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Saw one of these a couple of days ago
Actually I heard it before I saw it, the engines made quite a racket
Never seen any of those, seems to be an advanced design but generates a lot of noise.
Thor
Not quite a winged Vespa scooter!
Just looked it up https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/F-HBAI/685869
It is a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaggio_P.180_Avanti
Belongs to Britany Ferries and seems to be the only aircraft registered to them, Perks of being the boss I guess.
Piagio Avanti . Yes very loud, it's the pusher props that do it . Believe it or not Piagio were punting out a stealth drone version a while back.
Not a new idea, the Wright Flyer was a canard.
When I lived in Surrey and walked the dog evenings, one used to fly over from North to South fairly regularly, the noise was unlike any other aircraft I had heard, apart from the unusual shape.
The Hammerhead variant is rather ‘interesting’
MichaelG.
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https://web.archive.org/web/20140514105137/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lznciYMmo54
Edited By Michael Gilligan on 15/04/2022 07:03:42
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