New book on Short Skyvan
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I have seen some Shorts Skyvan aircraft advertised or described as being version Skyvan "3-300" or "3A-300".
Since the only certified Skyvan versions are 3-100 and 3-200, what is a 3-300? Are they some sort of uncertified modification?
Also, what is a Skyvan "3-400"? Is this a de-militarised 3M-400? Again, this does not appear to be a certified version, how is it allowed to fly?
Since the only certified Skyvan versions are 3-100 and 3-200, what is a 3-300? Are they some sort of uncertified modification?
Also, what is a Skyvan "3-400"? Is this a de-militarised 3M-400? Again, this does not appear to be a certified version, how is it allowed to fly?
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Looks like a goat to me! i carried many in Oman (best behaved were those in a large cardboard box with four holes for legs and top loosely tied!!) Also transported several Oryx and a couple of (very grumpy) mountain lions. For the technical we had all our "Vans" re-engined with Garrett 331-6 (instead of the old -2). This was a great performance improvement. Happy days!
Bill
Looks like a goat to me! i carried many in Oman (best behaved were those in a large cardboard box with four holes for legs and top loosely tied!!) Also transported several Oryx and a couple of (very grumpy) mountain lions. For the technical we had all our "Vans" re-engined with Garrett 331-6 (instead of the old -2). This was a great performance improvement. Happy days!
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I have seen some Shorts Skyvan aircraft advertised or described as being version Skyvan "3-300" or "3A-300".
Since the only certified Skyvan versions are 3-100 and 3-200, what is a 3-300? Are they some sort of uncertified modification?
Also, what is a Skyvan "3-400"? Is this a de-militarised 3M-400? Again, this does not appear to be a certified version, how is it allowed to fly?
Since the only certified Skyvan versions are 3-100 and 3-200, what is a 3-300? Are they some sort of uncertified modification?
Also, what is a Skyvan "3-400"? Is this a de-militarised 3M-400? Again, this does not appear to be a certified version, how is it allowed to fly?
This led to situations where, for example, a 360 intended for a US customer could be a Series 300, but a Variant 100. I suspect something similar is what's being described for the Skyvan, and the 100/200/400 refer to the intended certification authority and not the aircraft series.
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If I remember rightly, there was a SC7 version called the Skyliner, which was just a Skyvan with a door on the port side instead of (as well as?) the lifting rear door, and 19 seats. Gulf Air had one, I think.
It was the precursor to the bigger 330, I guess.
Perhaps this was the -300 version?
It was the precursor to the bigger 330, I guess.
Perhaps this was the -300 version?
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Two of these were introduced at Glasgow to replace BEAs Heron Mk 1s.
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Regular passengers on the Highlands and Islands routes that it served used to travel with their own earplugs.
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Our Skyvan went AOG in Glasgow. We pax had an unscheduled night stop in a Hotel in Port Ellen where I experienced the unedifying experience of being propositioned in the urinals by an inebriated local. There was a wonderful fug in the crowded bar and yes Chevvron the Malt was flowing freely. I spied the gentleman from whom I had recently fled sitting atop a very tall wooden bar stool, wearing a tam-o-shanter, fag hanging from his lips clasping a full glass of whisky and swaying backwards and forwards with increasing velocity. Inevitably he lent too far back and encountering a deep stall the whole shooting match crashed to the floor without a drop of malt being spilled nor the fag leaving his lips. And there he lay semi conscious, clasping his glass, prone on his back ignored by all around him. I rather dreaded coming down for breakfast but thank God he was, by then, not to be found.