Short Shorts 360 Aircraft

360, Farnborough 1986. Copyright: Chris Young

Production Details

Design Company:

Short Brothers Ltd

First Flight:

1 June 1981

360-100:

80 - Shorts

360-200:

36 - Shorts

360-300:

49 - Shorts

Type Specification

Applies to:

Shorts 360-100

Type:

Short haul airliner

Wing:

High wing braced monoplane. All metal construction

Fuselage:

Rectangular section fuselage of all metal construction

Tail Unit:

Cantilever tailplane with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Tricycle type, nose wheel retracts rearwards into fuselage, main wheels retract into pods on side of fuselage leaving section of wheel exposed

Power Plant:

Two 1,156 hp PT6-65AR turboprop engines mounted on wing with 5 bladed metal propeller

Accommodation:

36 passengers in enclosed cabin with enclosed flightdeck for crew

Span:

74 ft 10 in

Length:

70 ft 10 in

Height:

23 ft 8 in

Wing Area:

453 sq ft

Empty:

16,900 lb

Max Take-off:

26,000 lb

Max Cruise:

242 mph

Range:

860 miles

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