Twin-engined light aircraft sighted over Port Solent Marina, Portsmouth last weekend, with unusual characteristics. Help needed, please, to identify this aircraft, and satisfy my curiosity.
1. Low-wing cabin monoplane, with very slim aft fuselage leading to high T tail.
2. Unusually large wing-span for such an aircraft (Glider style?) with very narrow straight wing and winglets (slightly swept back ).
3. Powered by 2 piston engines in the Continental style.
4. T tail also has winglets, as far as I could see.
Unable to obtain registration.
Any thoughts?
Ron
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By: RJB - 22nd June 2009 at 12:57
Interestingly, the 2009 Google maps aerial view of Port Solent shows my parked car, so could the Diamond Twin Star have been used to take up to date pictures, I wonder? Spies are everywhere!:)
By: EGTC - 3rd June 2009 at 16:33
Yea.. but he saw one that still has its engines working and can fly.
That is a rarity
Moggy
haha So true! 😀
By: suregai - 3rd June 2009 at 11:04
Light aircraft identity required
Thanks for the nomination on that one guys, thats awesome
Now lets scroll back a bit, Starscream and Skywarp are brother and sister????????
By: Moggy C - 26th May 2009 at 21:55
Yea.. but he saw one that still has its engines working and can fly.
That is a rarity
Moggy
By: EGTC - 26th May 2009 at 20:18
If you wanna see loads of them, take a trip to Cranfield. You cant go 5mins without seeing a cabair diamond twin star..
By: RJB - 26th May 2009 at 19:50
Fantastic response! Spot-on! Have just viewed the web pages on this aircraft and you are both definitely right! I can sleep easy o’ nights now!
Ron:)
By: Newforest - 26th May 2009 at 14:28
Definitely!
By: Kenneth - 26th May 2009 at 14:16
That description would fit a Diamond Twin Star 😉
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May 26, 2009 at 2:09 pm