Demountable camper group

Sunday afternoon a distinct and unusual aircraft flew over the house at maybe couple thousand feet


looking up I saw something about the size of a Lear jet, with an engine on each wing facing backwards, and a couple of canard wings (small wings up front alongside cockpit)

anyone know about aircraft?

Thats interesting, May have been a Beechcraft Starship... but I doubt it due to very limited production. Have a look on Google images. Incidentally, went to"Cold War Jets Day" at Bruntingthorpe airfield near Leicester the other Sunday. What a day, despite the rain, they run up and taxi a different jet, all privately owned, every half an hour throughout the day, including jet provosts, Victor bomber, Hunter, They even have a Nimrod and English Electric Lightning which they run up the 2 mile long runway on full reheat!... will definately be going to the next one in May. ( word of advice - leave the dog at home and take earplugs)..

Distinct noise too if that narrows it down, this is the week 'after' the local airshow (Where coincidentally I signed up Donnie)
but I think I heard it flying back across us an hour or so later

May be a Beech Starship - run a search and there are plenty of images.

bingo (both of you in fact) yea thats what flew over

I would guess for the passengers at least it would be a quiet trip with the props way back out of earshot, but it certainly motivated me to get up and go see what the noise was on Sunday

sure i read somewhere that rear facing props produce a different tone, think it might have been on things like goodyear blimp though if that would be the same on light aircraft or not i dont know


just my 2P worth

I know what you mean about the noise.. They sound 'frantic'
No sure of the physics,aerodynamics of rear facing prop, less moving air thus lift over the wing

are they any good then these starship things? don't remember ever seeing them before

I guess they are cheaper than a Lear or King.
There's often one parked up at Stanstead by Harrods hanger.
Not on my shopping list!