The Short 330, also known as the SD3-30, is a turboprop transport aircraft produced by Short Brothers of Belfast and seating up to 30 people. It was developed from the Skyvan utility transport by lengthening the wingspan and fuselage while keeping the square fuselage cross section, and its first prototype flew in 1974. It entered service with the Canadian airline Time Air in 1976 as an inexpensive, quiet and rugged commuter airliner, and it carries all its fuel in tanks above the cabin ceiling. Freight and military versions followed, including the Sherpa for the United States Air Force. Production ended in 1992 after 141 aircraft, and in 2019 De Havilland Canada acquired the rights to restart production.
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a turboprop transport aircraft produced by Short Brothers
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a turboprop transport aircraft produced by Short Brothers
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The first prototype of the 330 flew on 22 August 1974.
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Production of the aircraft ended in 1992, after 141 were produced.
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a short-range regional and commuter airliner
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