Another what plane did I see?

[CharlieCrocodile]

Low over SE London today headed towards Southend, T tail with what can only be described as an AWACs disc. Unsure if it was twin prop or single turbo prop but it certainly wasn't a jet, also wasn't showing on FR24. It also seemed to have pods mid-way underneath the wings, hence unsure if it was twin or turbo prop, it looked almost like a UAV.

I've searched google images for "small awacs" but nothing is showing that resembled it.

Thoughts?

[brycheiniog1]

E-2?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_E-2_...

[anonymous-user]

No E-2s about that I am aware of, I would have thought that the aviation communities would be reporting on it if there were.

Only T-Tailed prop I can think of, (and one that does fly over Essex/Kent area quite a lot) is the DA-52 Twin Star.


https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=da-52+twin+star&...

[CharlieCrocodile]

Wasn't either of those, it was smaller than an E2 but bigger than the DA42. The engines/pods were further towards the middle of the wings whereas on the DA42 they're closer to the fuselage.

[Eric Mc]

Are you sure it had a T-Tail?

Apart from the DA42, the only sizeable twin I can think of with a T-Tail is the "Super" variants of the King Air family.

[Hooli]

Aurora in it's daytime camo?

[Eric Mc]

There really IS an Aurora. It is the Canadian version of the Lockheed Orion.

[CharlieCrocodile]

Eric Mc said:

Are you sure it had a T-Tail?

Apart from the DA42, the only sizeable twin I can think of with a T-Tail is the "Super" variants of the King Air family.

I'd say 75% sure, I was on the A2/M25 sliproad at the time so trying to concentrate on that as well as the plane. From at 45 degree angle coming towards me it definitely had a disc on the fuselage, but after it went over it's possible the disc merged into what could appear to be a T tail aircraft.

[Eric Mc]

The only dedicated AEW twin I can think of is the SAAB family of AWACS aircraft based on their 340 and 2000 feederliners -







They aren't often seen in UK skies.

[CharlieCrocodile]

That's quite possibly it, the angle I saw it at could quite possibly make the beam look like a dish.

Thanks!