Originally Posted by
mm43
Will Fraser
I've prepared a graphic which shows the ETO times SALPU, ORARO and TASIL calculated from the 0150z ~ 0200z GS of 464KT. On passing SALPU the SBFN-SSR would have received the last squawk from AF447 - at about 254NM from the radar. The 0214z Ultimo Reporté and the now discredited 0214z ACARS position are also shown.
Strange, the speed between ORARO and the last known position at 02:10Z is much lower than between the other markers ! (435 kts versus 470 kts ?!).
Jeff