Been listening to John Kerry too much? As far as I knew, things like Doppler shift, satcom and airplanes were unknown in the 19th century.
Literally the only reports that could be the plane comes from a couple of eyewitness accounts, one a plane on fire and headed for the sea (oil rig off Vietnam) where very large debris is spotted, the other a report (perhaps it was more than one) of a low-flying airliner of some sort going across the Maldives.
In courts, eyewitness testimony is notoriously unreliable.
If the plane went down in flames near an oil rig, debris would have already been found by civilians.
If the plane went down near the Maldives, the Inmarsat satellite would have recorded different signal strength readings.
The Doppler shift goes back to at least 1842 (when he announced it).
> Been listening to John Kerry too much? As far as I knew, things like Doppler shift, satcom and airplanes were unknown in the 19th century.
I guess that was supposed to be funny, here’s something even more amusing:
UK satellite operator used 19th century physics to trace missing plane
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/24/us-malaysia-airlines-inmarsat-pings-idUSBREA2N1OJ20140324
Looks like John Kerry is responsible for all of Reuters’ output now, huh?
> In courts, eyewitness testimony is notoriously unreliable.
Yeah, I noticed that when the alleged Malaysian military radar tracking was redacted.
> If the plane went down in flames near an oil rig, debris would have already been found by civilians.
It was seen from an oil rig, it was some miles away from it. Glad you have an encyclopedia knowledge of currents and where the oil rig is.
> If the plane went down near the Maldives, the Inmarsat satellite would have recorded different signal strength readings.
Actually, I don’t think it went down near the Maldives, or landed there either, but unlike you I’m not married to the INMARSAT gigo.