@threemiles
That's not how I plot it. You must have the flight passing over Penang, I don't think it went there.
My first leg is from IGARI to Kota Bharu (90nm) at mach .84 (or a tad more)
I place MH370 over Kota Bharu at 1:33 local time.
My second leg is from Kota Bharu to 5°39'12.74"N 101° 7'2.61"E (74nm) at 340kts. I plot it arriving there at 1:46.
My third leg is from 5°39'12.74"N 101° 7'2.61"E, where I believe a turn was made towards MEKAR. From here the A/C regained altitude and I plot the average speed for that leg (290nm) as 470kts which gets the A/C to the area of MEKAR by 2:22 local time.
I would appreciate a review of these plots. I'll post a Google Earth KML file showing this flight scenario as soon as I have it cleaned up and ready for prime time.
@Pontis
I didn't factor in winds. But I believe they were tailwinds during the Malacca leg. Maybe you can help me there.
Last edited by Propduffer; 28th May 2014 at 20:58.