Departures from Lukla Airport in Nepal
The salient points: The airport is at an elevation of 9,334'. The runway is 1,729' long and slopes at 11.7%. Go-arounds on short final are not possible. Successfully aborting a takeoff is unlikely at best.
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What type of planes are those? The wings look too small for the body. I guess they work, but I believe in the "if it looks right it is right" school, and those don't look right to me.
Reminds me a bit of Jaffery NH. To a C150 its about the same in summer.
Eck!
First three to go are Dornier D228’s (second has tail number 9N-AIG, I believe...is listed as a hull loss in 2012). The ventral ridge to the tail, the rear position and central mount stabilizers, the nose shape and the window layout matches the D228-200.
The last might be a DHC-6 Twin Otter.
My bad, for ventral, read dorsal...that’s what happens with mush for brains after a shift.
Also, not NG models because of the four bladed props.
I don't think I need to put that airport on my bucket list.
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