BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 06: An angry Chinese relative of a missing passenger on Malaysia Airlines flight MH 370 shouts as she speaks to journalists outside the airline's office on August 6, 2015 in Beijing, China. Malayasia's Prime Minister announced on Thursday that a piece of wing discovered washed up on Reunion Island last week is from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 370 which vanished on March 8, 2014 when it was travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, possibly bringing to an end one of modern aviation's greatest mysteries. Officials and experts from other countries including the United States and Australia have been more cautious, saying that more investigating needs to be done. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
A decade-long mystery surrounding the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 may be closer to resolution, according to new research. University of Tasmania researcher Vincent Lyne has proposed a groundbreaking theory based on the final satellite communications received from the ill-fated flight.
Flight MH370 vanished on March 8, 2014, with 239 passengers and crew aboard during its journey from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Previous theories suggested the aircraft went into an uncontrollable high-speed dive due to fuel exhaustion. However, Dr. Lyne’s recent study, set to be published in the Journal of Navigation, challenges this narrative.
Dr. Lyne’s research indicates that the final satellite messages suggest a deliberate, controlled descent. The study asserts that rather than plummeting uncontrollably, the plane may have been intentionally guided into an eastward descent. This theory is supported by Dr. Lyne’s analysis of the aircraft’s last communications and damage assessments conducted by air-crash investigator Larry Vance.
Dr. Lyne’s analysis contrasts with earlier theories that attributed MH370‘s descent to fuel starvation, which would have resulted in a rapid, uncontrolled dive. Instead, he posits that the controlled descent aligns with the hypothesis of a meticulously planned maneuver by the pilot, aimed at making the plane disappear in the Southern Indian Ocean. The new findings suggest that a “mastermind pilot” executed a nearly perfect disappearance, only disrupted by the plane’s right wing striking a wave.
Further supporting this theory, Dr. Lyne compared the damage to MH370’s wings and flaps with that of a “controlled ditching” scenario, similar to the emergency landing performed by Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger on the Hudson River in 2009. According to Dr. Lyne, the consistent patterns of debris damage strengthen the case for a deliberate ditching rather than an uncontrollable crash.
In 2022, a man claimed to have part of MH370’s wing on a beach in Madagascar.
Dr. Lyne also advocates for a targeted search area in the Southern Indian Ocean, based on his research. He urges future investigative efforts to focus on a specific region, potentially narrowing down the location of the wreckage.
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