Chinas State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense announced the discovery, including images of what it said were three suspected floating objects. The objects arent small: 13 by 18 meters (43 by 59 feet), 14 by 19 meters (46 by 62 feet) and 24 by 22 meters (79 feet by 72 feet). For reference, the wingspan of an intact Boeing 777-200ER like the one that disappeared is about 61 meters (200 feet) and its overall length is about 64 meters (210 feet). Tom Haueter, a former NTSB aviation safety director, said hed be surprised if the objects came from the plane, rationalizing that anything that big wouldnt float. Its the only clue that weve had so far, CNN aviation expert Richard Quest said of the satellite imagery clues. If this doesnt prove to be the wreckage of 370, then were back to square one.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 01:06:36 +0000
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