Sherpa Aircraft Sherpa

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Sherpa K650T
General information
TypeFive-seat utility aircraft
National originUnited States
Manufacturer Sherpa Aircraft Manufacturing
History
First flight1994

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.

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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

References

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