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Orion737 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Posted (5 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 1155 times:

When were the final examples completed? and are they still in active passengeer duty. I used to love seeing this shed all over the UK with the likes of BD and UK but now there are so few. How about in the US, any sizeable fleets left?

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TuRbUleNc3 From United Kingdom, joined May 2006, 519 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (5 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 1129 times:

Yeah i remember seeing the 'sick box' from the window in the cafe at LBA operated by gill airways or air uk. There is a body of the sick box at LBA for fire training i believe.

DHHornet From United Kingdom, joined May 2006, 252 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (5 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 1045 times:

A low cost carrier has a fleet!

Long Live the Shed!

[Edited 2007-09-27 21:14:15]

ERAUgrad02 From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 1227 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (5 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 991 times:

God I miss these flying ILM-RDU as a 14yo flight student.

Desmond MacRae in ILM

Vald From Ireland, joined Sep 2007, 138 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (5 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 964 times:

Flew to the isle of mann in the mid 80s on an Aer lingus sh360. EI-BPD
Seems like a life time ago.

EMBQA From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 9286 posts, RR: 13
Reply 5, posted (5 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 957 times:

Quoting Orion737 (Thread starter):
How about in the US, any sizeable fleets left?

The only ones I can think of in the US flying the SH360 is ACC.....Air Cargo Carriers. As for when the last were built.. I think it was mid-late 1980's

[Edited 2007-09-27 23:19:53]

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WrenchBender From Canada, joined Feb 2004, 1779 posts, RR: 9
Reply 6, posted (5 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 957 times:

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Pacific Coastal Airlines out of CYVR still operates at least one.
http://www.pacific-coastal.com/live/home/index.php?id=38

WrenchBender

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Tornado82 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (5 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 917 times:

If you really want to see one, go to CKB and watch the military (actually WV ANG) fly them around about 50 times daily. They've got a few up there, and love to go in the pattern or a few miles out to do some VFR air work. CKB probably has the highest concentration of ops by those weird looking things.

...they produce some nasty wake though if you're behind them in a 172.

Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21465 posts, RR: 24
Reply 8, posted (5 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 897 times:

Quoting Orion737 (Thread starter):
When were the final examples completed?

All 360s were delivered by December 1989 except for one delivered June 27, 1991. The last one below. Not sure of current status.

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FlagshipAZ From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 3419 posts, RR: 15
Reply 9, posted (5 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 865 times:

How many 330s and 360s were produced? I remember Golden West operated some 330s out of LAX, and American Eagle had a handful of 360s for awhile out of DFW. Unmistakable profile on these rather odd-looking birds. Sadly, I've never gotten to fly in one.
Regards.

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Rampkontroler From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 859 posts, RR: 7
Reply 10, posted (5 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 849 times:

Air Cargo Carriers out of Milwaukee operate a rather large fleet of all the boxy Shorts...all colors shapes and sizes. I don't know of any US carrier still operating any version in pax configuration.

Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21465 posts, RR: 24
Reply 11, posted (5 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 801 times:

Quoting FlagshipAZ (Reply 9):
How many 330s and 360s were produced?

A.net articles show production as 136 for the 330 and 165 for the 360, including military C-23 Sherpa versions built for the U.S.Army.

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FlagshipAZ From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 3419 posts, RR: 15
Reply 12, posted (5 years 7 months 3 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 758 times:

Many thanks, Viscount. As usual, you came thru again. Wink

I wasn't aware that the A.net database show production numbers.
Regards.

"Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." --Ben Franklin

Orion737 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 13, posted (5 years 7 months 3 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 694 times:

I remember, I think manx, operated the 36 seater S360 with TWO cabin crew members for a time. Wouldnt get that now with the bare minimum and the cut backs.

Vhqpa From Australia, joined Jul 2005, 1382 posts, RR: 1
Reply 14, posted (5 years 7 months 3 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 651 times:

Quoting Viscount724 (Reply 8):
Not sure of current status.

please disregard this post I mistook the aircraft for a sister ship not sure what happened to the last aircraft but it's certainly no longer in Australia

J

[Edited 2007-09-28 14:38:10]

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