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originally posted by: Informer1958
a reply to: undo
Thank you for the photo, I see what you mean. I would like to hear what other ATS have to say as well.
originally posted by: Informer1958
a reply to: undo
Your right I cant make it out if it is an 8 or a B, it is very interesting.
originally posted by: cardinalfan0596
a reply to: jude11. There is nothing there that you can refute. But I understand that accepting the reality of it is hard for you.
Yes it is certainly in the realm of posibility those planes were flown via remote and the passengers disposed of.
originally posted by: Informer1958
a reply to: undo
I know, right.
But it is odd that there are hundreds of these boxes in there.
* The B-767 and B-757 are not fly-by-wire aircraft, which would have required major modifications of their flight control systems and the airlines were not prepare to ground their aircraft for many months to have them illegally modified to fly under remote control.
* Switching the aircraft at the airport would set off alarm bells for obvious reasons, especially with ATC, the airline whose colors are in use illegally and whose employees would not doubt, take notice at see the aircraft on the tarmac and from airport officials. Who is going to pay the landing fee for a bogus aircraft? Definitely not the airline whose colors are being used illegally.
Those are just a few examples of many that highlight the problem of trying to modify those aircraft to fly under remote control.