Malaysia Airlines Plane "Loses Contact"
Discussion
FourWheelDrift said:
Normal route blue, their route red (it might have been straighter than I've drawn it).
Am I right, with the curvature of the earth would there wouldn't be much difference in distance?
The curvature of the earth means that the shortest (great circle) route is the southerly one in the southern hemisphere, whereas in the northern hemisphere on a similar journey the shortest route would be the northerly curve.Am I right, with the curvature of the earth would there wouldn't be much difference in distance?
If possible the airlines will use the shortest route, to save time and fuel, but there are loads of reasons why they could choose a different one.
200bhp said:
Or MH370 disguised as a shipwreck.Just sayin.
skyrover said:
I know the expense is colossal, but part of me really appreciates (and wants it to continue) the learning about what actually is down there, regardless of whether or not they find the plane.
Agreed. We know more about space than the details of the oceans. Upside of the space race was all of the aspiration it brought with it... And subsequent investment...even now.
.. But at the cost of understanding our own watery planet.
Vaud said:
AreOut, did you ever hear back from the investigators from the theory that you submitted?
no, but they are about to start the search in that area 
IG (Independent Group, the people australian officials cooperate with) that ferociously defended current search area has practically admitted the mistake and announced going to the north(well, finally).
200bhp said:
The image (if that's actually it) is pretty impressive in the detail.Vaud said:
skyrover said:
I know the expense is colossal, but part of me really appreciates (and wants it to continue) the learning about what actually is down there, regardless of whether or not they find the plane.
Agreed. We know more about space than the details of the oceans. Upside of the space race was all of the aspiration it brought with it... And subsequent investment...even now.
.. But at the cost of understanding our own watery planet.
http://www.subseaexpo.com/
HTH!
Lets assume for a minute that they find the MH370 wreckage and the data recorders, and from that somehow find that this is 100% Boeing's fault, through a design flaw, manufacturing error or what ever.
Do Boeing then have to pick up the whole tab for the search effort?
Surely the bill will be big enough to finish any company off by the end.
Do Boeing then have to pick up the whole tab for the search effort?
Surely the bill will be big enough to finish any company off by the end.
Megaflow said:
Lets assume for a minute that they find the MH370 wreckage and the data recorders, and from that somehow find that this is 100% Boeing's fault, through a design flaw, manufacturing error or what ever.
Do Boeing then have to pick up the whole tab for the search effort?
Surely the bill will be big enough to finish any company off by the end.
I'd be surprised as I thought it was an Airbus?Do Boeing then have to pick up the whole tab for the search effort?
Surely the bill will be big enough to finish any company off by the end.
Hooli said:
Megaflow said:
Lets assume for a minute that they find the MH370 wreckage and the data recorders, and from that somehow find that this is 100% Boeing's fault, through a design flaw, manufacturing error or what ever.
Do Boeing then have to pick up the whole tab for the search effort?
Surely the bill will be big enough to finish any company off by the end.
I'd be surprised as I thought it was an Airbus?Do Boeing then have to pick up the whole tab for the search effort?
Surely the bill will be big enough to finish any company off by the end.
200bhp said:
Bibbs said:
The image (if that's actually it) is pretty impressive in the detail.
Its from an ROV not the towed sonar thing or the boat itself so I think it's believable.Tasmindevil said:
AUV, autonomous underwater vehicle so chuck it in the water and off it goes on a preprogrammed path so it is not tethered to a ship or remotely operated. The image is a high res sonar image, impressive image to say the least, some of our WROVs are used in munitions recovery and due to zero visibility they use a sonar camera, the image is so good you can zoom in and read the serial numbers of the shell casings.
Sounds like a seriously impressive bit of kit. budgie smuggler said:
Tasmindevil said:
AUV, autonomous underwater vehicle so chuck it in the water and off it goes on a preprogrammed path so it is not tethered to a ship or remotely operated. The image is a high res sonar image, impressive image to say the least, some of our WROVs are used in munitions recovery and due to zero visibility they use a sonar camera, the image is so good you can zoom in and read the serial numbers of the shell casings.
Sounds like a seriously impressive bit of kit. Europa1 said:
Hooli said:
Megaflow said:
Lets assume for a minute that they find the MH370 wreckage and the data recorders, and from that somehow find that this is 100% Boeing's fault, through a design flaw, manufacturing error or what ever.
Do Boeing then have to pick up the whole tab for the search effort?
Surely the bill will be big enough to finish any company off by the end.
I'd be surprised as I thought it was an Airbus?Do Boeing then have to pick up the whole tab for the search effort?
Surely the bill will be big enough to finish any company off by the end.
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