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Straighten Up
13th Sep 2015, 11:27
Seen this aircraft a couple of times in the last few days. Once West to East heading towards city airport and once just now heading south to north just east of Tower Bridge. I estimate it's around 2000ft and seems as if it's a single engine so can't imagine it's meeting the glide clear rules plus it must be inside the class A. Any ideas what it is? Apologies for the poor picture it was a sudden snap from the phone.

Nothing on flight radar.

Thanks

https://dl.pushbulletusercontent.com/QqobCLa3XTrc03oETvVDd0Nl67d73RDZ/20150913_121552.jpg

Straighten Up
13th Sep 2015, 11:28
picture is rotated - it's not in a dive!!

Chesty Morgan
13th Sep 2015, 11:45
Looks like a Dragon Rapide to me, which is a twin btw.

4Screwaircrew
13th Sep 2015, 11:46
That is a twin engined aircraft, a DH Rapide.

DaveReidUK
13th Sep 2015, 13:03
There have been a couple active in the South-East over the last few days.

On Thursday:

http://www.abpic.co.uk/images/images/1328081M.jpg


And yesterday:

http://www.abpic.co.uk/images/images/1240171M.jpg

Sir Niall Dementia
13th Sep 2015, 13:20
Often hear the Classic Wings callsign over central London in a Rapide. Also its' no longer Class A airspace, its' class D.

SND

Straighten Up
13th Sep 2015, 14:51
Great - thanks for the responses. Couldn't see the engines from my angle.

chevvron
13th Sep 2015, 22:05
As City Airport is closed saturday pm and sunday am, they often use these periods for sightseeing trips.