Short C-23 Sherpa Low-poly 3D model

The Short C-23 Sherpa is a twin-engine utility transport aircraft designed and manufactured by Short Brothers, an aerospace company in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was specifically crafted to operate from unpaved runways thus has a short runway requirement both for take-off and landing.

The C-23 Sherpa has been used in war missions and as an aid to natural disasters. It was also greatly used as an aircraft supporting parachute-drop training missions for the fundamentals of the Army and of the special operations.

Developed from the Short SC.7 Skyvan utility transport, the C-23 Sherpa has an exterior length of 17.69 meters, height of 4.95 meters and fuselage diameter of 2.2 meters. It has a longer wingspan of 22.78 meters and a wing area of about 42 square meters. Its fuselage and wings are longer than the Skyvan but of the same fuselage cross section. The aircraft has a wheelbase of 4.26 meters.

C-23 Sherpa VariantsThere are several variants of the C-23 Sherpa, namely, the C-23A Sherpa, C-23B Sherpa, C-23B+ Super Sherpa, C-23C, and C-23D.
The C-23A is a twin-engine transport type used by the United States Air Force. 18 of this type were built.
The C-23B was used by the United States Army National Guard. 16 aircraft of this type were built.