This plane is actually modeled after the Beech 2000 Starship 1 (hence the name "Starliner"), which came out in 1989, before the Piaggio...same basic design though, but with no tail stabilizer like the Piaggio has. I have 2 of these and they're my 2 favorite planes in my fleet of over 30...a MUST have. Only 53 of the actual aircraft actually exist, so an even greater rarity at that!