Amelia Earhart’s plane found? (3 Viewers)

[Booker]

It's funny how certain they are this is it, while people with competing theories are certain that it's not. It'll be interesting to see if they'll be able to get a sub down there to investigate.

Also, it's not mentioned in those articles, but I read a different article about this yesterday that explains why they searched in that area - the "Date Line" theory. The thought is they might not have propertly adjusted after crossing the international date line, which would have created a 60 mile difference with their destination that would have put them in the area the search was conducted.

An Astonishing Ocean Discovery May Have Just Ended the 86-Year Search for Amelia Earhart

New evidence suggests a pilot may have located Amelia Earhart's long-lost plane. Dive into the new findings that could finally end the 86-year search.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Sailorsaint]

Isn't her plane found every year or two?

Just like Flight 19.

 

[2009ring]

Imagine, in my lifetime I've seen Deep Throat get identified, may find Amelia Ehrhart's plane, DB Cooper case is on the verge of being solved......next thing you know we're gonna find out who really killed JFK.....

 

[Madmarsha]

Isn't her plane found every year or two?

I said when I read the title, "Again?"

 

[Madmarsha]

Imagine, in my lifetime I've seen Deep Throat get identified, may find Amelia Ehrhart's plane, DB Cooper case is on the verge of being solved......next thing you know we're gonna find out who really killed JFK.....

And Jon Benet.

 

[2009ring]

And Jon Benet.

And maybe OJ will find the "real killers"

 

[Saintman2884]

And maybe OJ will find the "real killers"

The exact same one thats been staring back at him every morning when he wakes up and washes his face in the sink for almost the past 30 years, but since O.J. is very much a maligant narcissicist with limited capacity for empathy, sympathy, or remorse for his past actions, I don't believe he's lost too much sleep ruminating about guilt.

I do wonder, however, if he did confess or make an off-the-cuff remark to a few fellow inmates about what really happened that fateful in June 1994 while he was imprisoned for a decade at that Nevada State penitentiary or would he really take that chance knowing they might rat him out immediately afterwards or later on for publicity?

But then again, ergo, knowing double jeopardy laws, O.J. could just as likely come out and openly admit he killed and savagely murdered two, innocent people and dare MSM outlets, researchers, law enforcement to do something about it if he's ever diagnosed with some benign, untreatable cancerous tumor.

 

[2009ring]

The exact same one thats been staring back at him every morning when he wakes up and washes his face in the sink for almost the past 30 years, but since O.J. is very much a maligant narcissicist with limited capacity for empathy, sympathy, or remorse for his past actions, I don't believe he's lost too much sleep ruminating about guilt.

I do wonder, however, if he did confess or make an off-the-cuff remark to a few fellow inmates about what really happened that fateful in June 1994 while he was imprisoned for a decade at that Nevada State penitentiary or would he really take that chance knowing they might rat him out immediately afterwards or later on for publicity?

But then again, ergo, knowing double jeopardy laws, O.J. could just as likely come out and openly admit he killed and savagely murdered two, innocent people and dare MSM outlets, researchers, law enforcement to do something about it if he's ever diagnosed with some benign, untreatable cancerous tumor.

I struck a nerve I see. Just to confirm - yes, my comment was sarcastic

 

[Bill]

While I can't be certain how well an aluminum aircraft would hold up in sea water at a depth of 16,000 feet for over 80 years, the published sonar image of the find is very intriguing in that the shape is remarkably similar to the twin engine Lockheed Electra 10E Special that she was flying on her fateful attempt to circumnavigate the globe. Of course I'm talking about what it could possibly look like after an attempted water landing.

While that Electra model did not have true swept wings, it did have wings that tapered aft from the root of the leading edge to the wingtips giving it a sweptback look. It's entirely possible that an attempt to ditch in a rough ocean could have compromised the wing spars thus 'bending' the wings into a swept-looking configuration.

Though there doesn't appear to be any large radial engines in the area on the image where they are normally fitted near the root of the leading edge of the wings, there is a 'weak point' where these engines attach to the tubular engine mounts that could easily have separated the engines from the wings with the same impact force that could have 'swept' the wings. A hard ditch could easily pull the 4 bolts right off those mounts.

Also the sonar image seems to lack showing any portion of a conventional centerline vertical fin. Though some are speculating that this discovery is the remains of a casualty of the war, by far most war era aircraft had just such a fin and rudder structure and would likely reflect at least a portion of this significant part of the aircraft in the image. But Earhart's Electra had two smaller fins to control yaw at the tips of the horizonal stabilizer similar to an old Ercoupe. Not only would these have been much easier to break loose (they are bolted on), but it might explain why no part of a vertical fin is seen on the aft fuselage in the sonar image.

While I still think it's a long shot that they are actually on the verge of finding Earhart's airplane, it's the biggest clue toward solving the mystery that they have had in a very long time. Anyone who knows the story would likely be interested in seeing how this investigation turns out. I know I am!

 

[Saintman2884]

I struck a nerve I see. Just to confirm - yes, my comment was sarcastic

I know it all was tongue-in-cheek, and my response mostly was playing along with that fact.

But, 2009, their is a small sliver of me that will acknowledge that since mid-90's, most competent, halfway intelligent Americans know and can clearly ascertain that O.J. Simpson was forking guilty as sin itself in those two double homicides and the fact that he wasnt convicted in a criminal trial remains a devastating tragedy of justice.

It would be interesting if O.J., if he got diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer, or tumorous, or his likely CTE (and lets be honest, HE DOES HAVE IT) gets worse with developing cognitive decline, memory issues, Alzheimer's/dementia that he confesses to doing it all, writes his confession, and once he's dead and buries, these memoirs are released to the larger public.

 

[gboudx]

And Jon Benet.

And Jimmy Hoffa.

 

[Zztop]

hmm not sure how far away this radar image was taken from Nikumaroro Island, but I thought some artifacts were found there, which could have been either from her, or her co-pilot

We Just Got One More Clue About Amelia Earhart's Final Resting Place

Bones found in 1940 on Nikumaroro Island may indeed be hers

time.com

Bones found in 1940 on Nikumaroro Island — a western Pacific island near Earhart’s projected flight path — were initially thought to belong to the pilot, as they were found alongside a number of possessions that could have belonged to her, including a shoe; a box designed to hold a navigation device similar to the one used by Earhart’s navigator Fred Noonan; and a Benedictine bottle, which she was known to carry with her.

this kind of reading into images etc ^ is too inconclusive... also, isn't there a propensity for human brains to try to assign images to things that really isn't there?

Pareidolia - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

One example: that "face" on the surface of Mars

 

[Bill]

this kind of reading into images etc ^ is too inconclusive... also, isn't there a propensity for human brains to try to assign images to things that really isn't there?

Pareidolia - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

One example: that "face" on the surface of Mars

I totally agree with you. There is absolutely nothing conclusive about the sonar image to make a person definitely conclude that it is Earhart's Electra. But just because Pareidolia exists isn't proof that the image cannot possibly be of the missing aircraft. In fact some folks seem to feel that there is just enough of a possibility that they are willing to spend a very large sum of money to explore the area where this image was taken.

As I mentioned I think it is a very long shot that the image has anything at all to do with Earhart. But in the astronomical chance that it could be the clue to solve the mystery, I'm glad that someone has the will and financing to check it out.

 

[FullMonte]

I know it all was tongue-in-cheek, and my response mostly was playing along with that fact.

But, 2009, their is a small sliver of me that will acknowledge that since mid-90's, most competent, halfway intelligent Americans know and can clearly ascertain that O.J. Simpson was forking guilty as sin itself in those two double homicides and the fact that he wasnt convicted in a criminal trial remains a devastating tragedy of justice.

Well, I consider myself more than "halfway-intelligent," and I'm not convinced that he was guilty of murder. I do think that he knows what happened, but I still believe that it was his son who committed the murders, and OJ helped cover it up. Beyond that, I don't want to derail this thread too far, so I won't spend much more time talking about this here.

 

[Sailorsaint]

It looks to me like a swept wing aircraft, maybe an old single engine jet.