Poeschel P300 Equator, D-EALM / 001A, Gunter Poschel
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Registration: D-EALM
Construction Number: 001A
Model Poeschel P300 Equator
Operator: Gunter Poschel
Airport: Hannover (HAJ / EDDV), Germany
Airshow: Hannover - ILA - 1974
Photographer: P. Michael Rhodes
Date Taken: 01/05/1974
Date Submitted: 27/10/2020
Amphibian designed by Guenter Poeschel. Tail modified after 1973 appearance at Le Bourget. Original version with tail-mounted propeller and 310 hp. Lycoming TIO-541 engine in the rear fuselage. Later modified with 420 hp. Rolls Royce M250 turboprop engine mounted on a dorsal pylon in tractor mode, fully retractable undercarriage and increased cabin glazing. Two further prototypes built but did not go into production.
Picture ID:1730103