AerCaribe Boeing 737-400, Cessna Citation II and more || TDPD Spotting

It’s very rare to see a Boeing 737 at the Douglas Charles Airport. Even better when it’s a Classic. Seen in this video, is a chartered AerCaribe Boeing 737-400 and much more during and after the period of relief flights into Dominica, after the aftermath of the devastating Category 5 Hurricane Maria.

Ramp and onboard departure footage Credit: Kara Randall
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— AerCaribe S.A., operating as AerCaribe, is a Colombia-based carrier operating both domestic and Americas-wide executive, charter and cargo services, as well as specialized fuel and military transport. The carrier is based at Bogota’s El Dorado International Airport with a secondary hub at Lima’s Jorge Chávez International Airport operating as AerCaribe Peru and operates a fleet of turboprop and jet aircraft.

– Founded: 1997 (ACL) | 2011 (CPR)
– Commenced operations: 2006 (ACL) | 2013 (CPR)
– Operating bases
El Dorado International Airport
Jorge Chávez International Airport
– Subsidiaries AerCaribe Peru S.A.C.
– Fleet size 13
– Destinations Caribbean, Central America, South America
– Headquarters Bogota, Colombia
Lima, Peru
—- https://aercaribe.com/

— The 737-400 design was launched in 1985 to fill the gap between the 737-300 and the 757-200, and competed with the Airbus A320 and McDonnell Douglas MD-80. It stretched the 737-300 another 10 ft (3.05 m) to carry up to 188 passengers. It included a tail bumper to prevent tailscrapes during take-off (an early issue with the 757), and a strengthened wing spar. The prototype rolled out on January 26, 1988, and flew for the first time on February 19, 1988.

— The Westland Lynx is a British multi-purpose twin-engined military helicopter designed and built by Westland Helicopters at its factory in Yeovil. Originally intended as a utility craft for both civil and naval usage, military interest led to the development of both battlefield and naval variants.

First flight: 21 March 1971
Number built: 450 (as of 2009)
Retired: 2017 (Royal Navy), 2018 (British Army)
Role: Multi-purpose military helicopter
Manufacturer: Westland Helicopters; AgustaWestland
Developed into: Westland 30; AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat
National origin: United Kingdom

— The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is an American twin-engined, tandem rotor, heavy-lift helicopter developed by American rotorcraft company Vertol and manufactured by Boe

Top speed: 188 mph
Length: 99′
Unit cost: 35,000,000–35,000,000 USD (2008)
Engine type: Lycoming T55
Manufacturers: Boeing Rotorcraft Systems, Boeing Defense, Space & Security
Range: 300 nautical miles globalsecurity.org

— The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medevac, and cargo transport aircraft.

Top speed: 368 mph
Range: 2,361 mi
Wingspan: 132′ 0″
Weight: 75,840 lbs
Unit cost: 11,900,000–30,100,000 USD
Manufacturers: Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Corporation, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

— The ATR 42 is a twin-turboprop, short-haul regional airliner developed and manufactured in France and Italy by ATR (Aerei da Trasporto Regionale or Avions de transport régional), a joint venture formed by French aerospace company Aérospatiale (now Airbus) and Italian aviation conglomerate Aeritalia (now Leonardo S.p.A.). The number “42” in its name is derived from the aircraft’s standard seating configuration in a passenger-carrying configuration, which typically varies between 40 and 52 passengers.
—- http://www.atraircraft.com/products/ATR-42-600.html

— The Cessna Citation II series of Citation jets are light corporate jets built by Cessna. Stretched from the Citation I, it was announced in September 1976, first flew on January 31, 1977 was certified in March 1978.

Range: 1,969 mi
Wingspan: 52′ 0″
Cruise speed: 431 mph
Top speed: 464 mph
Length: 47′
Engine type: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D

— LIAT Ltd, formally known as Leeward Islands Air Transport or LIAT, was an airline headquartered in Antigua. It operated high-frequency inter-island scheduled services serving 15 destinations in the Caribbean. The airline’s main base was V.C.

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