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'I'm an aviation expert and MH370 mystery could be solved with in one move'

An aviation expert has revealed the "powerful move" that could finally put an end to the mystery of flight MH370 as search for wreckage continues

[Police carry what is believed to be a piece of debris from the missing MH370 flight]

Police carry what is believed to be a piece of debris from the missing MH370 flight(Image: AFP/Getty Images)

An aviation expert and engineer has unveiled one "powerful move" that could finally solve the enduring mystery surrounding the vanished flight MH370.

After the heartbreaking halt to the search operation, Ismail Hamad saod: "I have a strong sense that it will be a powerful step for everyone concerned to put an end to this tragedy."

Recent efforts by marine robotics company Ocean Infinity were suddenly called off in April, with Malaysia's transport minister, Anthony Loke, explaining to AFP: "Right now, it's not the season."

The search remains suspended. The Boeing 777, with 227 passengers and 12 crew aboard, vanished on March 8, 2014, during its journey from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, reports the Mirror.

The aircraft continues to be at the heart of aviation's most baffling puzzle and stands as the deadliest single incident involving a disappeared plane.

Mr Loke said: "They have stopped the operation for the time being, they will resume the search at the end of this year."

[Ismail alleges that the plane will be somewhere near Perth]

Ismail alleges that the plane will be somewhere near Perth(Image: Ismail Hamad/ Google Earth)

However, Ismail Hammad, Chief Engineer at Egyptair, is convinced he possesses the solution to spare everyone "money and time" and ultimately track down the aircraft that has wreaked havoc for officials and grieving families.

Questioning photographs of the plane's wreckage surfacing from the sea, Ismail claimed "the condition of the plane's paint is not consistent with what would happen if it had been lying in salt water for as long as it had."

Despite countless conspiracy theories, Ismail remains adamant this is the work of a "hijacker" - the key question being where the aircraft crashed when their plan went wrong.

He explained: "If the hijacker was looking for the perfect crime that would remain a mystery for a hundred years, he would have to land on one of the abandoned airstrips or lakes in the maze of the Philippine archipelago, which consists of 7,641 islands.

"Such airstrips are spread out and end in the sea, lakes or swamps, and not fly in a straight line to fall into the waters off the city of Perth, in an area that can be predicted by calculating the rate of the fuel consumption."

Ismail added: "Whatever the pilot's experience he would not be able to fly easily and accurately in a straight line on such a long straight route, above an open area of water, at night for such long hours".

The engineer outlined how navigation from Malaysia's coastline to the southern Indian Ocean would indicate it went down near Perth.

However, if the pilot possessed a GPS system, they could have steered themselves across the Philippine islands "if they knew them and their cities' lights well".

Ismail noted that setting the autopilot computer with merely coordinates of a location in space presents a difficult challenge. He explained: "Likewise, a pilot alone would not be able to continue flying a big aircraft like B777-200 for nine hours since take-off until vanishing, including the three hours on average it takes to check the condition of the aircraft and its documentations before the taking off according to the aviation regulations."

Ismail concluded that without the autopilot system or navigation aids, using the aircraft's magnetic compass, the search area should be narrowed down to the Malacca strait to the Perth coast considering "all those stresses".

[An aeroplane expert and engineer has revealed exactly how missing flight MH370 would have met its demise]

An aeroplane expert and engineer has revealed exactly how missing flight MH370 would have met its demise(Image: Ismail Hammad / Provided )

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