and pilot and aviation expert miles o brien and let s start with the breaking news, the infrared activity, heat flash detected by a u.s. satellite over the sinai peninsula at the time of the incident, what does this mean to you? it means a lot of things, and what s most important is did that flash start on the ground, or did it flash happen in the air? very conclusive. if it happened on the ground, it could indicate that there was some sort of missile launched. if it happened in the air, that means there may have been something on the aircraft as farans sendryr rr rry as far incendiary devices are and those are toohey teamly important points so we ll look forward to hearing the results that have. miles, if it was in the air, do that in and of itself indicate it was an incendiary device or could you get a heat flash from an engine malfunctioning or exploding on its own? that could happen.
hearing the results that have. miles, if it was in the air, do that in and of itself indicate it was an incendiary device or could you get a heat flash from an engine malfunctioning or exploding on its own? that could happen. the number of flashes are the key. if there was a muffle launch you d get an infrared flash for the launch itself and a second flash, a second infrared signature for the impact itself, and possibly even a third when the structure struck the floor of the desert as further fuel might have exploded, so the number of heat signatures is crucial. if in fact only one was detected, that in some respects might steer one away from a missile launch and on to some idea of an explosion on board the aircraft. there s been so much focus on a missile, but there are other ways, you know, as we ve learned