What plane did i see?

[dazzztay]

I saw a plane take off from Schiphol recently, i only have a description. Can anyone help identify what it was?

It was the size of a small passenger plane, probably 12-15 rows of seats (maybe less), narrow body (i guess 3 seats wide with an isle between seat A and seats BC). It had propellers on the back or the main wings facing rearwards.

It had what looked similar (al be it smaller) to the tail wings at the front, either side of where the pilot(s) sits.

Real odd looking thing, shame is didn’t get my camera phone out in time.

[Du1point8]

Piaggio P180

[XKjimmy]

Was it one of these two?

Beechcraft starship
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_Starship

Piaggio Avanti
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaggio_P.180_Avant...

Edit, beaten to it with the Piaggio.

Edited by XKjimmy on Wednesday 22 May 12:02

[dazzztay]

Du1point8 said:

Piaggio P180

That ^^^ is why I love Pistonheads!
This is what i saw, well done to you sir!

[anonymous-user]

dazzztay said:

Du1point8 said:

Piaggio P180

That ^^^ is why I love Pistonheads!
This is what i saw, well done to you sir!

Ive seen one of these in and out of London City Airport recently. May be same one. Makes quite a distinctive sound compared to the other props.

[HoHoHo]

djstevec said:

dazzztay said:

Du1point8 said:

Piaggio P180

That ^^^ is why I love Pistonheads!
This is what i saw, well done to you sir!

Ive seen one of these in and out of London City Airport recently. May be same one. Makes quite a distinctive sound compared to the other props.

Probably because it uses 'pusher props' which have a distinctive sound of their own.