"A man is a very small thing, and the night is very large and full of wonders." -Lord Dunzany

Update 2000 zulu time – still missing up in the mountains

The Norwegian cargo airplane that went missing 1355 zulu time is still not found. According to the news at 2000 zulu time, the faint radio signal that should have been picked up by a Danish SAR EH-101 helicopter is not confirmed.

This cargo airplane is extremely sturdy. I have flown with the old C130. The plane missing is brand new. It has a Go-Around-Autopilot with Auto-Throttle, which enables the plane to take immediate control and climb if it inadvertently is steered towards the ground. That makes this all the more puzzling, and a heavy rotor turbulence associated with Lee Wave in between the mountains could maybe be an explanation, but this is a mere speculation for my part.

In any case, I hope and pray the crew has made it, but time is critical for survivors. It is freezing in the snowy winter mountains.

This entry was posted on 15. March 2012 by . It was filed under 4-Winter, General Information, In the News right now, Military, Opinion, Science & Technology, Seasons .

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