01-05-2014, 03:16 PM
looks like we need an expert in reading those manifests to check in. Or else someone who knows the companies involved in shipping the cargos, and whether those companies are real or shells.
As I recall the flight handshake data from the satellite (the 2 long arcs) indicated that the plane was (if going south) gradually turning right along the southward path (away from Australia) and yet here we have a plot of the plane's path turning gradually towards Australia. What I recall is that the handshake data showed that the plane was remaining a more or less constant distance from the satellite, thus resulting in the "search arcs" that curved back to the west as you move either north or south along the flight path. How can it be that the plotted course in the preliminary report is consistent with the handshake data we've seen?
And I'm not at all convinced that the "Doppler effect" would be able to distinguish an object moving clockwise from the reported location of the satellite (and thus south) from an object moving counterclockwise (and thus north). We use the Doppler effect to gain a measurement of another object's relative velocity towards us or away from us, not lateral movement. Whose bright idea was it that removed the northern arc from search consideration?
I applaud the private company for tooting their own horn in spite of the international skepticism. Whether they are right or wrong, they found something worth having a look at.
As I recall the flight handshake data from the satellite (the 2 long arcs) indicated that the plane was (if going south) gradually turning right along the southward path (away from Australia) and yet here we have a plot of the plane's path turning gradually towards Australia. What I recall is that the handshake data showed that the plane was remaining a more or less constant distance from the satellite, thus resulting in the "search arcs" that curved back to the west as you move either north or south along the flight path. How can it be that the plotted course in the preliminary report is consistent with the handshake data we've seen?
And I'm not at all convinced that the "Doppler effect" would be able to distinguish an object moving clockwise from the reported location of the satellite (and thus south) from an object moving counterclockwise (and thus north). We use the Doppler effect to gain a measurement of another object's relative velocity towards us or away from us, not lateral movement. Whose bright idea was it that removed the northern arc from search consideration?
I applaud the private company for tooting their own horn in spite of the international skepticism. Whether they are right or wrong, they found something worth having a look at.