Short C-23 Sherpa

The Shorts 330 is a small transport aircraft created by Short Brothers. It seats up to 30 people and was relatively inexpensive and cheap to operate at the time of its introduction in 1976. The 330 was based on the SC.7 Skyvan. The first prototype of the 330 flew on August 22, 1974. It entered service with Time Air (a Canadian Airline) in 1976. Production ended in 1992 with a total of approximately 125 being built including the freighter and military versions. As of 1998 about 35 were still in service. The design was later refined and heavily modified resulting in the Shorts 360. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x636, 40 KB) Short C-23 File links The following pages link to this file: Short 330 ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x636, 40 KB) Short C-23 File links The following pages link to this file: Short 330 ... Short Brothers, almost universally referred to simply as Shorts, is a British aerospace company currently located in Belfast. ... The Short Skyvan is a 19 seater twin turboprop aircraft usage: short haul freight and parachute dropping See also:List of civil aircraft Related Content Comparable Aircraft Antonov An-28 - Farchild Dornier 228 - DHC-6 Twin Otter - IAI Arava- GAF Nomad - Harbin Y-12 External link Pink Aviation Services, Austria... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1974: Events July July 22 - the US Navy and Marine Corps evacuate 500 people from Greece and Turkey on the island September September 1 - a SR-71 Blackbird crosses the Atlantic Ocean in less than two hours. ... Time Air was an airline in Canada founded in 1966 by businessman Walter “Stub” Ross from Lethbridge in Alberta. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1976: Events March March 17 - a Japan Air Lines Boeing 747 makes the first non-stop flight from Tokyo to New York, taking 11. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1992: Events The European Commission approves three new regulations to liberalize air travel within the European Union. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Shorts 360 is a commuter aircraft built by Short Brothers of Belfast, Northern Ireland, which is now a division of Bombardier of Canada. ...

In US military service, it was designated the C-23A Sherpa. The Shorts 360 derivative was modified to become C-23B and C-23C variants. C-23 replaced the UV-18 / V-18 Twin Otter. The Shorts 360 is a commuter aircraft built by Short Brothers of Belfast, Northern Ireland, which is now a division of Bombardier of Canada. ... The de Havilland Canada V-18 is the military designation of the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter. ... The de Havilland Canada V-18 is the military designation of the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter. ... The DHC-6 Twin Otter is the most successful aircraft program in Canadas history. ...

Specifications (330-200)

General characteristics

• Crew: three
• Capacity: 30 passengers
• Length: 58 ft 0 in (17.69 m)
• Wingspan: 74 ft 9 in (22.78 m)
• Height: 16 ft 3 in (4.95 m)
• Wing area: 543 ft² (42.1 m²)
• Empty: 14,200 lb (6,440 kg)
• Loaded: 22,900 lb (10,387 kg)
• Maximum takeoff: lb ( kg)
• Powerplant: 2x Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-45R turboprops, 1,198 shp (894 kW) each

The PT6 is a turboprop aircraft engine manufactured by Pratt & Whitney Canada. ...

Performance

• Maximum speed: 352 mph (218 km/h)
• Range: 770 miles (1,239 km)
• Service ceiling: 11,500 ft (3,500 m)
• Rate of climb: 2,100 ft/min (640 m/min)
• Wing loading: 15 lb/ft² (75 kg/m²)
• Thrust-to-weight: 0.28:1

Related content

Related development:

• Short Skyvan
• Shorts 360, C-23B/C

Comparable aircraft: The Short Skyvan is a 19 seater twin turboprop aircraft usage: short haul freight and parachute dropping See also:List of civil aircraft Related Content Comparable Aircraft Antonov An-28 - Farchild Dornier 228 - DHC-6 Twin Otter - IAI Arava- GAF Nomad - Harbin Y-12 External link Pink Aviation Services, Austria... The Shorts 360 is a commuter aircraft built by Short Brothers of Belfast, Northern Ireland, which is now a division of Bombardier of Canada. ...

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