Short SC.7 Skyvan ( Short Sky Van , short air van ) - a British light general purpose transport aircraft . The passenger version accommodates up to 19 people.
| SC.7 Skyvan | |
|---|---|
 SC.7 Skyvan at the Oulu Airport, Finland . | |
| Type of | regional passenger plane |
| Manufacturer | Short |
| First flight | January 17, 1963 |
| Status | individual copies are operated |
| Years of production | 1963 - 1986 |
| Units produced | 153 |
| Options | Short 330 Short 360 |
An experienced aircraft took off on January 17, 1963 . In total, 153 Skywen cars of all variants were built, which were operated in 47 countries [1] .
Content
Design
Twin - engine high - wing . Its characteristic feature is a short massive fuselage of almost square cross section, selected primarily because of the simplicity of design and ease of loading of a small transport aircraft. An unexpected consequence of the box-shaped fuselage (giving the aircraft the nickname "The Shed" and the "flying shoe box" ("Flying Shoebox" [2] ) was that due to the wide flat bottom it works as a supporting body , creating up to a third (about 30%) of the total lift of the structure, which significantly improved the take-off and landing characteristics of the aircraft.
Operation
As of July 2009, the following civilian operators are operating Short SC.7 Skyvan: Pink Aviation Services ( Austria ), Sonair ( Angola ), Swala Airlines ( Democratic Republic of the Congo ), Transway Air Services ( Liberia ), Deraya Air Taxi ( Indonesia ), Layang Layang Aerospace ( Indonesia ), Macair Airlines ( Australia ), Malaysia Air Charter ( Malaysia ), Pan Malaysian Air Transport ( Malaysia ), Wirakris Udara ( Malaysia ), CAE Aviation ( Luxembourg ), Invicta Aviation ( United Kingdom ), Advanced Air ( United States) ), GB Airlink ( USA ), North Star Air Cargo ( Canada ), Skylift Taxi Aereo ( Brazil ), Skydive Arizona ( USA ), Skydive DeLand ( USA ), Skydive Perris ( USA ), Skydive Pennsylvania ( USA ), Summit Air ( Canada ), Sustut Air ( Canada ), Nomad Air ( Canada ), Aalto University ( Finland ).
Military Operators:
- Guyana - Guyana Defense Forces ;
- Oman - The Royal Air Force of Oman .
Flight performance
The following specifications correspond to the modification of Short Skyvan 3 :
- Specifications
- Crew : 2 people
- Passenger Capacity: 19 people
- Length : 12.21 m
- Wing span : 19.79 m
- Height : 4.6 m
- Wing Area: 35.12 m²
- Empty weight: 3,356 kg
- Normal take-off weight: 4,797 kg (calculated)
- Maximum take-off weight : 5 670 kg
- Powerplant : 2 × TVR Garrett AiResearch TPE-331-201
- Engine power: 2 × 715 hp (2 × 533 kW)
- Flight characteristics
- Maximum permissible speed: 402 km / h
- Maximum speed: 324 km / h
- Cruising speed : 315 km / h
- Stall Speed: 111 km / h
- Practical range: 1,200 km
- Practical ceiling : 6,858 m
- Rate of climb : 8 m / s
- Wing load: 136.6 kg / m²
- Thrust- weight ratio : 222 W / kg (calculated)
Aircraft Losses
As of June 30, 2019, 42 vehicles were lost in various incidents. In catastrophes 104 people died [3] .
| date | Board number | Disaster site | The victims | Short description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/06/1967 | I-tore | Venice | 0/3 | Rough landing during a training flight. |
| 07/02/1970 | N21CK | Potomac | 2/2 | Crashed on landing |
| 10/22/1970 | N123PA | Bettles | 0/2 | Forced landing near a frozen river due to engine problems caused by water entering the fuel |
| 01/22/1971 | T-701 | near Biak | 8/8 | Fell into the sea during a training flight at night. Military board |
| 04/14/1972 | N725R | near La Cross | 1/1 | Crashed while landing due to flap problems |
| 04/14/1972 | VH-PNI | Giluve | 4/4 | Crashed into a mountain under unclear circumstances |
| 12/19/1972 | T-703 | Indonesia | n / a | Military board |
| 11/28/1973 | N40DA | Huntsville | 0/0 | Destroyed during the tornado |
| 09/17/1974 | 909 | near Salalah | n / a | Military board |
| 11/22/1976 | A4O-SI | near about. Das | 0/2 | Flooding after engine failure |
| 08/22/1977 | N4917 | near Kona Airport | 2/2 | He broke into a tailspin and crashed some time after take-off |
| 12/31/1977 | N64AC | Toxook bay | 0/2 | Crashed to the ground while leaving for the second round |
| 04/07/1978 | RAN-15 | Nepal | n / a | Military board |
| 01/18/1981 | 8R-GFF | Kamoa Mountains | 4/4 | Crashed into a mountain |
| 05/15/1981 | N70DA | Slate cry | 0/2 | Rough landing |
| 05/03/1983 | PA-54 | Port stanley | 0/0 | Destroyed during the Falkland War |
| 05/03/1983 | PA-50 | Port stanley | 0/0 | Destroyed during the Falkland War |
| 12/30/1985 | RAN-23 | near Dhangadhi | 25/25 | Fell into the forest |
| 04/24/1986 | 7Q-YAY | near Mombasa | 0/2 | The plane used up all the fuel and made an emergency landing on the road, during which crashed into a tree |
| 10/03/1986 | PK-ESC | Manado | 13/13 | Crashed into a mountain |
| 11/06/1987 | 7Q-YMB | Tete Province | 10/10 | Shot down |
| 11/01/1989 | OH-SBB | near Mariehamn | 0/2 | Engine failure, splashdown |
| 09/04/1991 | 9M-AZB | Miri | 14/20 | Engine failure 18 minutes after take-off. The pilot tried to land on a hillside, but crashed into trees and crashed. |
| 07/13/1992 | N20086 | Bethel Airport | 1/1 | Crashed during takeoff due to cargo displacement. |
| 01/31/1993 | 9M-PID | North Sumatra | 14/14 | Disappeared in the mountains |
| 07/30/1993 | 9M-AXM | Sarawak | 1/17 | Lack of fuel. Landed on the football field and rolled over |
| 12/02/1993 | Lx-ugo | Lofa | 0/13 | Rough landing |
| 12/28/1993 | G-ovan | Empuriabrava | 1/1 | Crashed on landing |
| 07/07/1995 | OE-FDL | Empuriabrava | 0/24 | Forced landing immediately after takeoff, crashed into trees |
| 09/01/1995 | N30GA | Alaska | 1/1 | Faced a mountain in difficult weather conditions |
| 06/16/1996 | OE-FDI | Hoogeveen | 0/2 | Forced planting in a potato field due to engine failure. In addition to the two crew members on board were paratroopers who left the plane before an emergency landing |
| 09/16/1996 | N10DA | near Pittsburgh | 0/1 | Having consumed all the fuel, he made an emergency landing on the road and crashed into poles. |
| 03/25/1997 | N451SA | near Nunapitchuk | 1 + 1/1 | Faced in the air with a Cessna 206 |
| 07/23/1998 | XC-UTQ | near Orizaba | 4/4 | Cargo flight. Crashed into Orizaba volcano |
| 10/14/1998 | YV-O-MTC-8 | Caracas Airport | 0/0 | Boeing 727 rolled out of the parking lot and crashed into two aircraft Short SC.7 Skyvan and Cessna 310 |
| 10/14/1998 | YV-O-MTC-3 | Caracas Airport | 0/0 | Boeing 727 rolled out of the parking lot and crashed into two aircraft Short SC.7 Skyvan and Cessna 310 |
| 10/17/1998 | OE-FDF | Zell am See | 0/21 | Crash on take-off |
| 10/08/2000 | C-FSDZ | Port Radium ( Northwest Territories ) | 3/3 | Crashed into trees while flying at low altitude |
| January 2001 | Vh-wgg | Ravenna | 0/0 | Destroyed by fire |
| January 2001 | Vh-wgl | Ravenna | 0/0 | Destroyed by fire |
| 11/08/2003 | 8R-GMC | Georgetown | 2/7 | Sat in the field some time after take-off |
| 09/20/2007 | N2088Z | Alaska | 1/1 | Collision with trees during take-off [4] |
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