has spent $2.5 million on the search so far, according to the pentagon today. cnn...

But the systems are proprietary and not connected, not on the wi-fi, so if youre on your laptop, youre not going to see a shared computer thats the cockpit computer. it would be very difficult to do so that. and it would also require, again, a constant connection to the ground somewhere, which if youre flying over 90% of the earth so water, you need to have some sort of satellite connection someone would notice on board. >> interesting. all right. brett larson, great to have you here. really app...

Ntsb now in charge of this investigation. >> reporter: if the plane was in trouble, officials say it didnt send any signal. >> there were a number of distress beacons on board the aircraft. we know they have not been activated because we are the receiving authority for such alerts. >> reporter: investigators cant rule out catastrophic system failure but say all signs point to a deliberate act. at least 12 minutes before the last radio call, "all right, good night" someone used a cockpit computer...

Reason investigators turned up nothing so far from the flight simulator they seized from captains home. some data was erased from it before february 3rd. the malaysians are trying to restore the files with an assist from the fbi. investigators seized computers from both the pilot and co-pilots homes. is it strange that the data would be deleted on the simulator? well get answers about that in a moment. theres also more to that sharp left turn that the plane made. the turp that sent it veering of...

then? >> jim sciutto, stick around. weve got a lot more to talk about. it now appears that the cockpit computer was reprogrammed. why is that information so significant to investigators? plus, could the pilots have done it to respond to a mechanical problem in the cockpit? one pilot says yes and hell explain straight ahead. are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now providing a...

Driving and got off with the affluenza defense is in the news today and tonight, more scrutiny on a cockpit computer as friends of the pilot are speaking out. are we any closer to answers in this mystery? stay with us. good job!

Cockpit computer. the new york post reported similar news. so does that mean that the pilots were involved? and joining me now is "new york times" aviation reporter matt wa lc ld. matt, we should disclose that your brother works at cnn. >> correct. >> but based on the timeline that we have, this turn that you reported on, you and mr. colleague broke the news on, must have been programmed before the co-pilot said, all right, good night, to air traffic control, right? >> that would appear to be th...