Angel Aircraft Corporation Model 44 Angel
This piston twin was developed by The King's Engineering Fellowship for operations in remote areas. The Model 44 Angel has largely a conventional configuration, meaning low mounted straight wings, horizontal stabilisers attached to the rear fuselage and a single vertical stabiliser. The latter is swept with straight edges, and a small dorsal fin in front. The main extraordinary feature are engines placed on top of the trailing edge of the wings, that drive pusher props. These propellers have long, pointed spinners. Also typical are the rounded, nearly square cabin windows and the large entry door on the left side. This opens in two larts, up and down. On the right side is also a wide door, but half the size and opening upward only. The single wheel gear is retractable, with the trailing link nose gear being located near the tip of the nose. In the end only a couple of Angels were built by the Angel Aircraft Corporation (AAC).
Similar aircraft
Some airplanes look so similar to the AAC Angel that you may confuse them. Below you can read how to distinguish them.
Differences AAC Angel & Cessna 402C
Cessna's 400 series twins with rectangular cabin windows, especially the 402C with no tip tanks, could be confused with the Angel. The Cessna has larger rectangular cabin windows instead of square ones with rounded corners. Also, the nose is longer. But the main difference is of course that the Cessna has pulling props.
Differences AAC Angel & Piper PA-31 Navajo
The Piper PA-31 has nearly square cabin windows with rounded corners like the Angel. But the nose of the Navajo is longer and the nacelles are in front of the wings with pulling propellers.
Differences AAC Angel & Beech Queen Air
Another airplane with roughly the same appearance is the Beech Queen Air, with its square cabin windows and rearward retracting nose gear nea the tip of the nose. Also the main gear of the Queen Air retracts forward in the nacelles. And like the other planes above the Beech has no pusher props.