Topic title: SC7
Aircraft Model
Short SC.7 Skyvan by Short Brothers
Aircraft Category
B
Purpose or Role in Game
Civilian and military utility transport
Why should this aircraft be added?
When it comes to gameplay and strategy the Skyvan would allow players to fly to small airports and destinations without enough demand or runway to fit bigger aircraft while still carrying a significant amount of cargo or passengers, also, the sc.7 would bring variety to the game as a unique looking aircraft and open the door to new routes for players, being able to carry roughly 2 tonnes of cargo to more than 1000km away
Airlines that use it
Former operators (fragment from Wikipedia):
- BEA / British Airways (Scottish Division) - operated three 1971-74
- Busy Bee / Air Executive Norway A/S - operated three 1974-84
- Gulf Aviation / Gulf Air - operated a total of six 1971-1983
- Loganair - operated one 1969-74
- Olympic Airways - operated two 1970-93
- Papuan Airlines (PNG) - operated two 1968-73
- Wien Consolidated (Alaska) - operated four 1967-74
- Oman Aviation/Oman Air - operated three 1981-1993
The only current commercial operator is win aviation
Current military operators:
- Guyana Defence Force - Five acquired 1979-81, believed non-operational (2019). Two additional second-hand examples acquired in June 2019.
- Royal Air Force of Oman: Oman continues to operate five of its original 16 Skyvans as of December 2013.
Former military operators:
- Malawi Police Force Air Wing
- Mauritania Islamic Air Force: bought two Skyvan 3Ms in 1975
- Argentina
Special characteristics or variants
STOL capabilities (around 580mts of runway)Unique “box” shape
Optional: Links or references
Short SC.7 Skyvan - Wikipedia
