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Aug 31^st, 2007 at 3:33pm

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A pal at work e-mailed this to me today asking what it was. Well it's not a Spitfire so I have no idea. It was seen over Nottingham at about 06:00 today.

Odd looking thing, any ideas chaps?

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Reply #1 - Aug 31^st, 2007 at 3:35pm

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Diamond Twin Star. I'll post a photo later.

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Reply #2 - Aug 31^st, 2007 at 3:35pm

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Diamond twin star...

We have a regular coming in to Bristol now Cool

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EDIT...Doug...you beat me to it by less than a minute...if only I hadn't written the thing about bristol....

EDIT 2...at least I beat you to the picture Wink

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Reply #3 - Aug 31^st, 2007 at 3:41pm

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Here you go. Taken at Shoreham earlier this month. Operated by 'Flying Time'. http://www.flyingtime.co.uk/

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Reply #4 - Aug 31^st, 2007 at 4:07pm

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Nice modern-looking birdie... has anyone done one for FS?

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Reply #5 - Aug 31^st, 2007 at 4:16pm

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Hagar wrote on Aug 31^st, 2007 at 3:35pm:

Diamond Twin Star.

Cheers Doug, I knew you'd know what it was, cheers too Mick.

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Reply #6 - Aug 31^st, 2007 at 4:25pm

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I like the DA-42; it's probably one of my favorite twins out there. I got a chance to fly the big, full cockpit Frasca sim of the DA-42 at Oshkosh this year, and it flew pretty nicely, not to mention that the G1000 in it was really nice as well.

spitfire boy wrote on Aug 31^st, 2007 at 4:07pm:

Nice modern-looking birdie... has anyone done one for FS?

Abacus has. http://www.abacuspub.com/fsd/catalog/s609.htm

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Reply #7 - Aug 31^st, 2007 at 4:34pm

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Mobius wrote on Aug 31^st, 2007 at 4:25pm:

I like the DA-42; it's probably one of my favorite twins out there. I got a chance to fly the big, full cockpit Frasca sim of the DA-42 at Oshkosh this year, and it flew pretty nicely, not to mention that the G1000 in it was really nice as well.

spitfire boy wrote on Aug 31^st, 2007 at 4:07pm:

Nice modern-looking birdie... has anyone done one for FS?

Abacus has. http://www.abacuspub.com/fsd/catalog/s609.htm

cool... I'll look into that one... thanks!! Cheesy

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Reply #8 - Aug 31^st, 2007 at 5:12pm

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Reply #9 - Sep 1^st, 2007 at 9:24am

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Ivan wrote on Aug 31^st, 2007 at 5:12pm:

Diamond 'Dieselstar' with 2x Mercedes A Class 1.9 Turbodiesel running on Kerosine

Just what I was about to say. We have one based at the the airport I work at. Sounds very weird when power is applied and the takeoff role commences, most un-aircraft like. More like what I imagine it would sound like if Pavarotti tried to ride a 50cc Fizzy and once underway, gunned the throttle, giving you that noise of it really trying, but nothing much happening, except in the case of a Twin Star, a lot happens very nicely.

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Reply #10 - Jan 10^th, 2008 at 5:27pm

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Mictheslik wrote on Aug 31^st, 2007 at 3:35pm:

Diamond twin star...

We have a regular coming in to Bristol now Cool

.mic

EDIT...Doug...you beat me to it by less than a minute...if only I hadn't written the thing about bristol....

EDIT 2...at least I beat you to the picture Wink

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What a strange coincidence!

Until I stumbled upon this post, I'd forgotten that I saw one of these this morning, heading out of Filton.

I was driving along the M5 at the time and couldn't get a v.good look at it. I remember thinking, "What on earth is a Pucara doing up there!"

It's good to know the Argentinians haven't got their eye on Bristol

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