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Originally Posted by mykalberta
It doesnt take much of an explosion to take down a plane. A small grenade type explosive in the baggage compartment - doesnt blow up the plane, but will bust out a hole in the side which will take it down. Combine that with bad weather and you get a downed aircraft. O2 tanks have exploded in the baggage compartment before and taken down aircraft as well.
If it was "terrorism" you would think someone would have taken credit. Also, I am sure airlines get these "threats" frequently. There are alot of nutbars out there after all.
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Apparently the reports sent by the aircraft computers indicated the autopilot disengaged, followed by a series of electrical malfunctions then a sudden dive towards the ground. Its strange there was no mayday call, unless there was a wiring fire or something similar to Swiss Air 800 that cut out communications and controls.