Internet of Things holds key to mystery of MH370

Letter-writer Thomas has quite an imagination, even offering the theory that Flight MH370 was hijacked remotely by a bunch of communist Chinese citizens dwelling on Diego Garcia. 

On a more practical note, how about using the Internet of Things (IoT) to find the missing plane? The IoT is changing the world of electronics. IoT pioneer companies RF Controls and Cisco Systems are boasting of 50 billion-plus coherent electronic connections, from baby-bottle volume to automobile brake-pad wear. 

Using the IoT to detect a big aircraft in flight like MH370 is possible. When the aircraft’s transponder was turned off, MH370 “went silent” because it was using “old tech” electronics. The IoT is new-tech electronics and that new tech is awesome. 

Authorities had around one hour to track MH370 before it went silent. So all they have to do is tag the plane’s path with the awesome new-tech IoT tracking signal of the cockpit instrument panel or the electronics of the engines. Actually, the power and sensitivity of the IoT tracker signal means it could probably focus on the ventilation fan motors and track MH370 to the point where the fuel ran out. 

Al Eberhardt