Short Model 360

A brief history of the 360 ??model

Aviation group Short Brothers was established in 1908 and is headquartered in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The company has been involved from the very beginning in events centered on World War I (1914-1918), interwar, World War II (1939-1945) and the protracted Cold War (1947-1991). manufacturing work. And successfully continue to operate today (2019). One of their more modern products launched during the Cold War was the "Model 360", a twin-turboprop passenger/freight transport vehicle that achieved moderate global success.

The aircraft's maiden flight was recorded on June 1, 1981.

The Model 360 was certified in September 1981, launched in November the following year, with production spanning from 1981 to 1991, with 165 units built and delivered to operations from Argentina and Australia to the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom business. U.S.

Both the United States (Army and Air Force) and Venezuela (Air Force) use or continue to use this product militarily.

The first customer for the 360 ??becomes Suburban Airlines.

At the heart of the Type 360 ??is an evolution of the earlier Short Brothers "Type 330" which first flew in August 1974 and was introduced in 1976. Branches of this entry include U.S. Army and Air Force C-23A/B Sherpa derivatives.

The usefulness of the Model 360 is reflected in its equally practical approach to design, which is very traditional. The cockpit is overhead as usual, while the highly sloping nose design provides extraordinary visibility for the two pilots (sitting side by side) in the cockpit. The passenger area takes up most of the interior space of the aircraft, focusing on the intermediate mass of the rectangular window openings on the sides of the fuselage. Hinged access doors are located front and rear.

The fuselage itself has a plate-like appearance, giving the aircraft a completely boxy and functional appearance.

The main plane is straight and fairly slender, and is supported by a support structure from the main landing gear shell to the midspan of the wing. Each main aircraft is fitted with a turboprop engine, which is housed in the lower pod. The engine drives a six-blade propeller unit (models 360-300).

Power comes from 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AR turboprop engines, each producing 1,425 horsepower.

Performance specifications (models 360-300) include a top speed of 250 mph, a cruise speed of nearly 210 mph, a range of up to 990 miles, a service ceiling of 20,000 feet and a climb rate of up to 955 feet per minute. The advantage of this type of aircraft is the range and portability that the Model 360 offers.

The high wing character of the design promotes good lift principles, supporting low and slow flight while reducing takeoff and landing strokes. In addition, the rotating propellers are free from dust and personnel during ground operation.

The landing gear is of a conventional arrangement with short single wheel nose struts and short main landing gear struts. The latter is housed in a streamlined fairing for aerodynamic efficiency, as none of the legs are retractable in the design.

The short nature of the legs gives the aircraft low ground clearance.

The tail consists of a vertical tail with a low mounting level. The fins taper upwards to leave the fins on takeoff.

Variants of the Type 360 ??series included the first production versions of the Type 360-100 (powered by the PWC PT6A-65R turboprop, followed by the 1985 Type 360 ??"Advanced" with an upgraded PT6A065AR engine ( 1,424 hp) (these became "Models 360-200" in 1985). The Model 360-300 appeared in March 1987, with an upgraded PT6A-67R series turboprop driving a six-bladed propeller unit, resulting in improved performance figures.

The Type 360-300F designation as a dedicated freighter introduced a militarized variant based on the Type 360-300 passenger tugboat into service with the U.S. Armed Forces as the aforementioned C-23 Sherpa.

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