Malaysia Airlines Plane "Loses Contact"
Discussion
Eric Mc said:
TTmonkey said:
Unless the suitcase has a baggage ticket on it saying its from MH370 or a luggage label with the name of a passenger, then its just another piece of rubbish from the ocean though, isn't it?
There may be contents which will help identify the owner. I think the part numbers of the flaperon will be the identifier.TTmonkey said:
TheSnitch said:
TTmonkey said:
So... IF the part is from MH370 we also know something else of importance. It proves that the plane was smashed on hitting the ocean, rather than somehow landing and sinking in one neat piece. Therefore if you accept this, you accept that there absolutely MUST have been a debris field. Obviously much stuff would sink, but also an awful lot would float.
So why if there is a debris field have the numerous ships searching the area early on during the search not seen anything? The most likely explanation to me would be because they were looking in the wrong place.
The search was misdirected by spurious 'ping' data from underwater early on. What if they've been misdirected by this other data they have?
I think they should have been searching further North.
A very remote crash site. An enormous potential crash site. Mountainous seas. Too far from land for sustained air searches. 'Numerous' search vessels is overstating it. Take your pick, really; any or all of these could have been factors.So why if there is a debris field have the numerous ships searching the area early on during the search not seen anything? The most likely explanation to me would be because they were looking in the wrong place.
The search was misdirected by spurious 'ping' data from underwater early on. What if they've been misdirected by this other data they have?
I think they should have been searching further North.
No offence, but why should they have been searching further north when all their data points in the other direction?
article said:
Erik van Sebille, an oceanographer specializing in ocean currents who did extensive computer simulations last year of where Flight 370 wreckage might float, said that it was possible that pieces might now be reaching Réunion, more than 3,000 miles from the plane’s last known location.
But the plane would have had to enter the water off northwestern Australia, he said. A series of separate analyses of the satellite “pings” coming from the aircraft’s engines in its last hours of flight have all pointed to its coming down off southwestern Australia, many hundreds of miles farther south — and that is where investigators from Australia, Malaysia and China have concentrated their search efforts.
Currents in the Indian Ocean move fairly quickly from east to west near the Equator, Mr. van Sebille said, but those to the south move more slowly. Debris entering the ocean in the primary search area would be much less likely to have drifted as far as Réunion by now.
But there was no evidence previously to suggest a crash site further north. If this debris indicates that, and I'll take a majority opinion from qualified people on that, then it's easy to be wise after the event.But the plane would have had to enter the water off northwestern Australia, he said. A series of separate analyses of the satellite “pings” coming from the aircraft’s engines in its last hours of flight have all pointed to its coming down off southwestern Australia, many hundreds of miles farther south — and that is where investigators from Australia, Malaysia and China have concentrated their search efforts.
Currents in the Indian Ocean move fairly quickly from east to west near the Equator, Mr. van Sebille said, but those to the south move more slowly. Debris entering the ocean in the primary search area would be much less likely to have drifted as far as Réunion by now.
Edited by TTmonkey on Thursday 30th July 10:45
Jimboka said:
Do currents from the Maldives or Diego Garcia head that way?
Yes and at 11cm/sec which equates to 16 months = 4000kmalso the fact the Maldives witnesses were told they were definitely mistaken when they alleged to have see a low flying plane in the same colours seems a little odd
2013BRM said:
Yes and at 11cm/sec which equates to 16 months = 4000km
also the fact the Maldives witnesses were told they were definitely mistaken when they alleged to have see a low flying plane in the same colours seems a little odd
Not sure about that, if the map from a couple of pages back is correct. Maldives are above the equator, probably between the monsoon drift and equatorial counter current, which goes the other way?also the fact the Maldives witnesses were told they were definitely mistaken when they alleged to have see a low flying plane in the same colours seems a little odd
Luke Warm said:
Indian Ocean currents.
JuniorD said:
Unless a steady stream of debris can be followed to source, even with a positive ID all this piece will be to confirm is that the aircraft did not come down on land and was not abducted by aliens.
You're mental, that flaperon was obviously deliberately placed there by lizards to throw off the fact that the plane, with all of its occupants is on Mars...I believe Boeing have already said that there is no other missing B777 that this part could have come from.
So unless someone has deliberatly sourced this part, and then thrown it in the ocean near reunion on the hope that its washed up and found, then it must be from the missing plane.
So unless someone has deliberatly sourced this part, and then thrown it in the ocean near reunion on the hope that its washed up and found, then it must be from the missing plane.
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