Saturday, February 28, 2009

Passenger plane sat on the belly in the Romanian airport.

Saab-2000 aircraft carrier Romanian Carpat Air, flight Chisinau-Timisoara, made an emergency landing at the airport of the city of Timisoara in Romania, Interfax reports with reference to the Romanian TV. The plane landed on the belly because the landing gear during landing did not open. On board the aircraft 47 passengers and 4 crew members were not injured.
The plane was forced to over an hour and a half into the air circled over the airport to reach the remaining fuel in the tanks. This was necessary to avoid an explosion of fuel tanks at landing. During this time the runway was treated with a special foam, softening friction during landing.
Landing airplane on the runway awaiting 10 ambulances and 3 fire vehicles.
According to Saab-2000 schedule should have been landing at the airport in Timisoara in the Romanian time 8:05 (9:05 Moscow time). The plane arrived on schedule, but the approach he has not revealed the chassis.
Turboprop passenger aircraft manufactured by Saab-2000 the Swedish company Saab. They are one of the fastest aircraft of this type and are able to develop a cruising speed of up to 665 kilometers per hour. Saab-2000 is equipped with 50 passenger seats. Limit the height of flight at 9600 meters, and range - about 2800 kilometers.

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