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Erickson Aircraft: The Flying Shoebox, Skyvan SC.7 (photo diary) [1]

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Date: 2024-06-21  

The Short SC.7 Skyvan—often called the “Flying Shoebox”—is a 19-seat twin-turboprop aircraft manufactured in Belfast, Northern Ireland by Short Brothers. It first flew in 1963 and is popular with skydivers. Shown below is a Skyvan which was outside of the Erickson Aircraft Collection in Madras, Oregon

The Skyvan has a maximum speed of 200 mph, a cruising speed of 178 mph, and a range of 602 nautical miles.

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