"There are three pieces of evidence that aviation safety experts say make it clear the missing Malaysia Airlines jet was taken over by someone who was knowledgeable about how the plane worked.
One clue is that the plane's transponder — a signal system that identifies the plane to radar — was shut off about an hour into the flight.
In order to do that, someone in the cockpit would have to turn a knob with multiple selections to the off position while pressing down at the same time, said John Goglia, a former member of the National Transportation Safety Board."* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.
*Read more here from Associated Press:
One clue is that the plane's transponder — a signal system that identifies the plane to radar — was shut off about an hour into the flight.
In order to do that, someone in the cockpit would have to turn a knob with multiple selections to the off position while pressing down at the same time, said John Goglia, a former member of the National Transportation Safety Board."* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.
*Read more here from Associated Press:
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