Help identifying unusual aircraft please!

[TIGA84]

I live on the border of Biggin Hill and Tasfield so regularly see some fairly interesting things, however yesterday was something I'd not seen before.

A smallish aircraft, probably Beechcraft/Cessna/Piper size, 4 seat kind of arrangement perhaps. However it had an unusual tail fin, maybe an X or a V shape? (I only caught a quick glimpse as it was taxiing) but more unusually it had what appeared to be a small jet engine on the cabin roof towards the rear?

Any ideas?

[Eric Mc]

Cirrus?

[TIGA84]

Eric Mc said:

Cirrus?

Bingo.

Rare? - Never seen one.

[enjo]

Straight out of thunderbirds.

[Equus]

Looks like teh bd offspring of a Learjet and a Heinkel Salamander

[48k]

Was it blue and white?

[url=https://flic.kr/p/263vrpt]
180522 Biggin N474CG[/url] by Andy Patsalides, on Flickr

[hammo19]

You got to admit that’s pretty cool.....next James Bond movie maybe

[Dr Jekyll]

I want one

https://www.flyingmag.com/cirrus-sf50-vision-jet-w...

[TIGA84]

48k said:

Was it blue and white?

[url=https://flic.kr/p/263vrpt]
180522 Biggin N474CG[/url] by Andy Patsalides, on Flickr

It was grey/white - after Googling - I think it may have been be this one.

https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/84547_1526757136....

[djc206]

Dr Jekyll said:

I want one

https://www.flyingmag.com/cirrus-sf50-vision-jet-w...

“Controllers will be hearing plenty from Vision Jet pilots soon enough”

Oh great. Another appallingly slow aircraft playing at big boy levels.

[Chuck328]

djc206 said:

“Controllers will be hearing plenty from Vision Jet pilots soon enough”

Oh great. Another appallingly slow aircraft playing at big boy levels.

I think you might be safe. WikiP suggests max 280. You might see it manage to crawl past a Dash 8.

Funky looking little machine though.

[djc206]

Chuck328 said:

I think you might be safe. WikiP suggests max 280. You might see it manage to crawl past a Dash 8.

Funky looking little machine though.

They’re slower than the Dash!

FL310 is their max now for Gen 2.

Very cool design.

I’m guessing not many will come to the UK, it seems to be aimed at yank millionaires who fancy flying themselves around.

[Dr Jekyll]

TIGA84 said:

It was grey/white - after Googling - I think it may have been be this one.

https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/84547_1526757136....

Makes sense, arrived at Biggin at 12:29 on Sunday from Switzerland.

[TIGA84]

Dr Jekyll said:

Makes sense, arrived at Biggin at 12:29 on Sunday from Switzerland.

How do you find that stuff out - is it as simple as FlightRadar or are there better ones?

[Dr Jekyll]

TIGA84 said:

Dr Jekyll said:

Makes sense, arrived at Biggin at 12:29 on Sunday from Switzerland.

How do you find that stuff out - is it as simple as FlightRadar or are there better ones?

I googled the registration, I think the info was on FlightAware.

[48k]

I learned to fly at Biggin, there was almost always some interesting aircraft coming in or going out when I was having lessons.

[AlexIT]

Pah, unusual Aircraft on PH?

I'm pretty much sure that someone here will somehow be able to tell you the aircraft model from a pic of a screw

[kowalski655]

AlexIT said:

Pah, unusual Aircraft on PH?

I'm pretty much sure that someone here will somehow be able to tell you the aircraft model from a pic of a screw

Mile high club?

[TIGA84]

As I said to Mrs Tiga last night, a vague description of something I saw for about 3 seconds while driving and within 10 posts we had the model, call sign, picture, landing time and takeoff and landing destinations!

[AlexIT]

kowalski655 said:

Mile high club?