– How could a Canadian P3 aircraft, while flying over the Atlantic Ocean, possibly detect ‘banging noise’ attributed to a small submersible vessel potentially thousands of feet below the surface?

Question

– How could a Canadian P3 aircraft, while flying over the Atlantic Ocean, possibly detect ‘banging noise’ attributed to a small submersible vessel potentially thousands of feet below the surface?

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Answer 1

To a 5yo, I say…

Sound travels further and faster in water, and the plane has a listening machine called a ‘sonar’ that can hear quiet sounds in water from far away.