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The CSIRO ‘rubber ducky’ experiment is rightly criticised by the IG. Don’t know how many ‘Typhoons’ they get in the test area, but I’d bet my socks it is not so many as the SIO gets. Now, not being a ‘drift model’ specialist, but having slightly more than a nodding acquaintance with the wind, oceans and aerodynamics I have to wonder why the effect of the hurricanes which rip through the SIO has not been at least acknowledged.

"This report focusses on field testing of a genuine Boeing 777 flaperon. This testing confirmed predictions by Pengam (2016) that the flaperon's motion with respect to the water is about 20 degrees left of the wind."

Winds between 60 and 80 knots do unbelievable things to the surface of the ocean, the dynamics within the ‘quadrants’ are variable; much depends on which part of the storm anything ‘floating’ is in. No mention of this from CSIRO. Down in the trough of a 10 meter wave the wind vector and velocity is a different animal to the forces at the crest; and ‘loose’ objects are affected by forces external to the prevailing current; and they can ‘surf’ anyone who sails can tell this.

It is no wonder IG are critical of CSIRO and ATSB; this latest smacks of arse covering. “Oh, well, we did refine our data and, had we been allowed to continue we would have found 370”. All bollocks of course, typical of the mind set prevailing in the offset the blame game Australian government departments play – at great expense, not to mention embarrassment to the country paying for it.

Toot toot.

P2 edit - Reference pg 10 Godfrey review paper:

Update: David Griffin on ABC PM

Search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight should resume says Australian scientist
Matt Wordsworth reported this story on Thursday, April 27, 2017 17:45:00        
       
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The Australian scientist who narrowed down the location of the crash of missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 believes the search should resume.

New research suggests the wreck lies in a region near 35 degrees' south latitude.

That's just north of the zone where Australia spent $60 million on a failed effort to find MH370.

CSIRO oceanographer Doctor David Griffin believes the decision to suspend the hunt was 'a political one'.

And he says it came just when scientists were providing the governments of Australia, China, and Malaysia the compelling new evidence they said was needed to continue the search.

Dr Griffin has just re-done experiments that confirm again the likely crash site.


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Dr David Griffin, CSIRO oceanographe