In article ,
C J Campbell wrote:

"Bela P. Havasreti" wrote in message
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On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:53:36 -0700, "kage"
wrote:

There is apparently some sophisticated software available (no doubt it
ain't cheap) that can take the radar data combined with aircraft
attributes & known weather patterns at the time and plot a "suggested"
search area.

Word has it the radar data showed "fragments" in the last frame(s)
(suggesting the thing came apart in the air....).

The search area as described is fairly small in size, but it is heavily
forested, rugged, and unpopulated, characterized by high knife-edge
mountains and steep valleys and passes. I have camped there in early summer
and listened all night to the roar of constant avalanches. Hikers go there
only in the summer. The snow in places can exceed 40 feet deep by the end of
the winter.

This search sounds similiar to the biz jet that went down in NH a
few years ago. The search area on that one was very small, but
the plane was not found for several years due to terrain/trees
hiding the wreckage.

John
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