A Danish registered Vulcanair P68C Flying out from Aberdeen Airport during late May 2021.


The Partenavia , now Vulcanair P68, is a light aircraft designed by Luigi Pascale and initially built by Italian Partenavia. It made its first flight on 25 May 1970, its type certification was granted on 17 November 1971 and was transferred to Vulcanair in 1998. The original six-seat high-wing monoplane is powered by twin piston engines and is used for light transport and training. The Observer is an observation aircraft variant, and it was developed in a stretched, 10/11-seat twin turboprop derivative. On this current exercise the aircraft were flying numerous power line and High voltage transmission lines across Scotland using 'Lidar' high resolution scanning systems to monitor forest and tree growth that may be a threat to the security and safety of thee lines


Size: 4067px × 2740px
Location: Inverness (INS) Dalcross Scotland UK.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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