Sherpa Aircraft Sherpa

Sherpa
Role	Five-seat utility aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Sherpa Aircraft Manufacturing
First flight	1994

The Sherpa Aircraft Sherpa is an American five-seat utility aircraft designed and built by Sherpa Aircraft Manufacturing Inc.^[1] The aircraft is made in two variants, a piston engined K500 and a turboprop K650T. The aircraft has a fixed conventional landing gear with a tailwheel, also available with alternate large tundra tires, skis or floats.

Variants

Sherpa K500: Five-seat variant powered by a Lycoming IO-720 piston engine.

Sherpa K650T: Improved eight-seat variant powered by a Honeywell TPE331 turboprop. One completed and flown by 2011.^[2]

Specifications (K500)

Data from Brassey's^[1]Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Capacity: 4
Wingspan: 42 ft 7 in (12.98 m)
Wing area: 258 ft² (23.97 m²)
Empty weight: 2585 lb (1172 kg)
Gross weight: 4750 lb (2154 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-720 piston engine, 400 hp (298 kW)

References

Notes

1 2 Taylor 1996, p. 452
↑ Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 69. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851

Bibliography

Taylor, Michael J. H. (1996). Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory. London, England: Brassey's. ISBN 1-85753-198-1.

External links

Official website

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