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==Specifications (C-23A)== [[File:Shorts C-23A SHERPA.png|thumb|300px|3-view projection of the Short C23 Sherpa]] [[File:C-23A-4.jpg|thumb|right|A C-23A with an aircraft engine being unloaded (SALTY DEMO'85)]] [[File:U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Kelly Cawood, with the 641st Aviation Regiment, prepares to unload pallets of meals, ready to eat (MREs) from a C-23 Sherpa aircraft May 23, 2013, in Norman, Okla 130523-Z-TK779-020.jpg|thumb|Unloading pallets of meals, ready to eat (MREs) from a C-23 Sherpa rear cargo door/ramp.]] {{Aircraft specs |ref=Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988β1989<ref name="Janes88-89"/> |prime units?=kts <!-- General characteristics --> |crew=3 (2 pilots plus 1 cabin crew) |capacity=30 passengers, or 18 Litter based passengers / {{cvt|7000|lb|0}} maximum payload |length ft=58 |length in=0.5 |length note= |span ft=74 |span in=8 |span note= |height ft=16 |height in=3 |height note= |wing area sqft=453 |wing area note= |aspect ratio=<!-- sailplanes --> |airfoil='''root:''' [[NACA airfoil|NACA 63A418]]; '''tip:''' [[NACA airfoil|NACA 63A414]]<ref name="Selig">{{cite web |last1=Lednicer |first1=David |title=The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage |url=https://m-selig.ae.illinois.edu/ads/aircraft.html |website=m-selig.ae.illinois.edu |access-date=16 April 2019}}</ref> |empty weight lb=14727 |empty weight note=including crew |gross weight lb= |gross weight note= |max takeoff weight lb=22900 |max takeoff weight note=<br> *'''Maximum landing weight:''' {{cvt|22600|lb|0}} |fuel capacity={{cvt|560|impgal|USgal l}} / {{cvt|4480|lb|0}} |more general= <!-- Powerplant --> |eng1 number=2 |eng1 name=[[Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-45-R]] |eng1 type=[[turboprop]] engines |eng1 shp=1198 |eng1 note= |prop blade number=5 |prop name=[[Hartzell Propeller|Hartzell]] |prop dia m=2.82 |prop dia note=constant-speed fully-feathering propeller <!-- Performance --> |max speed kts=252 |max speed note= |cruise speed kts=228 |cruise speed note= {{efn|{{cvt|157|kn|mph km/h|0}} at {{cvt|21000|lb|0}} AUW at {{cvt|10000|ft|0}} }} |stall speed kts=73 |stall speed note=at MLW flaps and gear down {{efn| {{cvt|90|kn|mph km/h|0}} flaps and gear up }} |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |minimum control speed kts= |minimum control speed note= |range nmi=1185 |range note=with {{cvt|7000|lb|0}} payload, max fuel, reserves for 45 minute hold and {{cvt|43|nmi|mi km|0}} diversion{{efn|{{cvt|669|nmi|mi km|0}} with {{cvt|5000|lb|0}} payload, max fuel, reserves for 45 minute hold and {{cvt|43|nmi|mi km|0}} diversion }} |ferry range nmi= |ferry range note= |endurance=<!-- if range unknown --> |ceiling ft=28000 |ceiling note=one engine inoperative at {{cvt|21000|lb|0}} AUW |climb rate ftmin=1180 |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |wing loading lb/sqft=50.55 |wing loading note= |fuel consumption lb/mi= |power/mass={{cvt|0.1046|shp/lb}} maximum |more performance=<br/> *'''Take-off run (FAR & BCAR Gp.A):''' {{cvt|3420|ft|0}} ISA *'''Take-off run (FAR & BCAR Gp.A):''' {{cvt|3420|ft|0}} ISA + {{cvt|15|C|F|0}} *'''Landing run at MLW BCAR:''' {{cvt|4020|ft|0}} normal field *'''Landing run at MLW BCAR:''' {{cvt|3150|ft|0}} short field *'''Landing run at MLW FAR:''' {{cvt|3650|ft|0}} |avionics= }}
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