Further MH370 BBC article - 12 May

[sky9]

"Plunging at 400kph" is actually 215 kts.

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by sky9

"Plunging at 400kph" is actually 215 kts.

Or, to put it another way, descending at 22,000 ft/min - I'll settle for "plunging".

[dogsridewith]

MH370

USA TV news story within the last couple days was the finding of a simulation flying route on the pilot's home computer that landed above the deepest place in the Indian Ocean...with commentator speculation that landing would be smooth to minimize breakup. (I checked PPRUNE for any more info on this seemingly interesting news, and this seems to be the most recently posted thread w/ MH370 in the title.)

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by dogsridewith

USA TV news story within the last couple days was the finding of a simulation flying route on the pilot's home computer that landed above the deepest place in the Indian Ocean...with commentator speculation that landing would be smooth to minimize breakup.

Which part of that is news ?

[camel]

The Aussie guy is suggesting that the flaperon found earlier had been 'deployed' before hitting the water ..does this suggest a controlled ditching?

he also said the fuel on board was enough to fly to Beijing and back plus another 7 hours ! That the a/c had been full to the brim..i would have thought the authorities know exactly how much fuel they had on board right?

[MG23]

i would have thought the authorities know exactly how much fuel they had on board right?

The aircraft reported its fuel load before ACARS went silent. So, yes, they know exactly how much was on board at that point (to within the accuracy of the ACARS report).

[camel]

so is it the case that the pilot had uploaded an awful lot of extra fuel ..above and beyond for a normal flight?

oh btw why is mh 370 in the spectators/spotters area now ? seems bit strange