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ATR-72 Royal Air Maroc Express [CN-COH]

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Controls:
1: landing lights
8: lights
VTOL: Flaps

Note: Full Trim Before Take Off.

About ATR-72:

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The ATR 72 is a twin-engine turboprop, short-haul regional airliner developed and produced in France and Italy by aircraft manufacturer ATR (French: Avions de transport régional or Italian: Aerei da Trasporto Regionale), a joint venture formed by French aerospace company Aérospatiale (now Airbus) and Italian aviation conglomerate Aeritalia (now Leonardo S.p.A.). The number "72" in its name is derived from the aircraft's typical standard seating capacity of 72 passengers.

About Royal Air Maroc Express:

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Royal Air Maroc Express is a regional airline and 100% subsidiary of Royal Air Maroc based in Casablanca, Morocco. The carrier operates scheduled domestic services and scheduled regional flights to mainland Spain, the Canary Islands, Gibraltar and Portugal, as well as charter services for tour operators and corporate clients. The airline is based in Mohammed V International Airport.

About Royal Air Maroc Express Flight 439:

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On the 9th of July 2018, a Moroccan airliner on approach to the city of Al Hoceima came inches away from disaster when it bounced twice off the Mediterranean Sea while descending in fog. Against all odds, the pilots managed to get their heavily damaged plane back in the air and divert to a nearby airport without injuring any of the 58 people on board. But instead of fessing up to his error, the captain tried to pass off the damage as being the result of a bird strike! A deeper investigation revealed that this preposterous lie was only the tip of the iceberg. In the minutes before the near-disaster, the captain made a series of reckless and dangerous decisions, knowingly breaking numerous regulations and violating several basic principles of safe flight, in an apparent attempt to get his plane on the ground in marginal weather conditions. At the climax of the ill-conceived landing attempt, the two pilots started fighting each other as the first officer moved to abandon the approach, while the captain forced the nose down toward the water below. The shocking behavior of the crew, and their narrow escape from certain death, stand as a reminder that no amount of modern safety measures will stop a pilot who is determined to break all the rules.

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General Characteristics

  • Predecessor ATR-72 TransAsia Airways [B-22810]
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 87.0ft (26.5m)
  • Length 103.4ft (31.5m)
  • Height 45.1ft (13.8m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 17,888lbs (8,114kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 1.118
  • Wing Loading 19.8lbs/ft2 (96.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 905.5ft2 (84.1m2)
  • Drag Points 8973

Parts

  • Number of Parts 157
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 825