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Postby ozzy72 » Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:11 am

I've just seen an aircraft go overhead that I've never seen before. About the size of a private jet, two pusher turbo props (judging by the sound), normal wing and tail configuration and small cannards on the nose.
Any ideas? I've never seen anything like it!
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Re: Any ideas?

Postby ApplePie » Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:45 am

Sounds like a Piaggio Avanti, Ozzy.

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Piaggio- ... a143227af3

Crazy Italian design engineers. ;D
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Re: Any ideas?

Postby olderndirt » Mon Oct 18, 2010 11:54 am

There's also the Rutan designed Beech Starship but, since there are only six flying, doubt it was one of them.
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Re: Any ideas?

Postby specter177 » Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:41 pm

Likely an Avanti. Was it rrreeeaaaallllyyyy loud?
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Re: Any ideas?

Postby ozzy72 » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:05 pm

That'd be the one ApplePie. I was surprised how quiet it was!
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Re: Any ideas?

Postby beaky » Mon Oct 18, 2010 7:09 pm

That'd be the one ApplePie. I was surprised how quiet it was!


The Avanti isn't really loud, but it has a harsh buzzing sound to it that is very distinctive.

The Starship sounds more like your average twin tractor-type (Baron, etc).
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Re: Any ideas?

Postby Mictheslik » Sat Oct 23, 2010 4:40 am

Don't know where you are at the moment Mark, but D-IIVA has been doing quite a bit of training at Liverpool this week....

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