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Thread Author: spamcan61 Replies: 13

 Aircraft ID request - spamcan61
Afternoon all,

Unusual looking aircraft been flying around Hurn today, can't work out what it is; looks like someone took a BAC One-eleven and glued VC10 wings on it. Wondered if anyone can identify it. Not managed a decent photo, but a short video clip here:-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkA0ztsfBiM

Cheers
 Aircraft ID request - Bromptonaut
It's some sort of business jet I think possibly a Gulfstream, Bombardier or the small airliner based Embraer 145 range.

Presumably no reg or serial can be seen on the vid.

Try a post in 'spotters balcony' on PPRUNE
Last edited by: Bromptonaut on Sun 24 Feb 13 at 15:02
 Aircraft ID request - R.P.
www.raf.mod.uk/equipment/sentinelr1.cfm


One of these - they've been quite busy of late in Mali.
 Aircraft ID request - spamcan61
Thanks, the Bombadier Global Express that the Sentiel is based on also looks very similar, not sure whether its this or the ERJ145, maybe I'll drive over to Hurn (sorry Bournemouth International Airport) and have a look.
 Aircraft ID request - spamcan61
Thanks! Looks very much like the Embrear ERJ145 from a Google image search.
 Aircraft ID request - Zero
Its the Embraer ERJ 145XR The "XR" has the "winglet" ends shown in your vid.
 Aircraft ID request - mikeyb
CRJ
 Aircraft ID request - Bromptonaut
Rear quarter IDs are a pain but in this case I think they eliminate the CRJ.

The a/c in the vid has engines in streamlined nacelles. CRJ engines have a shrouded fan with the core extending aft.
 Aircraft ID request - rtj70
Looks a lot like the Embraer to me. Flew on one to Italy a few times when BA has some services from Manchester (e.g. Bologna). Luggage went in the back and it took off and climbed like no other aircraft I have been on, i.e. very quickly.
 Aircraft ID request - spamcan61
Having posted a similar appeal over on the EGHH Yahoo! group, it transpires the aircraft in question is 9H-VJA Bombardier BD-700 Global Express:-

www.flickriver.com/photos/wellor4884/8033953651/

Thanks to those taking time to satisfy my idle curiosity :-)
 Aircraft ID request - Bromptonaut
Nice to hear an airport yahoo group that's still going, the one for EGNM went silent a couple of years ago.
 Aircraft ID request - mikeyb
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raytheon_Sentinel
 Aircraft ID request - Zero
Of course if you had flight radar pro, it would have told you by pointing your phone at it!
 Aircraft ID request - spamcan61
>> Of course if you had flight radar pro, it would have told you by pointing
>> your phone at it!
>>
Yeah, might blow 69p on that, although my Wildfire S is getting so short of RAM it's difficult to get anything to install.
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