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Back. there are 12 aircraft in this search. despite the fact they say they are scaling back the aerial search, it doesn't sound like they are, does it? >> they keep talking about it but nothing seems to be changing a great deal. i think they must have something in mind. maybe something we don't know about? jeff wise, as the search continues one possibility is that civilian contractors could take a larger role in the military effort. if that happens, would that change the search you think? >> well, i mean, as long as the resources continue to be committed the search will continue. it really boi...

I think it is very significant. >> jim tilmon, there were 12 aircraft involved in the search today despite the officials saying they're planning to scale back the aerial search very soon. doesn't seem like they were winding down the search, does it? >> no, they seem to keep talking about it and are going out yet another day. i think they have something else in mind, maybe something we don't know about. >> could be very true. and jeff wise, one possibility is that civilian contractors could take a larger role. if that happens would that change the search, do you think? >> well, i mean, as long ...

We're going to give this another week under water with the bluefin 21. is that really enough time? >> well, i think we're going to take as much time as it needs. you know, as jeff said, perhaps the inmarsat data hasn't been viewed by -- as transparentally and as widely a group as it might have been, but i have a lot of confidence in the two pieces of data which seem to be aligning, the inmarsat pings and the pings picked up by the towed pinger locator. so that's what's focused this area. i think there's an unprecedented level of international cooperation and determination here. i don't see any...

That could be the result of being hand flown or it being even perhaps on autopilot that it was intact and then a level attitude and completely out of fuel. that's possible. >> certainly one of the possibilities here that has led to this mystery and so much hypothesizing. steve wallace, jeff wise, thanks for being with us. stick around, guys, because we want you to answer questions from our viewers about the search for 370. we'll check back in toward the end of the hour. tweet us the hashtag #370qs. we're also on facebook/atthishour. ♪

Direction. >> if nothing is found, by this unmanned vehicles under water search here, bluefin search the teams will probably take a new track to quote him, to regroup, reconsider. joining me now is cnn's aviation analyst jeff wise. author of "extreme fear." paul henry, former commander in the french navy and director of underwater research for premier exhibitions. thank you both for being with me today. and, jeff, out of the gate, i want to begin with you because the words we heard from that malaysian acting transport minister, you know, if the blue fin underwater drone continues to find nothi...