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morningfog

(18,115 posts) Thu Mar 13, 2014, 12:01 AM Mar 2014

The scale of the search for Flight MH370 (Interactive Chart)

This helps put the scale in perspective (the scale image of the plane is in the center, but go to the link to zoom in and find it).

The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is being compared to a quest for a needle in a haystack. Is it really that tough to find a 210-foot-long plane? You be the judge.

Interactive and explanation at link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/world/malaysian-air-scale/

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The scale of the search for Flight MH370 (Interactive Chart) (Original Post) morningfog Mar 2014 OP

I'm still trying to figure out where they put the plane that didn't hit the Pentagon. Fridays Child Mar 2014 #1

Thank you. Not to mention the plane might not be in one piece floating on the water. uppityperson Mar 2014 #2

The Chinese have a bead on something off of their satellite imagery; it was reported on the news MADem Mar 2014 #3

Also to note - you never find an object the size of a plane in this situation. NutmegYankee Mar 2014 #4

+1 jsr Mar 2014 #5

Fridays Child

(23,998 posts)

1. I'm still trying to figure out where they put the plane that didn't hit the Pentagon.

Reply to morningfog (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2014, 12:11 AM

Mar 2014

I hope the passengers are somewhere safe--in both cases.

uppityperson

(116,026 posts)

2. Thank you. Not to mention the plane might not be in one piece floating on the water.

Reply to morningfog (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2014, 12:18 AM

Mar 2014

MADem

(135,425 posts)

3. The Chinese have a bead on something off of their satellite imagery; it was reported on the news

Reply to morningfog (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2014, 12:21 AM

Mar 2014

tonight, in the S. China sea about where that thing might have gone down. Right size/shape, it looked to be, too...of course, I'm sure they do what we do when we release a picture...mess it up so it doesn't look as clear as it actually is.

This is the oddest mystery.

NutmegYankee

(16,484 posts)

4. Also to note - you never find an object the size of a plane in this situation.

Reply to morningfog (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2014, 12:29 AM

Mar 2014

Most of the plane will have disintegrated from impact and sunk to the bottom. You typically only find small debris floating on the surface.

jsr

(7,712 posts)

5. +1

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Thu Mar 13, 2014, 12:30 AM

Mar 2014

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