The same information source that gave us a descent of 45k fpm (the descent rate of a meteorite, as one ppruner pointed out) also gave us the climb to fl450. Apparently that source was hung up on 45. If one number is clearly wrong, the others are obviously suspect as well.
CNN had a reporter and a t7 pilot in a t7 sim the day after the suspect claim was made, and among otherthings the pilot demonstrated was a zoom climb to fl450. Im sure the pilot was smart enuff to program approximate numbers into the sim. He made it up there, but there was no safe speed indication on the speed tape. The yellow and red were completly merged and the guy was barely able to hang on to it. And why go there in the first place.
one ppruner makes the point that having Diego Garcia in the sim program indicated to him something nefarious on the part of the pilot. The ppruner thought having it in the program was a clear indication of bad intent. Which goes to show that "a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest."Imo.
apparently some ppruners missed the admission by the Malaysian gubment that their radar picked up MH 370 going across their sky after the diversion but failed to do anything about it.