Silent Cockpit
SILENT COCKPOT
Unlock the secrets of Flight MH 370
TARAK GHOSH
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About the book
I extend my heartfelt sympathies to the families, friends, and colleagues of those on board.
The missing Flight MH 370 is not a history, but a mystery that had left behind a series of unanswered questions. It is very hard to believe that a Boeing 777-like aircraft vanished from the sky without any trace. How do you explain the tragic missing of Flight MH 390? Air crash? Suicidal Dive? Terrorism? Mass murder? You must be confused. The investigators have been searching for the fact for the last five years. Still, they are wandering in the dark. The friends and families of the passengers are angry and confused. Even after five years of the tragic disappearance of MH 370, we all have been searching for the answers to the three interrogative words – 'Who', 'Why', and 'Where'. But the most important is how long the families of the passengers will wait to know the fact. A few investigators believe that the important answers probably don't lie in the ocean but on land. That is the frustration here. The answers may lie close at hand, but they are more difficult to retrieve than any black box.
It is 2023. Nine years ago, on March 8, 2014, the Malaysian Airlines MH370 had been missed from the sky and still, it remains a great mystery of the world. No one can say properly what happened to the ill-fated airplane. The children and relatives of the lost passengers are still in doubt about whether they will be back or not. They are confused reading the news and updates on YouTube videos. When they recall the deadly memory, their hearts start racing and their spines become chilled. What happened to flight MH370 has become one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries. The important answers probably don't lie in the ocean but on land, in Malaysia. That should be the focus moving forward. Unless they are as incompetent as the air force and air traffic control, the Malaysian police know more than they have dared to say. The riddle may not be deep.
Flight MH 370 disappeared on March 8, 2014, en route from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Beijing with 239 people on board. Among them, 227 were passengers and 12 crews. Captain Zaharie Shah was in control of the plane when it last communicated with air traffic control at 1:19 am over the South China Sea. However, moments later, the plane vanished from civilian radar screens following a routine handover from Malaysian to Vietnamese channels.
The aviation world is still in the dark. But, a large section of the aviation world believes that something had happened in the sky or it was fixed before time. But, it can be said, a conspiracy pushed the flight into a deadly future. Who made that conspiracy and why? Who is involved with this conspiracy? Was it digitally hijacked in the mid-sky?
In 2014, a University of Chicago study estimated that at least 50 percent of Americans believed at least one conspiracy theory. When the study was repeated in November last year, this number had jumped to 61 percent. Meanwhile, a similar study by the University of Cambridge published the same month found at least 60 percent of people in the UK believed at least one conspiracy theory about the government.
Conspiracy-focused internet sites claim that the official statement that the plane crashed into the Indian Ocean makes no sense. If Flight 370 hit the ocean, they say, it would have been broken into tens of thousands of pieces, many of which float on water (such as the seat cushions) and would be seen washing up on regional shores or easily spotted by search teams.
Official announcements by the Malaysian Government were questioned by many critics, and several theories about the disappearance were proposed. Some of these theories were described as Conspiracy theories. The incident remains under investigation. Rob Brotherton, a lecturer in psychology wrote that conspiracy theories emerge immediately after any catastrophe occurs and conclusive information about why they do so remains unavailable. Andrew Leonard wrote that conspiracy theorists were bolstered by the revelation of new satellite data two weeks after the flight disappeared that had been hidden from the public
But, still, we don't know a lot of points that should be investigated. What caused the plane to divert since neither the cockpit crew nor the plane's monitoring systems gave any sign of trouble before that, and the weather was clear that night.
Zaharie was a known supporter of Malaysia's opposition, and it was later found that Fariq had let passengers into the cockpit on an earlier flight, breaching safety rules. But investigators say nothing in either man's background suggests a desire to commit mass murder.
We don't know whether a hijack or terror attack was responsible, since there has never been a claim of responsibility by any group or individual. We don't know why the plane's tracking systems were switched off and by whom, an act that Malaysia has said appeared to be 'deliberate'
An editorial in the Chicago Sun-Times stated that 'conspiracy theories fill a vacuum when facts are scarce,' but also urged governments to search for the plane to debunk these theories and give victims' family members peace of mind.
In early 2017, Malaysia, China, and Australia called off a two-year, $144 million search in the southern Indian Ocean after finding no trace of the plane. A second three-month search (north of the original target area) led by U.S. exploration firm Ocean Infinity, ended similarly in May 2018. A 495-page report published in July said the Boeing 777 was likely deliberately taken off course but investigators were unable to determine who was responsible. The Malaysian government has said it would consider resuming a search if new evidence came to light.
"They've said goodbye. But for us, we've not said goodbye at all."
Thank you for reading, but I have a request – please feel the mental and financial condition of those relatives who are still waiting for their loved ones.
I am grateful to the authorities of 'Face Book', 'Twitter', 'Wikipedia' and all the media (Print, Electronic, and Web) all over the world. I thank those reporters and authors who had tried to solve the mystery with their hard labor. Thank you all.
Tarak Ghosh
July, 2023
Second Edition
Acknowledgement
Acknowledgments
This is a work of Non-fiction.
I am thankful to the following newspapers, magazines, persons & public domains
Sky News, Washington Post, New York Times, Huffpost, B.B.C. Dawn, Sky, Telegraph, India Times, The Guardian, The Salt Lake Tribune, Encyclopedia Britannica, Wikipedia, Showbiz, India Today, Crowell Morning, Times of India, NDTV, Hindustan Times, UPO, Film Fare, Neerjabhanot.org, Facebook, Twitter, , Decan Herald
From this author
From this Author
Beyond the Space (Romance, Paperback & E-book), I Saw My Killer (Romance, Paperback & E-book), Castle Waits (Romance, Paperback & E-book) Silent Cockpit ( Non-fiction), Orphanage, (Paperback), Flight 648 ( Aviation Mystery, Non-fiction), I Am Suzan (Romance, Paperback & E-book), Silent Shriek (Non-Fiction), Hunger Never Fades Away (Romantic Fiction Paperback & E-book), Lucy (Collection of short stories, E-book), Hell Flower (Sci-Fi, Paperback & E-book), The Snake Woman (Sci-Fi, Paperback & E-book), Lust & Poison (Sci-Fi, Paperback & E-book), Indian Meditation (Paperback & E-book)
First Published: November,2019
Second Edition: July, 2023
Cover Image Courtesy: Image by Pixabay https://www. Pixabay.com
Cover Design: Sayani Ghosh
Copyright: Tarak Nath Ghosh
Dedication
This book is dedicated to the relatives of the passengers of Flight MH 370.
Chapter 1
Night Turns into Nightmare
March 7 – March 8, 2014
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain Zaharie speaking. Welcome to Flight Number 370, non-stop from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The weather ahead is good and, therefore, we should have a smooth and uneventful flight. Now sit back and relax." After a few minutes, the flight took off and flew to an unknown place leaving a series of question marks.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was a passenger flight that left Kuala Lumpur International Airport on March 8, 2014, and disappeared 94 minutes later en route to Beijing Capital International Airport. It went missing five years, yet its fate remains a mystery. No one still knows the answers to the questions - "Where, Why, and How long." Shortly after midnight on March 8, 2014, without warning, an entirely normal flight had been devolved into an illogical series of events.
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is called in the local language Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur. It is Malaysia's main International Airport and one of the major airports in South-East Asia and worldwide. It is located in the Sepan District of Selangor, approximately 28 miles south of Kuala Lumpur City Centre, and serves the Greater Klang Valley conurbation. KLIA is the largest and busiest airport in Malaysia. It is the world's 23rd busiest airport by total passenger traffic.
The airport is part of the KLIA Aeropolis, and is made up of two main terminals; the original terminal, KLIA Main, and the new terminal 2, also known as klia2. KLIA Main.
Malaysia Airlines is an airline operating flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The airline operates flights throughout East and Southeast Asia, with service to Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, Europe, and, until April 2014, Los Angeles via Tokyo. It has 105 planes in its fleet. The Aviation Safety Network lists three accidents (not including Flight 370) involving MAS aircraft. The company headquarters are located at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Flight 370 was waiting on the tarmac. It was a Boeing 777-2H6ER. The plane first flew on May 14, 2002, according to the Aviation Safety Network. It had flown a total of 53,465 hours on 7,525 flight cycles. This type of aircraft is configured to carry 282 passengers; 35 in Business Class and 247 in Economy Class. It has two Rolls-Royce Trent 892 engines mounted under its 200-foot (61 meters) wings. The plane has a maximum fuel capacity of 179,400 liters and a range of 7,941 miles. Its cruising speed is 640 mph. This particular aircraft last underwent maintenance on Feb. 23, 2014. A Malaysia Airlines spokesperson said no issues were identified during the maintenance. The aircraft had no history of major incidents before its disappearance. However, it was reportedly involved in a minor ground collision in 2012, which resulted in significant damage to a wingtip.
The passengers of Flight MH 370 were waiting eagerly to reach their destination. Most of the passengers were Chinese. One of a group of 24 Chinese artists was getting back home. They had traveled to Kuala Lumpur to attend an art exhibition. Daniel Liau, a Malaysian gallery owner helped organize the exhibition in Kuala Lumpur that the group of Chinese artists on the flight participated in. They came from all over China: Jiangsu, Sichuan, and also Xinjiang province. Lou Baitang, a 79-year-old renowned calligraphist whose many works are included in the dictionary, was along with a 73-year-old calligrapher. Her name was Zhao Zhao Fang, famous for her works. On the lounge 20 staff members from a US technology company that makes powerful microchips for industries, including defense, waiting. They were looking very energetic.
A young couple was seating at the corner seat. They were heading home to Beijing after a beach getaway in Vietnam. Mr. Muktesh Mukherjee (42), an Indian-born Canadian citizen, and his wife Bai Xiaomo was looking very anxious to meet their little children left their home. They lived in Beijing with their sons Mirav (9) and Miles (2). Mr. Mukherjee's grandfather, a former Indian government minister, died in a plane crash outside New Delhi in 1970. At that moment they were thinking about their children and were eager to back soon.
Bian Liangjing was standing alone. He was going back home after a year. In 2013, he left his wife and infant daughter to work as a construction worker in Singapore. He was on a transfer flight to Beijing. It was his first flight back home. Chen Changchun was on his way home to visit his dying father in Shandong province. His father died the day Malaysia Airlines announced the plane was missing.
Retired engineer Vinod Kolekar (59), a resident of Mumbai, India, along with his wife Chetna (55) and his younger son Swanand (23) were going to visit their eldest son, Sanved, who had moved to Beijing after finishing his doctorate in physics.
Pouria Nour Mohammad Mehrdad (18) was hoping to join his mother in Germany. He chose a long and circuitous route from Iran to Kuala Lumpur, to transit through Beijing and onwards to Amsterdam and then Frankfurt. Delavar Seyed Mohammadreza traveled with him. They were both young Iranian men seeking a new life in Europe far from home. Pouria Nour had posted a status update of 'feeling excited' upon his arrival at Kuala Lumpur from the city of Karaj in Iran two weeks before. Pouria's mother had been calling from Hamburg ever since MH370 vanished, asking how her son was during his brief stay in Malaysia.
Razahan Zamani and his wife Norli Akmar Hamid, were on their delayed honeymoon. They met each other in Kuala Lumpur while working at a supermarket chain. They got married in 2012. They were on a long-delayed honeymoon trip to Beijing because the couple planned the holiday after Ms. Norli suffered a miscarriage. Before the trip, Ms. Norli posted a picture on social media of one of her cats sitting on her suitcase.
At just 23 months old, Wang Moheng was one of the youngest passengers on board flight MH370. He was returning from a week's holiday in Malaysia with his mother Jiao Weiwei (32), and father, Wang Rui (35). Two of his grandparents were also on board the plane.
The airport IBM executive Philip Wood (50) originally from Texas, was one of three Americans on the plane. He had just been transferred to Malaysia and was excited about the new beginning,
It was his last planned trip to Beijing before settling in Kuala Lumpur. He has two sons from a previous marriage who are based in Texas. The lounge was full of dreams, full of eagerness, full of hope. But, I am certain their future was fixed beforehand if it was not a simple accident. We still don't know who is responsible for the 'mass killing?' of the passengers of Flight MH 373.
It was a clear night. The passengers could hear the announcement, went straight to the security check, and stood in a short line. The line did move quickly.
22: 50, March 2014.
Captain Zaharie Ahmed Shah signed in for duty. Captain Shah was a handsome man of 53 and a respected pilot with 33 years of experience at the state flag carrier. He joined Malaysia Airlines as a cadet pilot in 1981 and,
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Tag der Veröffentlichung: 02.11.2019
ISBN: 978-3-7487-1954-0
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This book is dedicated to the relatives of the passengers of Flight MH 370.