Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera said that the former president's plane, which dates from the '70s, put at risk the safety of President Evo Morales at least four times, which is why we chose to purchase a new aircraft.
Garcia explained that the first time he was at risk the safety of the President was in 2008, while traveling at night next to Vice President of the State, from Cochabamba to La Paz, amid a small storm when lightning struck him on the plane that caused the blackout of lights and motors for at least 15 seconds in the air that the engine remained at 10,000 feet and dropping to 9,000 feet until they were turned back the engines.
The second opportunity, he said, was in 2009 at the airport in El Alto, as the plane lifted flight and "reel" half-track at a speed of 350 mph, suffered a power outage in one of its engines .
also noted that in 2010 were twice the old presidential plane suffered mishaps at the airport of El Alto and Santa Cruz, when the pilots were required to exhaust the fuel in flight because they did not leave the landing gear .
"These aircraft circled times and turns until the fuel is exhausted and luck, trying and trying, left hand, had to come one of the pilots and handy help lower the landing gear to the president's plane could have landed on the tires and the track Alto, as well as in the Santa Cruz trail, "he said.
Garcia criticized the attitude of some people who criticize the purchase of the Falcon 900 EX FAB001 aircraft at a cost of $ 38 million that replaced the other presidential aircraft he was already serving more than 35 years of service.
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