looking at the arcs in #4019 by "Return to stand).
Would I be correct in assuming at the point in time the aircraft disappeared off Penang the previous or next ping would show the northern arc in a more southerly location cutting through that point and the southern arc would be correspondingly further south and out of range for hrs flown.
Now it is reasonable to think the next ping placed them in the Andam /bay of Bengal area as resources were sent to both ends of that arc.
At this point in time the southern arc would also have moved northwards but still be out of range for hrs flown,
To me this suggests the aircraft CANNOT BE IN THE SOUTHERN ARC.
I am assuming the two arcs would always be the same distance apart as the satellite is geostationary is this correct.
Would be nice if someone was able to post a graphic with these two arcs and jindalee in the south and primary radars in the north.
Last edited by oldoberon; 15th Mar 2014 at 18:19.