So Edward -not being able to post on your page due to yer privacy settings-Ill do it this way. From a Peter M. Friedman After being in the aviation industry over 48 years, I am keenly interested in this mystery! Here are the facts: 1. The aircraft was at 37,000 feet. 2. The temperature at 37,000 feet varies from -67F to -83F. 3. The aircraft’s speed was in excess of 500kts (about 550mph) 4. The jetstream was from left to right at 37,000 feet at 90-140kts (110-160mph) 5. Last known position was just about 30+ miles South of Ca Mau in S. Vietnam. The position of any debris is subject to the trajectory of that debris once the inflight breakup occurred. Again the “debris” was moving forward at some 550mph. Any bombardier can explain how bombs are dropped from an aircraft during combat. You must consider the altitude and speed of the aircraft, and compute the “trajectory” the bomb must take to hit the target ahead of the aircraft flight path. (When you are seated in a flying aircraft YOU are traveling at the same speed as the aircraft!) Trajectory is the path in which the debris would travel. This would depend on aerodynamics, airspeed, height of the drop and weather. Though widely assumed, weight plays no significant part in the falling of objects. Gravity effects all mass the same. The main idea is what you get in Physics... the movement has two components. Yes, the dropping debris would fall... but not just down. As mentioned aerodynamics, weight, etc. influence the path, but mainly the debris would try to maintain a movement in the direction the plane was flying. Mathematical: If you imagine the plane as the vertex of a convex parabola (-x^2) the debris would fall forward in the positive direction the plane is traveling. The changing slope of the debris descent {derivative, f(x)=2x} would depend on factors such as the planes velocity and altitude, plus any wind drift. Based upon the known facts described above, the debris area would cover roughly over 20 square miles and could extend from the Southern tip of Vietnam at Ca Mau into the S. China Sea on the same plane as Ca Mau about 10-15 miles offshore due to the jetstream drift. As an aside, the crew and passengers were dead within 10-15 seconds after the inflight breakup due to the rapid decompression and outside temperature. They couldn’t breate and would have frozen, becoming unconscious within seconds. Consider that a blessing under the circumstances. Peter M. Friedman 101 John Glenn Dr. Suite 2, Concord, CA 94520 (925)818-6642 phone (925)691-9849 fax
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 15:18:19 +0000
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