Wing-tip pod - Anyone seen anything similar ?

[basys]

Hi Folks

Just seen something unusual flying over.

What appeared to be -
a single-engined high-winged prop a/c
with a massive wing-tip pod, (3 or 4 x chord).

The weird bit - pod appeared to be port side only.

Anyone seen anything similar ?

ATB
Paul

[TSR2]

Where / when did you see it Paul? It might be on Flight Radar

[basys]

Hi Ben

Approx 20:00 UTC over Barrow in Furness,
heading north, but possibly starting to circle eastwards.

Will take a peek.

Cheers
Paul

[SkippyBing]

Possibly a weather radar, a lot of PC-21s have one like that near, from memory, the right wingtip.

[Chris Trott]

All of the Pilatus singles have their weather radar in the same general location as do all of the TBM, Malibu/Mirage, 206/207/208, and probably a couple other light singles I'm forgetting.

[basys]

Hi Folks

Ben -
Cheers, unfortunately flightradar showed nothing relevant.



Everyone -
A/C was definitely high-winged,
though undiscernable from paint-scheme & angle of view,
it might possibly have been twin-engined.



Googled lots of survey & geophys aircraft,

The as-seen pod was definitely massive in comparison
versus all piccies I'd found of those types you'd variously cited.



However,
there was one similar pod-sized possible match -
Sander Geophysics Limited of Canada
have a TwOtter with equivalent massive wing-tip pods, (C-GSGF).
Paint-scheme, angle of view, and low sun, may have obscured view of stbd pod.




Coincidentally she's been flying in Eire last week.



HTH
ATB
Paul

[NigelC]

What about the Citywing (formerly Manx2) Let 410's operating from the IOM??? At least one of them has tip tanks.

[basys]

Hi Folks

Cheers Nigel.
Yep she's a possibility,

though tank looked longer, less fat, or short.

ATB
Paul