Strange aircraft takeing-off from NZWN

[Kelburn]

Saw it by the hospital at around 5:30pm.
It looked like a VC-10 or something with engines at the back with a t-tail and low wings.
Anybody know what it is?

[victor_alpha_charlie]

I saw what I think was a C-130J taking off at about 6:30pm too. Someone said it was french?

[Naki]

QUOTE(Kelburn @ Aug 8 2007, 09:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Saw it by the hospital at around 5:30pm.
It looked like a VC-10 or something with engines at the back with a t-tail and low wings.
Anybody know what it is?

Maybe an IL-62?

[chopper_nut]

There was a Aussie C130 here today. As for a "VC10 lookalike" dont know what you are talking about there.

[FlyingKiwi]

Possibly an IL-62? There are a few used as government aircraft around the world although I'm not sure if you could fly into WN in an IL-62 with a crew not familiar with the airport. Only other aircraft I can think of with 4 tail mounted engines is the Lockheed Jetstar but that's quite a bit smaller and I don't think there are many still flying.

[Alex]

Possibly a CRJ or large business jet? Not the four engines, but similar profile/scale.

Alex

[Nunner]

QUOTE(Kelburn @ Aug 13 2007, 09:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Saw it by the hospital at around 5:30pm.
It looked like a VC-10 or something with engines at the back with a t-tail and low wings.
Anybody know what it is?

I know that the Challenger 850 VH-LEF was in the country 6 & 7 August but I mean a VC10 and an Il62 are a little bit
hard to miss identifying if you know what I mean ?
How loud and smokey was it?
Nunner

[Kelburn]

I couldn't see the airport so I didn't get a scale on how big it was but quite possibly a Challenger.

[FlyingKiwi]

QUOTE(Kelburn @ Aug 14 2007, 05:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I couldn't see the airport so I didn't get a scale on how big it was but quite possibly a Challenger.

That sounds more likely; I suspect if an IL-62 was planning on visiting we would have been well aware of it!