[ventus45]

I want to take you back to the imfamous 295 radial at 200 nautical miles at 02:22 Hotel (local time) = 18:22 zulu time (UTC).

This is the famous LIDO Slide.



Notice that it says "from" BUTTERWOTH.

This is where the 295 radial ends up being - from BUTTERWORTH.



One hell of a long way from VAMPI and N571 isn't it.

OK, how about the 295 Radial at 200 Nautical Miles from the Western Hill Radar ?



Still not a great match to N571 is it !

OK then, how about 295 at 200 from Penang Airport ?



Still not a great match is it ?

The whole Malacca Strait story hangs on this LIDO SLIDE.  We are led to swallow the story that a radar can plot an aircraft return that is travelling at high speed and at high altitude, and then "conveniently" loses it (it the white circle), and then magically picks it up again further on.  The "explanation offered, is that the aircraft descended below the radar horizon then climbed back up through it again.  That is possible of course, but why - when out over the sea - would any pilot do such a thing ?  Besides, the exhaustive analysis of Victor I and many others has shown that the speed required to get from Penang to that position in the time available precludes low altitude flight.  Effectively, the maths says, it could not have descended to a lower altitude because it would have had to significantly exceed maximum speed in doing so.

So, the LIDO SLIDE is clearly FALSE.

So what is it really ?

If we assume that "a Malaysian Air Force radar "did" track MH370, which radar head was it ?  Was it Butterworth's PSR, or the Western Hill PSR ?

Western Hill PSR is way up on top of a mountain in Northern Penang Island.  It has "unencumbered views for a full 360 degrees in azimuth" !!  That is why they went to the trouble and expense of  putting the thing up there in the first place !!

On the other hand, the radar head at Butterworth Airbase, is on the airfield, on the eastern side of the airfield, more or less at sea level.

Now, if you look agaain at the 295 radial 200 nautical miles from Butterworth graphic above, what do you notice ?  Any reason why there should be a "white hole" in Butterworth's coverage on the 295 radial ?  NOPE !!  

IT HAS A CLEAR VIEW PAST THE NORTHERN END OF PENANG ISLAND.

NOTE THIS FACT - it is "pivotal" (literally) !!

So, both Radar Heads, Western Hill and Butterworth, have a clear view of the "radar target" going out the 295 radial. NEITHER have any excuse for the "white circle".

Now look at the maps again.  Look at Penang Island.  There is one, and only one, logical answer.  

The aircraft went south west, via GOTLA and Medan, and the "white circle" is "terrain masking" by Penang Island of the radar head at Butterworth.

So, the LIDO SLIDE is clearly FALSE.

Proof ?

Look at this.



The 226 Radial, at 200 Nautical Miles from Butterworth.  Notice that Penang Island would "terrain mask" the aircraft for a short time, due to it's topography.

See following post.