Short Shorts 360 Aircraft
360, Farnborough 1986. Copyright: Chris Young | |
Production Details | |
Design Company: |
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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 |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
74 ft 10 in |
Length: |
70 ft 10 in |
Height: |
23 ft 8 in |
Wing Area: |
453 sq ft |
Weights | |
Empty: |
16,900 lb |
Max Take-off: |
26,000 lb |
Performance | |
Max Cruise: |
242 mph |
Range: |
860 miles |
Preserved in British Museums | |
None known | |
Web Sites | |