[skimbell]

Yeah, I was thinking about the range also. We've been seeing that 2550 mile maximum range circle since the flight went missing. That circle did not go as far south as the area where the "new lead" is located.

Looks like they just enlarged the circle to about 3500 miles and said "there she is."

Wish I could get some of that "expanding" fuel for my truck.

[mazda77]

That circle was created using the maximum range of the aircraft if it were full. From all indications, it was not full but for some reason, the Malaysian folks are not telling us what the manifest fuel loading was. There is a record of just how much fuel was loaded onto the aircraft before it left the gate.

[Jaded]

It’s only because they refuled on Diego Garcia.