Recently spent a few days in Genoa, and was regularly overflown by an aircraft that looked like maintenance had really put back together all wrong! Elevators at the front, and props on the back of the engines. Mind you, it seemed to fly OK, looked good and sounded good as well.
Can’t think what it was, so please tell me guys!:confused:
By: SOC - 16th June 2003 at 04:36
THere’s a lot of the Starships here at Raytheon in Wichita, we get t osee them in the air every so often. I live about two miles from the field where at least three are often seen parked on the ramp.
By: wysiwyg - 15th June 2003 at 22:31
Originally posted by Wingflaps2
Is it me or does the Beech Starship in the photo you posted have no tail fin?
It has 2, one on each wingtip as shown in the picture.
By: Mark L - 15th June 2003 at 19:25
That Avanti that Wysiwyg was talking about visits Farnborough and Fairoaks quite regularly. I’ve no idea of the reg or operator though as I’ve never seen it when I’ve been up at Farnborough, just from my house.
By: Wingflaps2 - 15th June 2003 at 18:45
SOC
Is it me or does the Beech Starship in the photo you posted have no tail fin?
Duesseldwarf (using Wingflaps2 pc)
By: A330Crazy - 15th June 2003 at 15:22
Cheers mate. 🙂
By: wysiwyg - 15th June 2003 at 15:11
I occasionally pop into the Transair pilots shop once in a blue moon so was there a few weeks back. I think the Avanti was just visiting but there seems to be a PC12 there quite frequently. There also seem to be a few based KingAirs.
To answer your question, I live round the corner from Jay330 about 3-5 miles north west of Heathrow. I occasionally ride through Sutton to see my parents who live just south of you in Banstead.
By: A330Crazy - 15th June 2003 at 15:04
Ian do you live very near to Fairoaks? I have been wanting to visit the field for a while, what can I expect to see other than the police choppers?
Cheers mate
By: wysiwyg - 15th June 2003 at 14:53
I’d love to have a go in an Avanti or a Starship. There was an Avanti at Fairoaks a few weeks back. No I didn’t get the reg, I’m not that kind of chap!
By: batbay - 15th June 2003 at 10:12
Thanks for all those. I may be going back to Genoa shortly, so if I do, I will get along to the airport and try to find out if the Piaggio is actually flying a scheduled route.
Regards
B
By: SOC - 15th June 2003 at 09:45
That one looks like an IAI 1123.
By: robc - 15th June 2003 at 09:37
Heres another strange one!
By: KabirT - 15th June 2003 at 09:17
Ya though Starship was a brilliant design it didnt solve any purpose….seats only 6 people, very less lugage space, the only thing good was its design and range.
By: SOC - 15th June 2003 at 09:14
What about this one? Beech Starship, don’t know if it would be operating where he saw it though.
By: KabirT - 15th June 2003 at 09:04
yup…too bad the Avanti was not a succes story.
By: batbay - 14th June 2003 at 23:00
Yep, just absolute Italian Style:cool:
By: A330Crazy - 14th June 2003 at 22:53
This is it then Bat boy…
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/338001/M/
Cheers mate.
By: batbay - 14th June 2003 at 22:35
No probs, thats what I thought you meant. My comment related to what I think may be differences in the aircraft pictured, and going on to the obvious source of aircraft pics I found that there are indeed differences in the type. But I don’t want to go too deeply into the detailed model history!
Going back to my original comment that it sounded good though, I found that one is a corporate aircraft for Ferrari:D
By: T5 - 14th June 2003 at 22:23
Originally posted by batbay
T5, I’m not sure. But the aircraft I saw appeared to be flying a regular schedule, so I wonder if it is used Milan – Genoa or Rome – Genoa perhaps?
Sorry, must have confused you. I was referring to the aircraft type (as if to ask if it were the same one) opposed the exact aircraft.
By: A330Crazy - 14th June 2003 at 22:16
Reg of the aircraft in T5’s pic:
N395KT
Nice pics btw.
By: batbay - 14th June 2003 at 22:08
T5, I’m not sure. But the aircraft I saw appeared to be flying a regular schedule, so I wonder if it is used Milan – Genoa or Rome – Genoa perhaps?
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