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Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2014, 14:40
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By thcrozier

MPN11 Similar, but the one I'm thinking of...

MPN11

Similar, but the one I'm thinking of also showed the coverage coming down from Thailand, depicting an uncovered "corridor" at about 10N.
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2014, 14:22
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By thcrozier

Radar coverage on Malaysian Pelinsula

Way way back in this thread, someone posted a nice map showing a corridor with no overlapping radar coverage on the MP. That was when there were only vague suggestions of a primary paint turning...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2014, 18:00
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By thcrozier

Thank you, beast :) I've been scratching my head...

Thank you, beast :) I've been scratching my head over that for forty years. Even spent a bit of time online trying to figure it out. Your explanation makes it clear.
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2014, 02:18
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By thcrozier

Dimensions.

I'm not buying the reported dimensions of the objects in the Chinese images as gospel, unless someone can explain specifically how they were derived. Given that uncertainty, all this imagery analysis...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2014, 22:05
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By thcrozier

Because they don't want to reveal their full...

Because they don't want to reveal their full capabilities, and second, as mentioned above, they would not risk embarrassing themselves unless they were virtually certain. I imagine if they had...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2014, 21:30
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By thcrozier

If the water is only 40 meters deep, some of what...

If the water is only 40 meters deep, some of what you see in the images might be sitting on the bottom.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2014, 21:20
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By thcrozier

Geostationary

Maybe. All I can tell you is the US launches a lot of highly classified satellites from Vandenberg AFB, California directly to the south. Those go into polar orbits as you describe, and as the earth...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2014, 05:05
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By thcrozier

Time to remember once again that in spite of...

Time to remember once again that in spite of media reports, the situation is not unprecedented.


Adam Air Flight 574 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2014, 22:35
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By thcrozier

Maybe this Island? ...

Maybe this Island?

https://www.google.com/maps/@9.1871473,92.7746808,22310m/data=!3m1!1e3


Might even fit in the hanger there.
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2014, 07:55
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By thcrozier

8 degrees north

So we started at 3N and now we are up to 8N. How many NM is that? I imagine 300 at least.
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2014, 07:45
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By thcrozier

jugofpropwash: Good idea. Could be...

jugofpropwash:



Good idea. Could be that they have already been identified though. If that's the case, you are faced with the benefits of confirmation vs revealing your capabilities, and no...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2014, 07:12
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By thcrozier

That's Okay. A lot of us find it intellectually...

That's Okay. A lot of us find it intellectually stimulating, even if we have learned nothing more than the topography of the seafloor and that seismic studies in the area use towed-array detectors...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2014, 05:25
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By thcrozier

Not me. The cause will be found, but first the...

Not me. The cause will be found, but first the aircraft or wreckage must be found. In spite of all the tongue in cheek space alien Twilight Zone references here, I think those are just from people...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2014, 05:06
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By thcrozier

Thank you, I42.. By the way, my family...

Thank you, I42..


By the way, my family has been in the O&G business for 4 generations, but it was only in last month's JPT that I learned of exploration in Vietnamese waters. Obviously I...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2014, 04:53
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By thcrozier

My friend who knew a lot about intelligence...

My friend who knew a lot about intelligence satellites would have said "Probably disinformation", but that wouldn't have stopped him from following up. :cool:
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2014, 04:13
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By thcrozier

Question for India Four Two: Do your seismic...

Question for India Four Two:

Do your seismic sensors stay on the bottom and relay information to the surface via laser, sonar, or other transmission; or do they have to be retrieved? Also, would...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2014, 04:04
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By thcrozier

FIR

Having not flown myself around for a number of years, I had to look this one up. Also, I'm sure an unusually large number of folks with no aviation experience at all are watching this site at the...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2014, 03:53
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By thcrozier

No it would not. But in my opinion they would not...

No it would not. But in my opinion they would not want to report anything at all. After scavenging the debris, the crews will wait for investigators to offer reward money.
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2014, 03:22
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By thcrozier

Exactly. The cultural and political issues are...

Exactly. The cultural and political issues are huge. Careers will be made or destroyed by this. Not to mention the !@#$% money.
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2014, 02:47
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By thcrozier

Agreed, but that doesn't mean they would tell...

Agreed, but that doesn't mean they would tell anyone before scavenging the debris.

The multilingual reward offer idea is great:D
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2014, 01:54
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By thcrozier

It's only 3 or 4 degrees north, so I would assume...

It's only 3 or 4 degrees north, so I would assume someone's intelligence agency has a satellite parked on geostationary orbit over the area looking for unusual congregations of anything. When they...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2014, 01:05
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By thcrozier

Having spent a good portion of my life in...

Having spent a good portion of my life in countries where people live a hand to mouth existence, I have witnessed many times the looting which occurs after a tragedy. It's sad that some people live...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Mar 2014, 21:29
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By thcrozier

Jack1985: Please refer to Post 999 for a...

Jack1985:


Please refer to Post 999 for a summary of what is known.
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Mar 2014, 07:23
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By thcrozier

Gasflow: Your question has various answers. You...

Gasflow: Your question has various answers. You might be better off asking at the Tech Forum.


Anyway, here is one ELT approved for installation in the 777:


Artex B406 Boeing Emergency...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Mar 2014, 07:07
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By thcrozier

@Freshgasflow Start here: NOAA - Search and...

@Freshgasflow

Start here: NOAA - Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking - Emergency Beacons (http://www.sarsat.noaa.gov/emerbcns.html)
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Mar 2014, 05:36
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By thcrozier

@deptrai: That's probably right. I was...

@deptrai:


That's probably right. I was unaware of offshore oil exploration in Vietnam until I read about it in last month's Journal of Petroleum Technology. It's quite extensive, which means...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Mar 2014, 04:09
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By thcrozier

Regarding publication of names and details: ...

Regarding publication of names and details:

Yes, unlike in the United States, in most countries the media immediately publishes the graphic gruesome details including high quality video and...
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