I.D. Help

Mon Aug 13, 2007 1:34 pm

Ok, I need some help with this one.
A buddy of mine, who I consider to be credible, swears he saw a 3 engine turboprop coming in to land last week. He says it looked like a Dash-8/Q400, but it had a forward facing 3rd engine mounted on the tail. Possible it was piston driven but he says it had props and looked like a commuter.
He's not an expert, but he is an aviation enthusiast and he's never been one to embellish.
I can't find any photos of anything close to this description...any ideas?

Thanks!

Mon Aug 13, 2007 3:34 pm

Britten-Norman Trislander?

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1212500/M/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britten-Norman_Trislander

Mon Aug 13, 2007 3:55 pm

Just 7 on the US Register, based in Florida (2), Washington (1) and Puerto Rico (4)

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... tatetxt=FL

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... xt=1520208

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... ctrytxt=RQ

Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:39 pm

Thats it!

Most likely the one out of Washington that would be flying around here. Thanks for your help guys!

Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:08 pm

Well, here's some photos of the Washington example:

http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?front=yes&s=1&keywords=N411WA

Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:19 pm

Showed him the pics and he says that is exactly what he saw. Looks like it's for sale too.
http://www.controller.com/listings/detail.aspx?OHID=1117511&guid=0DC4577D84704F90940BA0CDD1ED392D

Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:43 pm

Good machines. I flew from Gurnsey to Jersey in one about 20 years ago with Aurigny, the world's largest operator of them, who still use them today for flights between the Channel Islands.