Trace Chile’s thermal trail
Follow the Chilean Navy’s released recording through a civilian investigation that changed its candidate aircraft. Test the proposed flight match against the original view.
What to keep in mind
IB6830 is the attributed community reconstruction. The earlier IPACO model used different aircraft and camera assumptions. Thermal glare is not a resolved aircraft surface; the explanatory reconstruction is not another event recording.
Begin with the coastline
Find the wide views containing coastline and terrain before concentrating on the target. Which landmarks could constrain camera direction, and which displayed measurements still need their interpretation checked?
Cross the camera modes
Around 9:08, compare the trail as the presentation switches between infrared and visible imagery. What changes with the imaging mode, and which observations survive without interpreting dark thermal pixels as a measured temperature?
Test the whole flight match
Follow the paired thermal features through changes of zoom and orientation. What would a proposed aircraft track have to explain about their apparent size and turning, beyond matching one striking frame?