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Post by The Red Baron on Aug 7, 2016 16:55:33 GMT 12
Nothing beats a couple of hours at the airport watching aviation take place.Every now and then something interesting flies past. According to my trusty journalists aeroplane recognition chart there is no doubt this is a Cessna,and judging by the smell of kerosene its a turbo prop and it has an 'N' number so it must be American.    Other than that there wasn't much else in the air other than an impressive display of Cirrus cloud as the incoming high front pushed the cold front off the country.  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 7, 2016 17:02:34 GMT 12
What is that N-reg aeroplane?And is that a radar pod under the starboard wing?
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Post by delticman on Aug 7, 2016 17:17:03 GMT 12
N526CH is a Cessna P210N Silver Eagle with an owner in Texas. It's been in New Zealand since 2013 and sometime before it arrived it was fitted with a helicopter engine.
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Post by keroburner on Aug 7, 2016 17:57:06 GMT 12
Very nice machine!! Pressurized cabin too I suspect? (Airliner style windows)
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Aug 7, 2016 19:24:55 GMT 12
...that's what the "P" is for...
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Post by delticman on Aug 7, 2016 21:44:28 GMT 12
"P" equals "Pressure".
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Post by 30sqnatc on Aug 8, 2016 7:20:07 GMT 12
What is that N-reg aeroplane?And is that a radar pod under the starboard wing? Darn the secrets out - the new Air Force maritime patrol aircraft trial |
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Aug 8, 2016 14:53:24 GMT 12
It lives at Ardmore, gets around quite a bit.
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Post by flyinkiwi on Aug 8, 2016 16:16:26 GMT 12
What is that N-reg aeroplane?And is that a radar pod under the starboard wing? Darn the secrets out - the new Air Force maritime patrol aircraft trial What!? We're outsourcing our Maritime Patrol tasking to the Americans now? When will it end?  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 8, 2016 20:11:36 GMT 12
Not "The Americans", just that one American
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 8, 2016 20:11:54 GMT 12
What is the pod though seriously? Radar?
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Post by Bruce on Aug 8, 2016 21:17:49 GMT 12
Weather Radar. Handy thing to have on a pressurised IFR turbine...
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