Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Took off without enough fuel?-----2016-11-28 LAMIA Avro RJ-85 crashed near Medellin with 77 on board

A charter airplane with 77 people on board, including players from the Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/29/americas/colombia-plane-accident/index.html" target="_blank">crashed near Rionegro, Colombia,</a> outside Medellin, on Monday, November 28. At least 71 people were killed, officials said. Six survived.2016-11-28 LAMIA Avro RJ-85 crashed near Medellin with 77 on board » JACDEC
...NOTE: The direct distance from Santa Cruz-Viru Viru (SLVR) to Medellin-O Herrera Airport (SKMD) is 1605 nautical miles (equiv of 2975 Km). 
This distance is greater than the official maximum range of a standard Avro RJ-85, which is only 1600 nm (2965 km). To Medellin-Intl Airport (SKRG) the distance is exactly 1600 nm.
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