Malaysia Airlines flight MH17

[A_Britishcolumbian]

i wonder how long it will take to solve this 'mystery'? :)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/mark ... crash.html

[Liquidnails]

There have been reports that it was hit by a ground to air missile.


Why not give this thread a more descriptive title... It is big news

[Captain Awesome]

Three hundred people died in a matter of seconds.

Sad.

[wanderer]

Here is a live twitter feed with information from the area about this:

http://live.cbc.ca/Event/Malaysian_pass ... sia_border

[wanderer]

So sad for the families and the people on board.

[Dizzy1]

i wonder how long it will take to solve this 'mystery'?

What mystery? An airliner has been possibly mistaken for a military aircraft, it was accidently shot down over a hostile area. Its happened before and it'll happen again, no mystery.

[eMeM]

Do military aircraft usually fly at 30,000 feet?
I read it was a surface to air missile. Besides countless hours on call of duty I have no knowledge of them. Are they capable of hitting targets at such distances?

[wanderer]

Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development said via Twitter that it is working to determine if any Canadians are among the victims.

[GenesisGT]

Do military aircraft usually fly at 30,000 feet?
I read it was a surface to air missile. Besides countless hours on call of duty I have no knowledge of them. Are they capable of hitting targets at such distances?

Military aircraft could be flying at 30,000ft, or higher or lower, depending on type of aircraft and mission. Right now it is being reported that the surface to air missile suspected as being used can hit targets up to 72,000 feet.

[Dizzy1]

Do military aircraft usually fly at 30,000 feet?

Absolutely, under many circustances, most military transport flights use the same airways and altitudes as civilian flights using similar aircraft.

I read it was a surface to air missile. Besides countless hours on call of duty I have no knowledge of them. Are they capable of hitting targets at such distances?

There are various types of SAMs with various functions and capabilities, but there most certainly are variants that are very capable of hitting such a target.

[GenesisGT]

Dizzy, I like my answer better.

[Bsuds]

http://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/de ... mor_id=133

[bottleman]

Pretty ridiculous that rebels are trying to say Ukraine shot it down, the rebels are the only ones who have shot down aircraft and Ukraine would have no reason to shoot anything out of the air as the rebels don't use aircraft.

[Dizzy1]

Dizzy, I like my answer better.

Sorry, I wasn't aware this is a contest ;)

[Dizzy1]

Pretty ridiculous that rebels are trying to say Ukraine shot it down, the rebels are the only ones who have shot down aircraft and Ukraine would have no reason to shoot anything out of the air as the rebels don't use aircraft.

The Ukrainian's took down Siberia Airlines 1812 back in October of 2001.