Debris should also provide a clue about in what mode it crashed. AF447 dropped straight down, and I believe they could see that in the debris.
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Boeing 777 will struggle to maintain altitude once the fuel takns are empty
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Originally posted by brianw999 View PostWhat morons write these headlines for Christ sake ?
Struggle to maintain altitude when the fuel runs out !!!
No shit, Sherlock !
Somehow I think I missed something ....
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Originally posted by jfojoe View PostSpeaking of engines and fuel, if one runs out of fuel before the other...does the 77 autopilot have the authority to keep the plane in the air until the other exausts? thanks.
Don't get angry if you get no answer to this question here. Maybe just nobady here knows. I, for example, don't.
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In the evening of Mar 29th 2014 AMSA reported that the aircraft have sighted new objects in Saturday's 252,000 square kilometer/73,400 square nautical miles search area. The Chinese ship as well as HMAS Success already operating in the new search area have recovered a number of objects, however, none of them could be confirmed to be related to MH-370.
A pity that the oceans are so dirty.
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Originally posted by Gabriel View Postjfojoe, somebody (maybe you?) asked this question already and received no answer.
Don't get angry if you get no answer to this question here. Maybe just nobady here knows. I, for example, don't.
Not a 777 pilot but I would venture to say that no, it will not remain engaged.
I would try to hold it but once it went past the limits it would disconnect.
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Originally posted by pierpp View PostAgreed, this is just shifting from pillar to post. I have a very strong feeling that a lot of very important people are in the know of exactly what happened to this plane and are giving the media and in turn, us, a lot of mis information to stall things....buying time to drop some huge bombshell.
I still cant get how a 777 can crash and no debris can be recovered after all these sightings and three weeks....hmmmm
Well, believe it or not, there is no a plane down there, but 150!! I counted!
There is even a Concorde-like.
Imagine now that they are looking not for an entire plane, which it's difficult enough to find, but for some debris.... Terrific lot of work in my opinion.
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Originally posted by BoeingBobby View PostNot a 777 pilot but I would venture to say that no, it will not remain engaged.
I would try to hold it but once it went past the limits it would disconnect.
Evan is the one who can enlighten us on this.
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Originally posted by BoeingBobby View PostGabriel, What is your feeling about this uninterrupted auto-pilot thing floating around?
Not possible to have dozens of thusands of airplanes fitted with this and all the operation (pilots, dipatchers...), maintenance and engineering guys at airliens not knowing it, or knowing and keeping it secret.
That Boeing has a patent for this doesn't mean that it is already used. (Airbus has a patent for a double-fuselage plane, and so?). It would require a lot of regulations, tests and safeguards to make sure that is safe itself, not to mention prevent foul play.
That engine manufacturers monitor the engine parameters doesn't mean that they also monitor the airplanes coordinates. I tend to think that the engine parameters are just part of the shedulled ACARS schedulled messages, which might include coordinates. But if the ACARS is turned off, then no info is sent.
From what we know today, if we believe the core of the the official information (what I do), the ACARS was turned off but not the SATCOM. It would be the equivalent to not make cell phone calls and not answering when it rings, but the phone is kept on. There will be no information to/from the user but the cell network operator will know that the phone was turned on and on what cell it was logged. The "cell" in this case is the satelllite, the phone is the SATCOM and the user making and answering calls (or refraining from doing so) would be the ACARS.
In short: Bullshit.
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