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What aircraft is this (Picture)?
Twin propeller, fixed undercarriage and flat bottomed.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8879785@N07/347640475...
Location London, England and two flew over, a few seconds apart.
Thanks for the info.
I didn't know where to start looking.
But....
It can't be the Shorts because of the wing supports - none on the photo.
And the Islander looks too streamlined, much more modern. Look at the engine pods.
Following the leads give here (thanks everyone!) I dicovered that the RAF fly two Islanders out of RAF Northolt, quite near to me. Now I'm wondering why I've never seen them before.....
7 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Looks like it may be a SHORTS 360. But I've been known to be mistaken from time to time so I'm going with BRITTON ISLANDER (see link)
http://www.cavok-aviation-photos.net/Northolt/Isla...
''Beef Potential'' - I didn't get the answer from you. Don't flatter yourself.
- grumpy geezerLv 61 decade ago
It's a BN-2A Islander with a Garrett turboprop conversion.
(oops make that the Allison conversion!)
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- 1 decade ago
Also to me seems too much an Islander wit turbines, maybe a retrofit.
- Beef PotentialLv 51 decade ago
It's a Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander, G-AWNT.
''Rapid Fire'' - Did you get the answer from' you'? Also, I want to flatter myself. Should I?
- Anonymous1 decade ago
probably a DC38
