What was that airplane?

On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 08:31:02 -0700, "Peter Duniho"
wrote:

Any chance there were no props, and it was some sort of turbofan that just
happened to sound like it had props? Especially given that it didn't even
sound like a normal prop airplane? Modern, high-bypass turbofans make what
I think is a decidedly non-jet sound.

Given that you didn't see the props, what makes you so certain there were
any?

I can't think of any prop twin with engines mounted on pylons attached to
the rear fuselage, but I can think of lots of jets like that. For sure, I'd
think if there was a prop twin with that configuration, it'd make for easy
identification; surely there aren't *two* types like that.

It made a rasping/buzzing type of sound, along with what sounded like
prop noise to me. I've heard a few rear engined airplanes and it had
that kind of sound. Since I did not actually see the props due to the
tree obstruction and the relatively high speed at which it was
traveling, I'd have to conceed that it's possible it was not a turbo
prop.

But if it wasn't, it was one of the strangest sounding turbines I've
ever heard, or something was seriously wrong with them.

Corky Scott

wrote:

Remember, I said the engines were mounted
on pylons. They were not mounted on the rear of the wing. They were
hung out off the rear fuselage and the wing was clean and not swept
back.


Sounds like a Russian made new to the market amphibian.

Low wing like the lake bucanneer, twin gas engines, pylon mounted.

Was it blue and white.

Is so it was probably the one at sun and fun the past few years.

I saw a couple of shots of it in the aviation binaries group.

I will ask the original photographer to identify themselves and see if
I can't find it for you.

Give it a couple of hours.

In a previous article, Shiver Me Timbers said:
wrote:
Remember, I said the engines were mounted
on pylons. They were not mounted on the rear of the wing. They were
hung out off the rear fuselage and the wing was clean and not swept
back.


Sounds like a Russian made new to the market amphibian.

This one:
http://xcski.com/gallery/osh_seaplanes/143_be103_2
(hit the button a few times for more views)


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This one:
http://xcski.com/gallery/osh_seaplanes/143_be103_2
(hit the button a few times for more views)

Thanks Paul...... That's the one.

Are you the photographer, cause I just asked in the binaries aviation
group if the photographer (or someone else) could post a few shots.

On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 16:47:27 +0000 (UTC),
(Paul Tomblin) wrote:

This one:
http://xcski.com/gallery/osh_seaplanes/143_be103_2
(hit the button a few times for more views)

That's definately the configuration of the airplane I saw. Didn't see
the blue paint but like I said, it was moving fast and somewhat
blocked by the trees.

Corky Scott

Paul Tomblin wrote:

This one:

I saw two of those at Sky Manor last summer, so there are definitely some in this
area.

George Patterson
If you don't tell lies, you never have to remember what you said.

There was a very bizarre looking amphib (I think from Russia) that I saw
at OSH last year. It was a twin with the engines mounted on pylons in
the back. Any chance this was such a plane?

wrote:
On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 20:07:05 +0000 (UTC),
(Paul Tomblin) wrote:


As I said in my blog entry of November 14th, 2003, whenever anybody asks
"what was that airplane", they just saw a Beech Starship:


I know what the Starship and the Piaggio Avanti look like and this
definately wasn't either. Remember, I said the engines were mounted
on pylons. They were not mounted on the rear of the wing. They were
hung out off the rear fuselage and the wing was clean and not swept
back.

It's possible that there was a canard, but I really did not see one.
i'm only assuming that the engines had the props facing the rear
because of the strange noise it made, I did not actually see the props
themselves as the airplane was moving fast and there were trees in the
way of my view.

Corky Scott


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In article ,
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While I was sitting out on the back deck enjoying the sunshine and
warm temperatures I heard an unusual sounding engine noise. I looked
up and saw a sleek white airplane buzz by with what appeared to be two
turboprops mounted on pylons off the rear of the fuselage.

Piaggio Avanti? Twin pusher turboprop with T-tail and canard. For
some reason Hangar 53 in Hillboro has dozen models of them.

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Ben Jackson

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Corky

Could it have been a Lockheed C-140, Jet Star? They were basically
straight winged birds and had four engines mounted on struts off the
rear sides of the fuselage.

With the four engines the bird had a strange sound. Probably not in
perfect sync?

Bird was expensive to operate so never caught on outside the VIP
flight at Andrews.

Was bigger than a Gulf Stream , Lear or Saber Liner. 41,000 lbs

Million plus a copy in early 60's

Would guess there may be a few still flying?

Big John


On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 14:58:42 -0400,
wrote:

Two weeks ago I was down in NJ visiting the inlaws. They live in
Cedar Grove, and there is normally a LOT of airplane activity overhead
from Kennedy, Laquardia and Newark, beside Caldwell and a few other
airports nearby.

While I was sitting out on the back deck enjoying the sunshine and
warm temperatures I heard an unusual sounding engine noise. I looked
up and saw a sleek white airplane buzz by with what appeared to be two
turboprops mounted on pylons off the rear of the fuselage. I couldn't
tell for sure but I assumed that the buzzing sound was a result of the
props being at the rear of the pylons. It was moving quickly and I
only got a glimps of it.

Anybody know that that was?

Thanks, Corky Scott