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What's this then?

Postby HawkerTempest5 » Fri Aug 31, 2007 2:33 pm

A pal at work e-mailed this to me today asking what it was. Well it's not a Spitfire so I have no idea. It was seen over Nottingham at about 06:00 today.
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Odd looking thing, any ideas chaps?
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Re: What's this then?

Postby Hagar » Fri Aug 31, 2007 2:35 pm

Diamond Twin Star. I'll post a photo later.
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Re: What's this then?

Postby Mictheslik » Fri Aug 31, 2007 2:35 pm

Diamond twin star...

We have a regular coming in to Bristol now  8-)

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EDIT...Doug...you beat me to it by less than a minute...if only I hadn't written the thing about bristol....


EDIT 2...at least I beat you to the picture ;)

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Re: What's this then?

Postby Hagar » Fri Aug 31, 2007 2:41 pm

Here you go. Taken at Shoreham earlier this month. Operated by 'Flying Time'. http://www.flyingtime.co.uk/

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Re: What's this then?

Postby spitfire boy » Fri Aug 31, 2007 3:07 pm

Nice modern-looking birdie... has anyone done one for FS?
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Re: What's this then?

Postby HawkerTempest5 » Fri Aug 31, 2007 3:16 pm

Diamond Twin Star.

Cheers Doug, I knew you'd know what it was, cheers too Mick. :)
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Re: What's this then?

Postby Mobius » Fri Aug 31, 2007 3:25 pm

I like the DA-42; it's probably one of my favorite twins out there.  I got a chance to fly the big, full cockpit Frasca sim of the DA-42 at Oshkosh this year, and it flew pretty nicely, not to mention that the G1000 in it was really nice as well.

Nice modern-looking birdie... has anyone done one for FS?


Abacus has. http://www.abacuspub.com/fsd/catalog/s609.htm
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Re: What's this then?

Postby spitfire boy » Fri Aug 31, 2007 3:34 pm

[quote]I like the DA-42; it's probably one of my favorite twins out there.
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Re: What's this then?

Postby Ivan » Fri Aug 31, 2007 4:12 pm

Diamond 'Dieselstar' with 2x Mercedes A Class 1.9 Turbodiesel running on Kerosine
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Re: What's this then?

Postby expat » Sat Sep 01, 2007 8:24 am

Diamond 'Dieselstar' with 2x Mercedes A Class 1.9 Turbodiesel running on Kerosine


Just what I was about to say. We have one based at the the airport I work at. Sounds very weird when power is applied and the takeoff role commences, most un-aircraft like. More like what I imagine it would sound like if Pavarotti tried to ride a 50cc Fizzy and once underway, gunned the throttle, giving you that noise of it really trying, but nothing much happening, except in the case of a Twin Star, a lot happens very nicely.

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Re: What's this then?

Postby Soames » Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:27 pm

[quote]Diamond twin star...

We have a regular coming in to Bristol now
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