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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Short SC.7 Skyvan 3-100 CAE Aviation LX-GHI, LUX Luxembourg (Findel), Luxembourg PP1255275048: Peter Bakema· GFDL 1.2
- 2. G-ASCN Shorts SC1 Skyvan (proto) LPL 28APR64 (6925479033): Ken Fielding· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Museo Sitio de Memoria ESMA, Short Skyvan PA-51 Prefectura Naval Argentina: Roberto Fiadone· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. SC-7-3M-400 Austria: Markus Gattringer· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. SX-BBO SC.7 Skyvan 400 Olympic Aws MYK 07JUN75 (6779362200): Ken Fielding· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. Short 360, Short Skyvan and Short 330 at 1982 Farnborough Airshow: wiltshirespotter· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 7. Short SC.7 Skyvan C-FQSL TOR 27.07.75 edited-2: RuthAS· CC BY 3.0
- 8. Short SC.7 Skyvan N192WW air-to-air over Arizona, October 2023: Piemags Aviation· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. Short Skyvan (8705610372): US Air Force from USA· Public domain
- 10. Short Skyvan SC.7 (G-BEOL) arrives at RIAT Fairford 12July2018 arp: Myself ( Adrian Pingstone ).· Public domain
what is it?
The Short SC.7 Skyvan (nicknamed the "Flying Shoebox") is a British 19-seat twin-turboprop aircraft first flown in 1963, that was manufactured by Short Brothers of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Featuring a basic rugged design and STOL capabilities, it was used in small numbers by airlines, and also by some smaller air forces. In more recent years the remaining examples were mostly used for short-haul freight and skydiving.
How to recognise it: 2 turboprops · shoulder wing · fixed tricycle gear · 19.8 m wingspan
base stats
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 63 years ago, in 1963.
- Top speed is 2.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 19.8 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Range of 1,115 km: 6× Amsterdam to Brussels.
turboprop: A jet-style turbine turning a propeller: efficient on short hops.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1963-01-17
- status
- still flying
- number built
- 153
- role
- utility aircraft
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- makers
- Short Brothers
- engines
- 2× Garrett AiResearch TPE-331-2-201A
- crew
- 1
- passengers
- 19
- length
- 12.2 m
- wingspan
- 19.8 m
- height
- 4.6 m
- max take-off weight
- 5,670 kg
- top speed
- 324 km/h
- cruise speed
- 278 km/h
- range
- 1,115 km
- ceiling
- 6,858 m
- wings
- shoulder wing
- landing gear
- fixed tricycle gear
- ICAO code
- SC7
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q698364, Wikipedia: Short SC.7 Skyvan (CC BY-SA 4.0), ICAO code from list of aircraft type designators.Updated 2026-10-24.