Aerocondor Shorts 360 Shorts 360 Arriving Inverness Dalcross Airport. XAV 3992-380
The Short 360 is a regional airliner built by Short Brothers of Belfast, Northern Ireland, which is now a division of Bombardier of Canada. Origin The Short 360 is a 36 seat derivative of the 30 seat Short 330. In high density configuration 39 could be seated. The 3 foot (91 centimeter) stretch reduced drag in addition to adding capacity and employed a wider wingspan. The development was announced in 1980, prototype first flight on 1 June 1981, type certification was awarded on 3 September 1981 and entered service with Suburban Airlines (later merged with Allegheny Airlines/US Airways) in November 1981. Variants The basic 360 has two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A65R turboprop engines providing 1327 shaft horsepower (990 kilowatts) to five blade propellers. The 360-100 was the first production model. The 360 Advanced (from 1985) introduced upgraded PT6A67R engines providing giving 1424 shaft horsepower (1062 kilowatts). The aircraft was later redesignated 360-200. The 360-300 retained the Advanced's engines but matched them to six blade propellers offering higher cruise speed and performance. The 360-300F was a freighter configured variant with capacity for five LD3 cargo containers.
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Location: Inverness Dalcross Airport, Highland Region. Scotland. United Kingdom.
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