- Multi-Role military transport
- Roll-On and special cargo
- STOL and unpaved runway operations
- Paratroop and paradrop
- Air ambulance and medevac
SD3-60 Sherpa
A rugged aircraft designed for a challenging and changing planet
A rugged aircraft designed for a challenging and changing planet
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Whether it’s cargo or troop transport, emergency evacuation, or delivering humanitarian aid – the SD3-60 Sherpa can handle the load.
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In 2019, De Havilland Canada welcomed into our family the SD3-60 Sherpa.
Its lightweight fuselage, raw power, short takeoff and landing (STOL) capability, large interior, and “drive-on/drive-off” entry gives the SD3-60 Sherpa the versatility to meet whatever the world throws at it.
Short Take-Off & Landing Capability
(STOL)
Large, Square Cabin Cross Section
Dual-use Aft Ramp Door & Large Cargo Door
Highly Versatile to Serve Many Applications
Outstanding take-off and landing performance
Large, Square Cabin Cross Section
Dual-use Aft Ramp Door & Large Cargo Door
Highly Versatile to Serve Many Applications
Mission Capabilities
Specifications
Dimensions & Volumes
| Length | 17.69 m | 58.04 ft |
| Height | 4.95 m | 16.25 ft |
| Wingspan | 22.81 m | 74.84 ft |
| Cabin Length | 9.09 m | 29.82 ft |
| Cabin Height/Width (Max.) | 1.93 m | 6.33 ft |
| Cabin Volume | 32.28 m3 | 1,246 ft3 |
| Nose Baggage Volume | 1.27 m3 | 44.8 ft3 |
Access
| Rear Ventral Door Opening - Inward | 1.56 m x 1.79 m | 5.12 ft x 5.87 ft |
| Rear Ventral Door Opening - Outward | 1.92 m x 1.79 m | 6.30 ft x 5.87 ft |
| Forward Cargo Door | 1.67 m x 1.41 m | 5.48 ft x 4.63 ft |
| Personnel Entry Door | 1.59 m x 0.69 m | 5.22 ft x 2.26 ft |
Weights
| Maximum Ramp Weight | 11,657 kg | 25,700 lb |
| Maximum Take-Off Weight | 11,612 kg | 25,600 lb |
| Maximum Landing Weight | 11,385 kg | 25,100 lb |
| Design Payload | 3,302 kg | 7,280 lb |
| Maximum Fuel Load | 2,032 kg | 4,480 lb |
| Nose Baggage Load | 181 kg | 400 lb |
| Optional Baggage Module Load | 243 kg | 535 lb |
Performance
| Take-Off Ground Run* | 564 m | 1,850 ft |
| Take-Off Distance to 15m/50ft* | 808 m | 2,650 ft |
| Landing Distance from 15m/50ft* | 628 m | 2,060 ft |
| Landing Ground Run* | 347 m | 1,140 ft |
| Maximum Cruise Speed | 196 kts | |
| Normal Cruise Speed | 180 kts | |
| Maximum Cruise Speed with Ramp Door Open | 140 kts | |
| Range with 5,000 lb/2,268 kg Payload | 650 nm |
Powerplant
Two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AR turboprop engines driving Hartzell five-blade, fully feathering and reversing propellers of 2.82 m / 9.25 ft diameter
| Take-Off (Reserve) | 1,424 SHP |
| Take-Off (Normal) | 1,230 SHP |
| Maximum Cruise | 956 SHP |
Dimensions
*Takeoff / Landing Military Performance at Maximum Weight (Sea Level; ISA; Still Air; Dry, Paved Runway)
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