Kikapu wrote:Paphitis wrote:This does NOT equate with finding AF447, sorry.
They found debris and bodies and yet it still took them 2 years to discover the wreckage on the ocean floor. This just highlights the difficulties associated with finding a wreckage 4000m below the surface and MH370 is even harder.
I'm sorry Paphitis, but that is a very arrogant statement coming from you regarding AF447. Debris of AF447, including 50 bodies were found within days of the crash, which means and I'm using the metaphor the Aussies started using and kept on using throughout the search of the Southern Indian Ocean for MH370, that they were looking for the "Haystack" before they can expect to find anything else first, when the "Haystack" of AF447 was found within few days. It was only looking for the “needle in the Haystack" (Black Boxes) that took 2 years to find, whereas, as soon as 4 suspicious pings were detected, you and your PM were jumping with joy that the Black Boxes were in fact found (not), even though the "Haystack" wasn't found then and hasn't been found since the disappearance of flight MH370. That’s why using AF447 as an example to MH370 is not appropriate because they are not related up to this point what so ever. In the case of the AF447, the searchers were chasing to find the Black Boxes after the “Haystack” was established, whereas in the case of MH370, the searchers are chasing to find the phantom “Haystack”. One “Haystack” was real to look for the Black Boxes and the other is based on questionable pings and questionable information placing the MH370 in the Southern Indian Ocean or “Haystack” if you like.
The aussies were telling you they were looking for a haystack and comparing to AF447 in order to outline how difficult this search is. The search for MH370 has been the most difficult and most expensive in Aviation history.
They have been saying for a very long time now that finding any debris now and even before after so much time was wasted searching in the wrong places is nearly impossible. They have just announced that they will now abandon the air search because they deem it extremely unlikely that debris will be found and that it will be too far away from the actual crash site to derive any benefit.
The search will continue beneath the depths for a very long time. The area of interest is a 700km by 80 km stretch which they deem to be the area of probable impact but first they are by no means finished with the 4 detections. Every square inch of this area will be searched by AUV and that is going to take a long time to do.
And you are wrong. They only found debris and bodies in AF447. The wreckage and consequently the Black Box was only found after 2 years of underwater searching. Do your research please!
Did you know, that the team that found AF447 after 2 years is actually on board ADV Ocean Shield?