Morrow Aviation Assets

[ArmySGT.]

“This is Black Bird four one to Recon Mike seven, over”.
“This is Black Bird four one to Recon Mike seven, over”.
“Hey you Scouts listening to your radios, over?”
“This is Black Bird four one to Recon Mike seven, over”.
“Mike Seven to Blackbird four, go ahead”“Good to hear you Mike Seven, Black Bird 41 is inbound yours with a drop, over”
“Black Bird four one, Dee Zee is hot. Hostiles on North and East flanks with 2 plus, crew served heavy belt feds, and on Arrr Pee Gee, probable platoon strength”
“Mike Seven, this is Black Bird four one, this drop will happen in two passes. South side approach, mark your DZ with smoke. Jumpers need air ground speed and direction, over”
“Black Bird four one, did you say jumpers, over?”
“Mike Seven, affirmative, Jumpers four total, say again Jumpers four total, MARS detachment”.

“Black Bird four one, Roger four jumpers, MARS, air speed is still too low from the west. “

“Mike Seven, first drop in nine minutes, two pallets, will home on your location and south 100 meters.”
“Black Bird four one, confirm two pallets in drop. My location plus 100 meters South, time now plus nine minutes, over”
“Affirmative, Mike Seven”

C-23 Sherpa A/B




C-23A

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft, 1988-1989

General characteristics

Crew: Three (Two pilots plus one cabin crew)
Capacity: 30 passengers, or 18 Litter based passengers
Length: 58 ft 0 in (17.69 m)
Wingspan: 74 ft 9 in (22.78 m)
Height: 16 ft 3 in (4.95 m)
Wing area: 453 ft² (42.1 m²)
Airfoil: NACA 63 series, modified
Empty weight: 14,200 lb (6,440 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 22,900 lb (10,387 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-45-R turboprops, 1,198 hp (894 kW) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 281 mph (245 knots, 453 km/h) at 12,000 ft (2,273 m)
Cruise speed: 255 mph (221 knots, 410 km/h)
Stall speed: 85 mph (73 knots, 136 km/h) with flaps and landing gear down
Range: 770 mi (670 nm, 1,239 km) passenger version, 1,966 kg payload with no reserves
Service ceiling: 27,000 ft (5,114 m)
Rate of climb: 2,100 ft/min (10.6 m/s)
Wing loading: 50.6 lb/ft² (247 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.052 hp/lb (170 W/kg)

C-23B/C

Data from U.S. Army Aircraft Since 1947

General characteristics

Crew: Three (Two pilots plus one flight engineer)
Capacity: 18-20 passengers
Length: 58 ft 0 in (17.7 m)
Wingspan: 74 ft 10 in (22.8 m)
Height: 16 ft 5 in (5.0 m)
Wing area: 456 ft² (42.4 m²)
Airfoil: NACA 63 series, modified
Empty weight: 16,040 lb (7,276 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 25,600 lb (11,610 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AR turboprop, 1,424 shp (1,062 kW) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 291 mph (252 knots, 468 km/h)
Cruise speed: 262 mph (228 knots, 422 km/h)
Range: 1,185 mi (1,030 nmi, 1,907 km)
Service ceiling: 28,000 ft (5,303 m)

C-23 Sherpa
Specifications
Contractor Short Brothers PLC
C-23A Sherpa C-23B Super Sherpa
Power Plant 2 Pratt-Whitney PT6A-45R turboprops 2 Pratt-Whitney PT6A-65AR turboprops
Take-off power
[Sea level static, uninstalled] 1197 shp 1424 shp
Design output shaft speed 1700 rpm 1700 rpm
Speed 218mph at 10,000ft
range 770 miles with 5000lb payload
Span 74ft 8in
length 58ft
height 16ft 3in
Weight Gross 25,500lb max
Accomodations Crew of three
up to 7000lb of freight, including 4 LD3 containers, and engines the size of F100 series
Date Deployed Entered USAF inventory 1984