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RCP Engineering D-02-300 KLM Cityhopper [PH-FOS]

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Controls:

AG1: Navigation Lights
AG2: Start Left Engine
AG3: Start Right Engine
AG4: Cabin/Pilot Lights
AG5: Unlock Rev. Thrust, Ground Spoilers
AG6: Open L1 Door

Lore between RCP D-02-300 KLM:

KLM was planning a regional flight to the scandinavian, after they saw the RCP D-02-300 in progress of building. They order 3 of D-02-300, after the D-02-300 was done. They were painted and given to KLM. 3 D-02-300 was scheduled to a specific non-stop flight to a specific place, some registrated as PH-FOS which is this aircraft. The aircraft (PH-FOS) was scheduled to a non-stop flight to stockholm and to netherlands.

About KLM Flight 6378:

In 2005 the aircraft (PH-FOS) as usual is flying to sweden, the aircraft this time it almost runs out of fuel. It was forced to return to amsterdam but its to far away from the D-02-300. The aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at denmark copenhagen where it is refueled and continue its flight to stockholm as nornal.

Accident:

At 10:50 PM the aircraft takes off from Amsterdam as usual.
At 2:30 AM both of the pilots realised the fuel is mildy
going down.
At 5:00 AM the fuel almost out and was forced to land at
copenhagen.
At 7:30 AM the aircraft finally touchdown at copenhagen and taxi
to the gate, where it is finally refueled as the fuel is nearly out.
At 9:50 AM the aircraft takes off as usual.

Investigation:

The NTSB concluded that they refueled using the wrong type of fuel for the aircraft, the NTSB said:

"They used the wrong fuel for the aircraft, after we figured out they used the wrong type of fuel. The fuel truck crew got fired, We concluded that a wrong fuel caused the aircraft almost crash because they were too low and almost out of fuel, actually theres alot of problems in the incident".

Aftermath:

The flight still continue to day but changed its flight number to 1497, and still flying to this day.

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General Characteristics

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.436
  • Wing Loading 55.2lbs/ft2 (269.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,105.3ft2 (102.7m2)
  • Drag Points 25656

Parts

  • Number of Parts 625
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 2,337