Originally Posted by
Downwind Lander
QDM360 says:
"Today, an analysis of radar tracks suggested the pilot likely exited the aircraft much earlier, from high altitude"
How does analysis of radar conclude this?
I'm guessing, but if the pilot jumped out of an aeroplane of this nature - that'll lighten the aeroplane and move the CG aft. Plus, clearly, nobody's now flying it.
The result is probaly a sudden climb rate, and significantly less smooth flightpath control.
Never tried, but I would have thought you could see - or at least hazard a useful guess at - that on a transponder return.
G