Originally Posted by
porterhouse
With AF447 it was actually different, first of all floating debris was identified relatively soon - within a few days. Then French searched underwater for a year and could not find anything. A US oceanography research firm was then hired to perform extensive calculations which ultimately led to finding the wreck.
I think the example of AF447 is instructive.
Just by combing the surface, they found 50 relatively well-preserved bodies, about 30 external parts including the tail fin and one engine cowl, and hundreds of internal parts even including one toilet door and one whole galley. All this was found within 3 weeks after the crash, spread over 2x2 degree area.
If the debris field of MH370 is similar and if Australians are looking in the right place right now or were looking in the right place at any point in the last two weeks, it's hard to explain whey they did not find anything at all so far.