Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 nosedived into Indian Ocean [Images Included]

Missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared without a trace because it nosedived at a perfect 90-degree angle into the Indian Ocean and stayed intact, according to a maths professor.

The latest theory on the ill-fated flight, which vanished in March 2014, has been put forward by Goong Chen and his team of mathematicians from the Texas A&M University in Qatar.

The mathematicians ran a series of computer simulations, which Dr Chen says show that the Boeing 777 plunged into the Indian Ocean at a 90-degree angle.

According to Dr Chen, this explains why no debris or oil slick has ever been found.

“The true final moments of MH370 are likely to remain a mystery until someday when its black box is finally recovered and decoded,” Dr Chen said.

“But forensics strongly supports that MH370 plunged into the ocean in a nosedive.”

According to Dr Chen’s fluid dynamics simulations, a “vertical water entry” would have caused the least resistance to the plane.

He said the wings of the plane would have broken off almost immediately, while the rest of the fuselage remained intact. Dr Chen said the wings, along with other heavy debris, would have sunk to the bottom of the ocean, leaving little or no trace behind. It may be on the ocean floor, belly-up.

Meanwhile, the Australian government is allegedly preparing to call off the search for the plane, according to Emirates president Sir Tim Clark.

Sir Tim, who has likened the effort to a “goose chase”, told Fairfax Media funding for the search would be exhausted later this year. (Foreign Media)