Short 330

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The Short 330 (also SD3-30) is a small transport aircraft produced by [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].

It seats up to 30 people and was relatively inexpensive and had low maintenance costs at the time of its introduction in 1976.
The 330 was based on the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].

Development


The Short 330 was developed by [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] of [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] from Short's earlier [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] STOL utility transport.

The 330 had a longer wingspan and fuselage than the Skyvan, while retaining the Skyvan's square shaped fuselage cross
section, allowing it to carry up to 30 passengers while retaining good short field characteristics.

The first prototype of the 330 flew on 22 August 1974.

The Short 330 is unusual in having all of its fuel contained in tanks located directly above the ceiling of the passenger cabin.^{[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]}

Short 330 proto

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While Shorts concentrated on production airliners, the design also spawned two freight versions.

The first of these, the Short 330-UTT (standing for Utility Tactical Transport) was a military transport version fitted with a strengthened cabin floor, and paratroop doors, which was sold in small numbers, primarily to Thailand, who purchased four.

The Short Sherpa was a freighter fitted with a full width rear cargo door/ramp.

This version first flew on 23 December 1982, with the first order, for 18 aircraft, being placed by the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in March 1983, for the European Distribution System Aircraft (EDSA) role, to fly spare parts between USAF bases within Europe.

Operational history

The basic Short 330 was a passenger aircraft intended as a short-range regional and commuter airliner, and had been designed to take advantage of US regulations which allowed commuter airlines to use aircraft carrying up to 30 passengers, thereby replacing smaller commuter airliners such as the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].

The Short 330 entered service with [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] (a Canadian Airline) in [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].

Despite its somewhat portly looks (one regional airline affectionately dubbed it the "Shed" ), it soon proved to be an inexpensive and reliable 30-seat airliner.

The 330 was somewhat slower than most of its pressurised competition, but it built up a reputation as a comfortable, quiet and rugged airliner.

The quiet running of the Pratt & Whitney PT6A-65R was largely due to an efficient reduction gearbox.

The cabin was the result of a collaboration with Boeing engineers who modelled the interior space, fittings and decor after larger airliners.

The use of a sturdy structure complete with the traditional Short braced-wing and boxy fuselage configuration also led to an ease of maintenance and serviceability.

Production ended in [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] with a total of approximately 136 being built (including freighter and military versions). As of 1998, approximately 35 were still in service.

The 330's design was refined and heavily modified, resulting in the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].

Short 330-100

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Short 330-100

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Short 330-100

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Short 330-100

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Short 330-100

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