Twin prop landing at Burundi

Twin prop just before touchdown at Bujumbura International Airport, Burundi

Twin prop landing Burundi.kmz (875 B)

Hi, Yamla, 

Whenever you see a twin turbo high-winged monoplane feeder airliner with a 90 degree tapered wings,  T-Tail and a looonngg snoot, odds are it will be a DHC Dash 8 (now built by Bombardier).  Hugely popular for their excellent short take-off and landing performance, particularly in developing countries, there are a number of variants, but from its overall length I think this is a Dash 8-400.

From its livery (what can be seen of it), it looks to be a Rwandair flight:



Image by Michel Mourmans

Interesting airfield - these are a couple of WW2 vintage DC3 aircraft (already spotted by Hill), known in the UK as the Dakota, and what looks like a old French Sud-Aviation Caravelle.  IIRC correctly, these were the first aircraft to rear-mount the engines externally to the fuselage.  Looking back at the historical imagery, these old ladies sat on that ASP for many years; lately the 2 DC3s have been moved to another area.  The picture below dates from 2007, when it looks as if at least one of the DC3s was still in operation.


Image by Vano, courtesy Airplane-Pictures.net


Cheers,

Frank

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Whenever you see a twin turbo high-winged monoplane feeder airliner with a 90 degree tapered wings, T-Tail and a looonngg snoot, odds are it will be a DHC Dash 8 (now built by Bombardier). Hugely popular for their excellent short take-off and landing performance, particularly in developing countries, there are a number of variants, but from its overall length I think this is a Dash 8-400.

From its livery (what can be seen of it), it looks to be a Rwandair flight:

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Thank you Frank
Loved your effort to educate me in simplest terms possible. I will never ever forget to look for looong snooot and T-Tail when I encounter another straight winged aircraft.
The picture you put up made me look at the engine jutting out behind the wings more closely too. Well appreciated.
Look forward to more guidance on my future posts.

Kind regards
Yamla