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Shavrov Sh-2 ↗Research-based aircraft background

Shavrov Sh-2

The Russian-built Shavrov Sh-2 was an amphibian. AOPA's visit to the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum identifies a preserved 1932 example and describes its shoreline-patrol use.

A1R Sh-2 product description; design characteristics rather than measured performance.

SourceWonderful Wacos and much more - AOPA ↗Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
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Short SC.7 Skyvan ↗Simulator documentation

SC.7 Skyvan · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024

Utility aircraft, full set of flight-guidance controls

The Skyvan guide documents a dedicated autopilot master, navigation and capture modes, pitch and roll trim controls, and hydraulic preparation.

Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.25,27

SourceShort SC.7 Manual ↗Microsoft / aircraft developers
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Short SC.7 Skyvan ↗Simulator documentation

SC.7 Skyvan · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020

Change the panel through the cockpit tablet

The EFB’s Options page switches between classic and modern centre-panel avionics. Its Ground page controls doors and cabin lighting, while the moving map displays a route created in the World Map.

iniBuilds manual v1.0.1, May 2024 · PDF pp.10–12; MSFS2020 edition

SourceShort SC.7 Manual ↗Microsoft / aircraft developers
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Short SC.7 Skyvan ↗Simulator documentation

SC.7 Skyvan · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020

Use the checklist to find a control

The top-menu checklist includes an eye icon that moves the view to the relevant cockpit control. The manual also describes automatic completion of an individual checklist item.

May 2024 manual · PDF p.7; not an assertion about the MSFS2024 checklist interface

SourceShort SC.7 Manual ↗Microsoft / aircraft developers
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Short SC.7 Skyvan ↗Simulator documentation

SC.7 Skyvan · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020

Choose the cabin for the job

The guide identifies Airliner, Military, Skydive and Surveyor variants, each with its own cabin arrangement. The Surveyor is described as including working equipment in the rear cabin.

May 2024 manual · PDF p.4

SourceShort SC.7 Manual ↗Microsoft / aircraft developers
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Short SC.7 Skyvan ↗Simulator documentation

SC.7 Skyvan · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020

The original MSFS 2020 release

The May 2024 Local Legend 16 release describes sixteen liveries, including airliner, military, skydiving and survey schemes. The original package is available through the MSFS 2020 Marketplace.

2024-05-28 · release and package scope

SourceMicrosoft Flight Simulator Releases Local Legend 16: The Short SC.7 Skyvan ↗Microsoft Flight Simulator Team
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Short SC.7 Skyvan ↗Research-based aircraft background

Short SC.7 Skyvan

Short Brothers developed the Skyvan for small-transport work, with a high wing, fixed gear and two turboprops around a rectangular fuselage. Passenger, freight and skydiving operators have used its large cabin and rear access.

The simulator documentation describes the available cabin, cargo and mission options alongside the flight instruments.

Aircraft / family

SourceShort SC.7 Skyvan ↗Wikipedia contributors
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