What is this?

**Cribbs74** Mon Nov 19, 2012 4:21 pm

Not sure if it's just because the fuselage is by it's lonesome or what, but it doesn't look like the usual stuff I see.

Ron

What is this? Ljt1K

ahrma_581 Mon Nov 19, 2012 5:05 pm

LPU only?

pkrankow Mon Nov 19, 2012 6:35 pm

Most of a Learjet?

If you can get the complete number then you can search and see if there is information about what happened in public record. Google brings up a lot of this type of stuff.

Phil

**Cribbs74** Mon Nov 19, 2012 6:53 pm

I can look again tomorrow at the number if it's still there. It has a really long fat nose so I don't know if it's a Lear or not. Plus the funny square jet tubes on the side.

I guess it doesn't matter anyway. It was just out by my truck after work and looked different.

Ron

fit90 Fri Nov 23, 2012 6:33 pm

Piaggio Avanti. Italian turbo prop. This one looks a little on the rough side.

**Cribbs74** Fri Nov 23, 2012 7:19 pm

fit90 wrote:Piaggio Avanti. Italian turbo prop. This one looks a little on the rough side.

I knew somebody on here could identify it. It's gone now. Perhaps inside the hangar for a resto.

Thanks!

Ron

Ken Cook Fri Nov 23, 2012 7:36 pm

The whole time I saw this plane, I recognized something about it. I have this plane as a control line scale model with 3 line control. It's in rough shape currently and not airworthy. I think it's in the same condition as the one shown in your pic. Ken

coxaddicted Sat Nov 24, 2012 4:11 am

Yo they made a few planes beside vespas Very Happy

coxaddicted Sat Nov 24, 2012 6:28 pm

No looks not like vespa. It is maybe a turboprop fast like a jet.

Called piaggio p180.

My vespa is also made by piaggio called piaggio p200 But not fast (not yet)

Sarcastic!

They have got brilliant engineers down in italia, sadly d' ascanio ( the designer of vespa, speedboats, planes, helicopters and friend of sikorsky is dead since the 60's)

Very Happy

piaggio had a joint venture with learjet in the mid 80ies the avanti is still in production

lousyflyer Sun Nov 25, 2012 3:04 pm

Definitely a Piaggio Avanti. I worked at Stevens Aviation in Greenville, South Carolina about ten years ago where the airplanes were flown in from Italy and we would complete the interiors. The restroom in this airplane is about the size of a porta potty with about three feet cut off the top. The twin pushers make a very unique sound.

Kim Sun Nov 25, 2012 5:47 pm

Yeah, we call them "Catfish" ! Their engines DO have a different sound. The sound like they're going 500 mph when they're on approach at about 100 or so....

dckrsn Sun Nov 25, 2012 6:48 pm

Every couple of weeks I spot a Beech Starship over head out of FMG.
Also a wild sound. May be mostly from the prop tips.
Bob
Here's one.
What is this? Beechc10

Kim Sun Nov 25, 2012 8:53 pm

Yeah...a very elegant aircraft...I think...

Kim Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:38 am

coxaddicted Tue Nov 27, 2012 8:00 am

Very elegant!

I've heard only 4 are still on service

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