need help identifying: smallish quad turbofan aircraft
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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?
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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An old Spantax Convair 990?
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Thanks for the comments! I don't think it was a 990...though upon reflection, is there any chance it was a DC-8?
I'm 99% sure the engines were high-bypass ones, in any event, and I know some DC-8s have high-bypass engines and have about the right shape of nose. The Convair 990's nose seems a bit more pointy than the one I saw.
I'm 99% sure the engines were high-bypass ones, in any event, and I know some DC-8s have high-bypass engines and have about the right shape of nose. The Convair 990's nose seems a bit more pointy than the one I saw.
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Yeah, I've just taken a look at Googlemap; there appears to be a couple of propliners in the south eastern corner but no old CV990s...
When I first read the post, I immediately thought of the McDonnell Douglas 119, probably far too small and I don't know if the sole example is still airworthy... last I heard it was at El Paso and I doubt it would have strayed as far as Europe!
Edit: propliners are a CV440, DC-3, Beech 18 and a Dove.
DC-8 might be feasible? This looks like one?
When I first read the post, I immediately thought of the McDonnell Douglas 119, probably far too small and I don't know if the sole example is still airworthy... last I heard it was at El Paso and I doubt it would have strayed as far as Europe!
Edit: propliners are a CV440, DC-3, Beech 18 and a Dove.
DC-8 might be feasible? This looks like one?
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That's the very aircraft - well done tredigraph! Google Maps is great stuff, isn't it?
If you zoom out a bit and look straight to the right, you see the rail track curving gently and intersecting Calle de Estrabón - so you can see one large building that blocks most of the view of the aircraft from the train.
In any case, yes, it does indeed appear to be a DC-8 - thanks a bundle, now I will be able to sleep peacefully tonight!
Though it does appear that this one does indeed have low-bypass engines, not the high-bypass ones I thought it had.
The Aircraft
DC-8 (from Wikipedia)
If you zoom out a bit and look straight to the right, you see the rail track curving gently and intersecting Calle de Estrabón - so you can see one large building that blocks most of the view of the aircraft from the train.
In any case, yes, it does indeed appear to be a DC-8 - thanks a bundle, now I will be able to sleep peacefully tonight!
Though it does appear that this one does indeed have low-bypass engines, not the high-bypass ones I thought it had.The Aircraft
DC-8 (from Wikipedia)
