Originally Posted by
pberrett
<quote> ACARS (RR engines): packet(s) were received up to 4 hours after last contact. These packets come every 30 minutes
yes.... .
the plane may have flown for a total of five hours based automatic data sent by the on-board monitoring system to engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce.
also
A total flight time of five hours means the Boeing 777 could have travelled about 2200 nautical miles after leaving Kuala Lumpur and potentially have reached the Indian Ocean, the border of Pakistan or even the Arabian Sea, the Wall Street Journal said..
I think now we are starting to get a better idea where the aircraft may be....
Malaysia Airlines plane may have flown for hours after dropping off radar