plane. explain how that works and how it would change the the workings of the plane. sure. as the aircraft burns fuel, the center of gravity changes on the airplane which changes the flight attitude of the airplane, so as the fuel burns and it starts to change the attitude, the auto pilot in efficiency mode is capable of understanding that and changing the air speed to make it more efficient and a better fuel consumption rate. if that s the case, then if it was on, i assume it was at this point, it would have gone much further and, again, contribute together idea that it went further south and southwest on the arc. it s interesting because we ve been talking and we ve been talking before we went on camera and you brought up the pact that the area where they are now going to be searching, isn t this the area that ntsb had suggested that the plane potentially could be from the jump? yeah, you know. it was just a few weeks after the start of the investigation that the ntsb came ou
entire studio. what is that? that s the question. freight crate 70 feet in length. we don t have any better information about what exactly is in the water. michael fortune a retired pilot who flew in the asian pacific. so great to have you today, mike. thank you very much. one of the big question is distance, in general. how far could this plane have flown? sure. the aircraft range is dependent upon flying the aircraft at the optimum altitude based on the weight of the aircraft. the optimum altitude changes as the aircraft burns fuel and goes higher and higher. had the aircraft flown at a lower or higher altitude could dramatic change the range of the aircraft. based on what we know or don t know, can we even be sure that the plane made it as far as