Bear? or Antonov . . .

[G-CPTN]

18.55 GMT today 18th March 2007, roused by the sound of contra-rotating props on a HEAVY a/c @ N55 deg W02 deg. Direction of travel impossible to determine as was the heading (the sky was full of resonating sound, like nothing USUAL that flies around here.
Wondered if it was an Antonov?
The position is the 'gap' that aircraft take to route AROUND Newcastle EGNT
when heading north towards Scotland. Altitude difficult to ascertain, but
not very high, yet not low enough for approach to Newcastle (we are 20 miles
out from EGNT along the runway centre-line to the West.)

Wonder if it was departing EGNT?

Anybody got any ideas?

[treadigraph]

Must have been the dear old AN-22 - surely?

[Voldermort]

Spot on treadigraph,it was the Antonov Design Bureau AN22 en route from Amman,Jordan to Prestwick where he landed about 1920

[Flaps ten please]

Are you sure it wasn't an ilyushin?

The old ones are the best :ok:

[G-CPTN]

Has it left Prestwick? Heard a high prop sound overflying here at 17.25 GMT. Couldn't be certain (yesterday was definitely something out-of-the ordinary).

[IanH]

It was still sitting at Prestwick without any activity around it at 1800hrs tonight ( Monday 19th March )