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>> experts say even if it was a wing with a fuel tank that was empty it is doubtful it will float past ten days. also this morning apparently they were able to track, shortly after the airplane made that big turn to the west, it dropped down to 12,000 feet and experts feel that was intentional to avoid radar. if it was at 12,000 feet, considering the fact that apparently there was -- or some traffic, that is a very busy air corridor, atç 12,000 feet it would have been cleared pretty much to fly anywhere. >> the floatation devices, they say when you're on an airplane your seat floats. wouldn'...