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Military radar and nobody thought to send a plane up there to see what was happening. and we are, there are rumors that the pilot took the plane down to 12,000 feet. thats never been confirmed by the malaysian authorities. it wouldnt have made much difference. 12,000 feet, youre still on civilian radar at that level and certainly on military radar. you have to remember, the whole area, the countries involved in this area all have regional tensions of one description or another and the place bris...

Would lose flight controls because the spread above that air speed is about ten miles per hour -- >> what does that mean? >> in other words, the airplane is flying so high the max performance of being able to stay in the air, and the speed controlled he would have, lets say 500 miles an hour, if he went 505, he would get a high speed buffet. if he went 490 miles an hour he could endanger the plane with a stall. but if he did anything like pulling the plane up with a zoom cloud for altitude, the ...

Would lose flight controls because the spread above that air speed is about ten miles per hour -- >> what does that mean? >> in other words, the airplane is flying so high the max performance of being able to stay in the air, and the speed controlled he would have, lets say 500 miles an hour, if he went 505, he would get a high speed buffet. if he went 490 miles an hour he could endanger the plane with a stall. but if he did anything like pulling the plane up with a zoom cloud for altitude, the ...

The malaysians have said yes, there is a radar track that shows this plane traveling west into the indian ocean since early on. on saturday. they dispatched a c-130 to search that area on the northern end of the strait of malacca. the reason is as they explain it, they did not know for sure whether this was flight 370. now, in the middle of the week when we asked them about our source and the way that this plane was headed, they said they had to reconcile that, they had to get all of this data t...

Is coordination getting any better? is transparency getting any better? >> reporter: in all fairness, the malaysians have said yes, there is a radar track that shows this plane traveling west into the indian ocean since early on. on saturday. they dispatched a c 130 to search that area on the northern end of the strait of malacca. the reason is as they explain it, they did not know for sure whether this was flight 370. now, in the middle of the week when we asked them about our source and the wa...

They found wreckage relatively quickly, the challenge was to figure out where is the plane resting on the bottom of the ocean because the wreckage can drift. >> you make a good point. >> thats the challenge. if they find debris, do they know it is the malaysia airplanes plane and how far as it drifted? they are not government that is have the resources to go to the bottom of the ocean and lift a plane up. >> or trace the currents that can be extraordinary. i guess it was a 100 mile radius they a...

Threatened to blow the plane up, they told authorities and then reacted by sending up the fighter jet to escort to the airport because thats the airport thats dealt with hijacking, landed at a remote runway here and now we understand all the passengers have been brought off safely. there are no injuries. theyre all being processed by immigration authorities. the luggage on board the plane is being processed and nothing has been found so far that would indicate any kind of explosive device. were ...

Justice, he apparently tried to fly away, failing, he shot himself to death. the jet engine still idling when police arrived. a tragedy on the personal level and a wake-up call in several security levels. >> aviation security is a system and the system is only as strong as the weakest link. >> reporter: first, most would be surprised to learn the commercial jets are not locked and have no security code or keys to the entry door or the ignition. anyone who knows how can just start a plane up. in ...

Prime suspect in the murder of his ex-girlfriend, christina lopez. in a reckless escape from justice, he apparently tried to fly away, failing, he shot himself to death. the jet engine still idling when police arrived. a tragedy on the personal level and a wake-up call in several security levels. >> aviation security is a system and the system is only as strong as the weakest link. >> reporter: first, most would be surprised to learn the commercial jets are not locked and have no security code o...

Had parked his motorcycle, jumped a fence to the airport, gained access to a skywest jet, and started its engines. according to officials he backed the plane up, then moved it forward clipping the terminal. he was not able to get the plane airborne and instead crashed into several empty cars in the parking lot. a police officer patrolling the area noticed a motorcycle with its engine still warm and shortly thereafter discovered the plane. >> he immediately notified skywest that they had a plane ...