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Old 14th Jul 2010, 12:49
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need help identifying: smallish quad turbofan aircraft

Hi everyone, this may be a daft question (and perhaps a complete red herring), but today I was riding the train past Malaga airport (AGP), and I caught a couple glimpses of a parked aircraft that seemed unusual to me.

It somewhat resembled an A320 (particularly the nose), but seemed smaller. What caught my eye, however, was that it appeared to have 4 turbofans under the wings...though I could not see it well, so there is a chance I just got myself mixed up.

It was NOT a BAe 146 - it had low wings, just like an A320, with the engines in pods underneath, and a rounded rather than pointed nose. As I recall, it was painted blue and had rather retro-style stripes along the waterline from the nose all the way aft and no obvious airline logo (government jet or maybe a glorified business jet?).

Anybody have any idea what it may have been? Or am I hallucinating in all this heat?
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