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  Sherpa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sherpa are an ethnic group in eastern Nepal.
The word sherpa means the personal representatives of heads of state and government within the G8 process: the metaphor is that the "sherpa" prepares the way toward the "summit".
In UK caving, a Sherpa is one of the team who assists a cave diver to move his equipment to the start of the dive.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sherpa   (140 words)

  
 Probert Encyclopaedia: Aviation (She-Shz)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Short S17 Kent was a British civil biplane flying-boat first flown in 1931 and used by Imperial Airways during the 1930's for carrying passengers and mail around the Mediterranean region.
The Shorts 312 entered service with the RAF in 1988 and is powered by a Garrett TPE331-12B turboprop providing a top speed of 611 kmh and a range of 1767 km or 5 hours 12 minutes flying time.
The Shorts 330 Sherpa (C-23) is a British regional airliner and commercial freighter aircraft also used as a military short-range logistic and utility light transport.
www.probertencyclopaedia.com /ISAA.HTM   (1329 words)

  
 Miltary Equipment Guides -C23   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Description: The Sherpa is an all-freight version of the Shorts 330 regional airliner with a 5 foot, 6 inch square cabin section over an unimpeded hold length of 29 feet.
The C-23 Sherpa is the Army National Guard’s answer to missions requiring an aircraft that is capable of faster, higher-altitude and longer-distance coverage than helicopters.
The C-23B Sherpa aircraft is a light military transport aircraft, designed to operate efficiently, even under the most arduous conditions, in a wide range of mission configurations.
www.military.com /Resources/EQG/EQGmain?file=C23&cat=a&lev=2   (753 words)

  
 Shorts 330   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
It is an unpressurized commuter/ regional airliner that was developed from the Skyvan utilizing that aircraft’s fuselage cross-section and tail and a high wing.
At the 1998 Shorts Operators Conference the manufacturer estimated that 79 are still in operation.
The Sherpa is a military version of the 330 and is equipped with a rear-loading ramp similar to that of the Skyvan.
www.arctic-circle-air.com /Fleet/330/Shorts%20330.htm   (165 words)

  
 Productivity Gains
ACC has recently acquired three Sherpa aircraft, which are basically Shorts 330 aircraft with a rear-loading ramp.
A system of loading equipment and dollys for the movement of the LD3 containers between Sherpa aircraft and the ground, or into trucks, has been developed and is being refined.
The ACC Shorts 360 aircraft, modified to accept AAY Demi containers, and paired with narrow body trunk haul aircraft, is the most practical solution for enhancing productivity.
www.aircar.com /acci/Productivity_Gains.htm   (781 words)

  
 Sherpa reborn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In the short term, the army is permitted to acquire the fixed-wing Sherpa replacement, but operations in any combat theatre would be controlled by the Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC), which is traditionally a post filled by a USAF officer.
As the US military began a massive drawdown in the early 1990s, critics of the Sherpa deal questioned why a small airlifter was needed at a time when other acquisition priorities were losing funding.
The Sherpas were used for resupply missions far behind the frontlines during the massive build-up that preceded the war.
www.flightinternational.com /Articles/2005/08/09/Navigation/181/200744/Sherpa+reborn.html   (1929 words)

  
 Shorts 330 (North East Aircraft Museum)
THe North East Aircraft Museum in Sunderland is currently undertaking the restoration of a Shorts 330, G-OGIL, and the aircraft is rapidly becoming an integral part of their future plans.
Originally known as the SDS3-30, the Shorts 330 derived from the Shorts Skyvan.
The Shorts 330 has been bought by the US Air Force and Army, as the C-23 Sherpa.
www.neam.co.uk /shorts.html   (673 words)

  
 Shorts C-23 Sherpa
The C-23B Sherpa, based on the Shorts 330 regional airliner which first flew on 22 August 1974, is a light military transport aircraft designed to operate efficiently, even under the most arduous conditions, in a wide range of mission configurations.
The large square-section cargo hold, with excellent access at both ends, offers ready flexibility to perform ordnance movement, troop and vehicle transport, airdrops, aeromedical evacuation and is suitable for conversion to other specialist duties such as maritime or land surveillance.
Configured as a troop transport, the Sherpa provides comfortable, air-conditioned seating for 30 passengers in airline-type seats, features "walk about" headroom, a removable latrine unit, and has a 500-pound capacity (345 cubic feet) baggage compartment located in the nose of the aircraft.
www.theaviationzone.com /factsheets/c23.asp   (361 words)

  
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 shorts 330   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
A 30-seat feederliner and utility transport, the shorts 330 is similar in basic configuration to the smaller Skyvan.
The fuselage is rectangular in cross-section and the wing has a high aspect ratio.
Over 115 Sherpas have been ordered, including the standard 330-200 passenger version, the 330-UTT military utility transport and the Sherpa freighter with rear door, 18 of which have been ordered by the USAF as the C-23A.
www.k12.nf.ca /sptech/projects/aviation/passenger/shorts330.htm   (94 words)

  
 C-23 Sherpa
The large square-section hold, with excellent access at both ends, offers ready flexibility to perform ordnance movement, troop & vehicle transport, airborne/airdrop missions, medical evacuation and is suitable for conversion to other specialist duties such as maritime or land surveillance.
On 03 March 2001 a C-23 Sherpa crashed in a muddy field in Georgia during bad weather an hour after taking off from Hurlburt Field FL.
The objective of the Army aviation modernization strategy is to reduce the size of the rotary and fixed wing fleets to four aircraft types each via the Aviation Restructuring Initiative (ARI).
www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/aircraft/c-23.htm   (1370 words)

  
 Short S.B.4 Sherpa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Sherpa had a large swept wing and no horizontal tail surfaces.
The Sherpa was a modification of the the S.B.1 glider with two small jet engines, installed in the top fuselage decking.
The Sherpa had excellent flying qualities, but the wing design was never applied to a production aircraft.
www.csd.uwo.ca /~pettypi/elevon/gustin_military/db/br/SHERPA00.html   (73 words)

  
 Florida Guardsman Online - C-23 Sherpa, Fixed Wing Aircraft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Sherpa is an all-freight version of the Shorts Brothers 330 regional airliner with a 5 ft-6 inch square cabin section over an unimpeded hold length of 29 ft. Through-loading is provided via a large forward freight door, and via a full width, hydraullically operated rear ramp door with removable roller conveyors.
The Army National Guard has procured 44 of the C-23B/B Plusses, Sherpa light cargo aircraft to support theater aviation, cargo, airdrop, and aeromedical evacuation for both state and federal wartime missions.
The large square-section hold, with excellent access at both ends, offers ready flexibility to perform ordnance movement, troop and vehicle transport, airborne/airdrop missions, medical evacuation and is suitable for conversion to other specialist duties such as maritime or land surveillance.
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 Baby Togs Sherpa Jacket/Shirt/Cord Pant/Hat Set-$25.99 at Overstock.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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 Smokejumper Aircraft
Utilizing a fleet of fixed wing aircraft including a Turbine DC-3, a Twin Otter and a Shorts Sherpa, firefighters and paracargo operations can reach anywhere in the country.
The Douglas DC-3TP is affectionately known to smokejumpers as the DOUG.
Shorts Sherpa C-23 aircraft are also used for the delivery of smokejumpers and their cargo.
www.fs.fed.us /fire/people/smokejumpers/aircraft.html   (299 words)

  
 TransportStation
Shorts 360 Sherpa - A Brief Outline:-The re-design of the Shorts 330 led to a re-modelled single tailfin and improved engines.
The Shorts 360 first flew in this form in1981.
Shorts 360: Info: Length:21.6m; Wingspan: 22.8m; Height: 7.3m.
www.transportstation.org /show/1684/Shorts%20360%20Sherpa   (90 words)

  
 Aircraft - Sherpa Aircraft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Shorts: Shorts 330-Sherpa (SH33) - Aircraft Data - Aviation...
Rescue workers found the wreckage of the twin-prop Short C-23 Sherpa aircraft near Mariara, the agency said.
The recovery methods for C-23 Sherpa aircraft are—.
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 Gevechtsvliegtuigen, de Shorts C-23B 'Sherpa'
De Shorts 330 had een verlengde romp en een wat elegantere neus en vloog voor het eerst in augustus 1974.
Naast de 30-persoons Shorts 330-200 werd een tactisch transportvliegtuig gebouwd, de 330-UTT met een brede laaddeur aan de achterzijde, die door de Amerikaanse luchtmacht in Europa voor transport- en verbindingstaken werd aangekocht onder de aanduiding C-23A Sherpa.
De Britse Sherpa wordt hoofdzakelijk gebruikt voor het transport van reserve-onderdelen, maar kan als multifunctioneel toestel ook parachutisten en passagiers vervoeren.
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 Sherpa Joins Fleet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
September 8, 2003 -- Our Sherpa(aka Shorts 330 or SD330) made its first revenue flight to the Beluga Airstrip today and delivered two and half tons of construction materials.
Large and awkwardly shaped loads like this are the Sherpa's specialty.
Click the Sherpa to see more details on our new aircraft.
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 ASN Accident description 03 MAR 2001 Shorts C-23B Sherpa (330) 93-1336
It was also established that the weather radar was underpowered, negatively impacting the ability of the crew to successfully circumnavigate around the severe weather.
This C-23B Sherpa was originally built as a Shorts 360 (SH-3684) in December 1985 and was delivered to Simmons Airlines as N374MQ In 1998 the aircraft was converted to a Sherpa C-23B.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The Collateral Investigation Board found the preponderance of the evidence concluded that the aircraft accident was due to crew error.
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 SherpaSociety.org - Home of the 10th MAS, Zweibrucken AB
The purpose of this website is provide information about the 10th MAS that flew the Shorts C-23A Sherpa from Zweibrucken Air Base Germany from 1984 to 1991.
The purpose of second area is to provide a contact point for maintaining the friendships and bonds shared by former 10th MAS members.
This site is maintained by the Sherpa Society and will be updated periodically with new stories and news.
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 lesson6
These village names are Sherpa (the people who reside in the area) words, and the Sherpa language is not a written language, so the villages are spelled phonetically.
The small villages of this part of Nepal are the homes of Sherpas, most of whom are Buddhists and many of whom have proven to be quite adept in mountain climbing.
Since most Sherpas are devout Buddhists, you can expect to see stupas, prayer flags, and mani stones.
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