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Wingspan
  
13 m

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Manufacturer
  
Sherpa Aircraft Manufacturing

The Sherpa Aircraft Sherpa is an American five-seat utility aircraft designed and built by Sherpa Aircraft Manufacturing Inc. 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.

Specifications (K500)

Data from Brassey'sBrassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 4
  • Wingspan: 42 ft 7 in (12.98 m)
  • Wing area: 258 ft2 (23.97 m2)
  • Empty weight: 2585 lb (1172 kg)
  • Gross weight: 4750 lb (2154 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-720 piston engine, 400 hp (298 kW)

    • References

    Sherpa Aircraft Sherpa Wikipedia
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