After a torturously long wait, families received a message
of some finality today when the Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced
that new information revealed with certainty there was a crash in the remote
area of the southern Indian Ocean and that it could be conclusively stated there
are no survivors.
The details of what may have led to the crash are still
unknown.
Why do you need to know?
This loss is tragic and shared. Aboard the flight were
people from many countries, including America.
The crash also brings our technology into question. How is
it possible we can spot a fire hydrant on Google Earth, but lose a Boeing
777-200 and 239 people?
Personally, as someone with faith in research, I am
disheartened as I read the “expert” speculation of what may have happened
before the March 8 disappearance of the flight from radars. Everything from
suicide or sabotage to electrical fire or malfunction has been suggested.
As the world awaits more causal information, here’s some background:
A Boeing 777-200 is about 200 feet wide at the winds and almost
210 feet long from tip to tail. It’s also been rated as one of the safest
aircrafts in the world.
Sources: Infoplease.com, CNN.com, Forbes.com
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