Short 360

what is it?

The Short 360 (also SD3-60; also Shorts 360) is a commuter aircraft that was built by UK manufacturer Short Brothers during the 1980s. The Short 360 seats up to 39 passengers and was introduced into service in November 1982. It is a larger version of the Short 330.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 turboprops · shoulder wing · retractable tricycle gear · 22.8 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 404 km/htop speed
• range 1,595 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 36passengers
• size 12.3 tmax take-off weight
• built 165made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 45 years ago, in 1981.
• 🏎️Top speed is 3.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 22.8 m: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🐘Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 2 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 🌍Range of 1,595 km: 9× Amsterdam to Brussels.

turboprop: A jet-style turbine turning a propeller: efficient on short hops.

spec sheet

first flight

1981-06-01

introduced

1982

status

still flying

number built

165

role

transport aircraft

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

makers

Short Brothers

engines

2× Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AR

passengers

36

length

21.6 m

wingspan

22.8 m

height

7.2 m

max take-off weight

12.3 t

top speed

404 km/h

cruise speed

333 km/h

range

1,595 km

ceiling

6,096 m

wings

shoulder wing

landing gear

retractable tricycle gear

ICAO code

SH36

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.