gumboot
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I think the confusion is pretty easy to clear up.
Early reports revealed that a large piece of engine debris, weighing some 900lbs or similar, was found in a small lake/pond south-east of the crash site.
Conspiracy Theorists looked at Google Earth and concluded that the whole engine must have landed in Indian Lake - the nearest obvious body of water - some two miles from the crash site.
However some quick double-checking would have picked up some errors; firstly, although people described the wreckage as very large and too heavy to move, 900lb is only a fraction of the weight of a jet engine, so clearly cannot have been the entire thing. I think the complete engine weighs on the order of ten tonnes.
Secondly, while Indian Lake is the more obvious body of water, it's far too big to fit the descriptions. However there's a much, much smaller pond closer to the crash site along the same line. If you were just looking on Google Earth it's pretty easy to miss it. This pond is only a few hundred yards from the crash site - a distance that the engine piece would have covered in a few seconds.
So there you have it. A small chunk of one engine was found a few seconds travel from the crash. Nothing notable about that at all.
Early reports revealed that a large piece of engine debris, weighing some 900lbs or similar, was found in a small lake/pond south-east of the crash site.
Conspiracy Theorists looked at Google Earth and concluded that the whole engine must have landed in Indian Lake - the nearest obvious body of water - some two miles from the crash site.
However some quick double-checking would have picked up some errors; firstly, although people described the wreckage as very large and too heavy to move, 900lb is only a fraction of the weight of a jet engine, so clearly cannot have been the entire thing. I think the complete engine weighs on the order of ten tonnes.
Secondly, while Indian Lake is the more obvious body of water, it's far too big to fit the descriptions. However there's a much, much smaller pond closer to the crash site along the same line. If you were just looking on Google Earth it's pretty easy to miss it. This pond is only a few hundred yards from the crash site - a distance that the engine piece would have covered in a few seconds.
So there you have it. A small chunk of one engine was found a few seconds travel from the crash. Nothing notable about that at all.