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Lamyna Flo

28th Jan 2011 11:24

Fly540 Maize Field Incursion

Daily Nation:- News|Fly 540 plane crash-lands in maize field

Oops.

Solid Rust Twotter

28th Jan 2011 13:31

Is that one of the old -100s with the RDA6 engines? If so I'm surprised it hasn't gone in sooner operating in that hot and high environment.

dogwhistle

4th Feb 2011 06:59

No: -it has RDa7 engines.

Rat Catcher

4th Feb 2011 07:05

The concept of V1 may have been lost somewhere!:ugh:

Solid Rust Twotter

4th Feb 2011 07:29

Quote:

No: -it has RDa7 engines.

That particular one? I know there were a couple in Kenya with RDA-6 engines.

9-er	5th Feb 2011 11:27

Quote:

I know there were a couple in Kenya with RDA-6 engines.

There were indeed two with RDA-6 engines operating in Kenya a few years back. One (5Y-BRN) operated briefly for East African Safari Express on its short-lived Nairobi-Rumbek service around 2005/6. One of the two (not sure which) is still sitting at Wilson minus props. The 540 ones are powered by RDA-7's.

planecrazi

6th Feb 2011 06:44

Either way, it was meant to stop on the runway before the end, or else got airborne, and return for landing, albeit with a failed engine.

This must have looked like a circus during it's happening.

Foxcotte.... what have you got to say my friend;)

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