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Estimate from the variant's published specs, 0-5; scores are only comparable within one criteria year. Variant: Short 360 (SD3-60), 36 pax, 2x PT6A-65AR, MTOW 12,292 kg. Turboprop: speed and runway use the same 2026 anchors. Range: 861 nmi full tanks, 2,569 kg payload -> 0. Capacity: 36 -> 0. Efficiency: Wikipedia fuel consumption 1.01 kg/km (820 lb/h at 200 kn) / 0.8 kg/L = 1.26 L/km = 126 L/100 km / 36 seats = 3.5 L/seat/100 km -> 2 (secondary source, not a maker figure). Speed: 404 km/h at FL100 = 218 kt, about Mach 0.34 -> 0. Runway: takeoff distance 4,250 ft / 1,300 m (AeroCorner spec page, not the maker's chart) -> 5. Comfort: null; only 2 reviews reached (Simple Flying, Aeroclass blog), neither a firsthand ride; fewer than 3 solid reviews.^[2]

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The British Made Short 360 First Flew 41 Years Ago · simpleflying.com · 1 Jun 2022Where the Short 360 excelled was its ability to take off and land from short runways, opening up hundreds of airfields that would have been inaccessible to other airliners.
Short 360: the Iconic Legacy Aircraft · aeroclass.org · 20 Okt 2022making the 360 one of the quietest turboprop aircraft in operation.

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The British Made Short 360 First Flew 41 Years Ago · 1 Jun 2022	0.60
Short 360: the Iconic Legacy Aircraft · 20 Okt 2022	0.50

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airwaysmag.com/new-post/short-360-first-flight
airwaysmag.com· Diposting 24 Okt 2026· Mulai 1 Jun 1981 ✓· 25% dari skor
Airways: "6/01/1981: First Flight of the Prototype Short 360" and "it performed its maiden flight on June 1"; Wikipedia^[2] infobox "First flight 1 June 1981"; Aerocorner^[3]: "On June 1, 1981, the first prototype took to the skies".
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Short 360, Wikipedia
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First flight 1 June 1981, certification 3 September 1981, service in November 1982, specification box.^[1]
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Short 360, Aerocorner
aerocorner.com· Ditambahkan 24 Okt 2026· 25% dari skor
Independent summary of prototype first flight, certification, first production flight and Suburban service entry.^[1]
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Aircraft - Shorts 360, Northwest Airlines History Center
northwestairlineshistory.org· Ditambahkan 24 Okt 2026· 25% dari skor
Describes the stretch from the 330 and service entry in November 1982; its first-flight date refers to the first production aircraft (August 1982).^[1]

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Airways: "6/01/1981: First Flight of the Prototype Short 360" and "it performed its maiden flight on June 1"; Wikipedia^[2] infobox "First flight 1 June 1981"; Aerocorner^[3]: "On June 1, 1981, the first prototype took to the skies".

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Short 360 Prototype Makes Its First Flight

The prototype Short 360 (SD3-60), the stretched 36-seat development of the Short 330, flew for the first time on 1 June 1981, leading to type certification on 3 September 1981 and airline service in November 1982.

Airways dates the prototype Short 360 (SD3-60) first flight to 1 June 1981, a year after Shorts announced production, and says it received type certification on 3 September^[1]
Wikipedia gives the same first-flight date and certification on 3 September 1981; the aircraft is a larger version of the Short 330, seating up to 39^[2]
Aerocorner adds that the first production aircraft flew on 19 August 1982 and the type entered service with Suburban Airlines in November 1982 (later merged into Allegheny/US Airways)^[3]
The Northwest Airlines History Center describes the 360 as a 3-foot stretch of the 330 for 36 passengers with longer wings, more luggage space and a conventional single vertical tail; 165 were built before production ended in 1991^[4]
The prototype, registered G-ROOM, was later destroyed by an IRA bomb at Belfast City Airport on 28 November 1989^[2]

Notable features

Variant: Short 360 (SD3-60), 36 passengers, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AR turboprops of 1,424 shp each^[2]
Length 21.58 m, wingspan 22.81 m, height 7.21 m, maximum takeoff weight 12,292 kg, empty weight 7,870 kg^[2]
Maximum cruise 404 km/h at FL100, range 861 nmi with full tanks and 2,569 kg payload, service ceiling 20,000 ft^[2]

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