The Skyvan is a 19-seater twin turboprop aircraft manufactured by Short Brothers at the time Short Brothers & Harland Ltd and used mainly for short-haul freight and skydiving.
The Skyvan is a high wing twin engined all-metal monoplane with a high cantilever tailplane with twin rudders. The first flight of the Skyvan, the Skyvan 1, was 17 January 1963.
In 1945 Miles Aircraft first flew their M.57 "Aerovan"[1] which was a small highwing boom cantilever tailplane design transport. Miles' interests were later bought out by Handley Page and did not pass to Shorts who developed their own utility transport.
The Shorts 330 is a stretched derivative of the Skyvan.
*Crew: 2 + 18 passengers *Wingspan: 64 ft 1 in (? m) *Length: 40 ft 1 in (? m) *Height: 15 ft 1 in (? m) *Wing area: 373 ft² (? m²) *Empty weight: 7,350 lb (? kg) *Maximum takeoff weight: 12,5000 lb (? kg) *Powerplant: 2 x Garrett AiResearch TPE-331-201 turboprops of 715 shp
