MaxSez: A comparatively cheap Regional UK built 30 seat/cargo commuter. This is the UPS Contract craft that augured into Yeager yesterday. , You’ll see them primerally in service in the US mostly by low cost small commercial connector. A great IF stable mate for the Stretch Dash for those smaller rural community servicing fields.
General characteristics
Crew: Three (two pilots plus one cabin crew)
Capacity: 30 passengers
Length: 58 ft 0½ in (17.69 m)
Wingspan: 74 ft 8 in (22.76 m)
Height: 16 ft 3 in (4.95 m)
Wing area: 453 ft² (42.1 m²)
Airfoil: NACA 63A series (modified)
Empty weight: 14,727 lb (6,680 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 22,900 lb (10,387 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-45-R turboprop, 1,198 hp (893 kW) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 293 mph (245 knots, 455 km/h)
Cruise speed: 218 mph (190 knots, 352 km/h) max cruise at 22.000 ft (4.167 m)
Stall speed: 85 mph (73 knots, 136 km/h) (flaps and landing gear down)
Range: 1,053 mi (915 nmi 1,695 km) (no reserves, passenger version, 1,966 kg payload)
Service ceiling: 26.000 ft (6,400 m)
Rate of climb: 1,180 ft/min (6 m/s)
Wing loading: 50.6 lb/ft² (247 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.052 hp/lb (0.17 kW/kg
(Source: Data; Wiki-Photo: Fair Use/Public Domaine)
@Emil… I stand corrected! Appears all are in commercial service in the states.
Had the “Sherpa” on my mind. Here’s the run down:
A total of 24 Short 330 aircraft (all variants) were in airline service as of August 2008, with Air Cargo Carriers (13), Corporate Air (3), Arctic Circle Air Service (2), Deraya Air Taxi (2), Mountain Air Cargo (2), Freedom Air (1), and McNeely Charter Service (1 ). As of July 2011 the number in commercial service had decreased to 15 with the same seven operators; Air Cargo Carriers operating seven and the remaining eight aircraft in service with the other six. (Air Cargo is the owner operator of the Yeager loss.) (Wiki) Topic corrected. Max
MaxSez: The 300 was modified to satisfy a USAF requirement for an aircraft to support there European Logistic/resupply chain in the 80’s. 20+ where purchased. The Air Force C-23, was code named “Sherpa’s”. Not sure if any are still in service. The US Army had a few, same mission.
@N881RA… Good catch thanks; MaSez; Noted. Ravn Connect (Formally "Era"of TV Series fame) ) an Alaskan Cargo/Connecter is not listed in Wiki. Ravn list this craft in its inventory but not numbers operational. Have any idea it’s routing/#operational craft?
