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.

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 :

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.

Comparable aircraft

• Antonov An-28
• Fairchild Dornier 228
• DHC-6 Twin Otter
• IAI Arava
• GAF Nomad
• Harbin Y-12

See also

• list of civil aircraft.

External link

• Pink Aviation Services, Austria, operating 5 Skyvans