Shorts SC.7 Skyvan

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Image:Shorts SC.7 Skyvan.jpg The Skyvan is a 19-seater twin turboprop aircraft manufactured by Short Brothers at the time Short Brothers & Harland Ltd and used mainly for short-haul freight and skydiving.

The Skyvan is a high wing twin engined all-metal monoplane with a high cantilever tailplane with twin rudders. The first flight of the Skyvan, the Skyvan 1, was 17 January 1963 The Shorts 330 is a stretched derivative of the Skyvan.

1 Production
2 Specification (Shorts Skyvan 3)
3 Military Operators
4 Comparable aircraft
5 See also
6 External link

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Production

All built by Shorts in Belfast.

Skyvan 1 : Prototype, 1 built.
Skyvan 1A :
Skyvan 2 : 8
Skyvan 3 : 145
Skyvan 3A :
Skyvan 3M : Military transport version. It can be used for supply dropping, assault transport, dropping paratroops, troop transport, cargo transport, casualty evacuation, plus search and rescue missions.
Skyvan 3M-200 :
Skyliner :

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Specification (Shorts Skyvan 3)

Image:Shorts SKYVAN 3M.png

General characteristics<h3>
Crew: 2 + 18 passengers
Wingspan: 64 ft 1 in (? m)
Length: 40 ft 1 in (? m)
Height: 15 ft 1 in (? m)
Wing area: 373 ft² (? m²)
Empty weight: 7,350 lb (? kg)
Maximum takeoff weight: 12,5000 lb (? kg)
Powerplant: 2 x Garrett AiResearch TPE-331-201 turboprops of 715 shp
<h3>Performance<h3>
Maximum speed: 440 mph (? km/h)
Cruising speed: 210 mph (? km/h)
Rate of climb: ?
Service ceiling: ?
Range: ?

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Military Operators

Argentina, Austria, Botswana, Ecuador, Ghana, Guyana, Indonesia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritania, Mexico, Nepal, Oman, Singapore, Thailland, United Arab Emirates, Yeman.

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