Mystery aircraft

[Brickie]

As we taxied around Lisbon airport last Friday, I spotted something military-looking out of the window. Sadly, getting a photo was impractical but I was curious sa to what it was. It was dark green, had the look of a small cargo plane - twin prop engines and a boxy fuselage. Bit like a Twin Otter or something like that. Had an Italian roundel and black serial number on the fuselage but I can't see anything listed at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Ai ... _inventory that comes close to its appearance.

Ideas?

[PaulBradley]

High wing/low wing? Pointy nose/blunt nose? Tail shape? Turboprop/piston?

[Brickie]

only saw it from the back quarter, and it was a week ago with much excitement in between so I'm a little hazy.

High wing, didn't see the nose, single tail, wouldn't know the difference.

[RyanW655]

Britten-Norman Islander?

[DHDrover]

Sounds like a Transall to me.

Dai

[SJPONeill]

Something like this...http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeritalia_G.222; ?

[Brickie]

Much smaller than that, and more slab-sided IIRC.

[PaulBradley]

CASA 212?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CASA_C-212_Aviocar;

Do-228?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dornier_228;


Short 330?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_330;


Short Skyvan?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Skyvan;


PZL M-28?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PZL_M28;

[fredk]

The Short 330 and Skyvan have twin tails. The Short 360 has a single fin; which Brickie remembers.

[Brickie]

The Aviocar is closest I think.

[PaulBradley]

Would seem to be the most likely - tons in service in Iberia.

[Brickie]

Yeah, I just didn't think the Italian Air Force had any.

[PaulBradley]

Are you certain it was Italian?

[Brickie]

It was painted a dark olive, and had a small roundel that was either French or Italian (it was too small/far away to be absolutely certain the middle dot was green), with a black serial number (two groups separated by a full stop) that I seem to recognise as Italian.

[fredk]

If it is in Italian service;
The closest I can come up with is the Dornier 228;
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Italy--- ... d2ff688890;
They have no other slab-sided twin engined high-wing monoplanes currently in service.
If its not the Do228, then it must be from another country.