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How long does it take to sink to the bottom though? My memory is hazy on the timing, but I seem to recall they started searching immediately (?), and I was thin
by mehrdadn 8y ago
How long does it take to sink to the bottom though? My memory is hazy on the timing, but I seem to recall they started searching immediately (?), and I was thinking "what if it's still moving...?" at the time.
(Edit: The ocean depth was around 4.5km.)
- mrguyorama 8y agoMy gut feel is that it would take far less than a day to sink to the bottom, especially as planes are not very buoyant. Since they were searching in entirely the wrong areas until a little while after the incident, when they got better data, I think it's safe to assume the wreckage was settled by the time they searched its area
- snowwrestler 8y agoAir France 447 (a very mysterious airplane disappearance prior to MH370) was found not far from its last known position in the Atlantic Ocean: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_447#2011_search_and_recovery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_447#2011_sea... In fact it seems the key decision in finding that wreckage was to include areas that had already been searched in a new analysis on where the wreckage was likely to be: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/527506/how-statisticians-found-air-france-flight-447-two-years-after-it-crashed-into-atlantic/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/527506/how-statisticians-...
- cwkoss 8y agoIt would be horribly unethical, but as it is hard to validate work, I wonder if there is much cheating in the undersea searching industry.