Short Skyvan on floats

[Schneiderman]

In 2004 BBC Ulster broadcast a programme about the Short Skyvan titled "The Flying Shoebox" I did not see this programme and it does not appear to be available on iPlayer or Youtube but I understand that it included an interview with a man planning to fit a Skyvan with floats who had got as far as making water tank tests. Can anyone provide further information on that project?

 

[Apophenia]

Not directly ... but apparently float installations for the SC.7 were offered by the OEM. According to a Short Brothers' advert in Flight, "Skyvan can be fitted with floats or skis."

https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1966/1966%20-%200312.PDF

 

[Schneiderman]

Thanks, so Short originally offered the option.

 

[TsrJoe]

Short PD.36 (Skyvan floatplane) ref. Flight International, 19 May 1966

 

[Schneiderman]

Great, many thanks

 

[VictorXL188]

Seeing this pic of the Skyvan on floats reminded me that Saro had looked at floatplane conversions of the HDM.106, a type which is considered as a step towards to Skyvan!

 

[kitnut617]

It would have been early in the Skyvan's development I think, notice it has Astazou engines which were the second engine installation before they eventually settled on Garrett engines

 

[Richard N]

No floats but a Skyvan (model) flying off water.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYBZCFflroQ

 

[riggerrob]

Skyvan: the box the Twin Otter came in.
Hah!
Hah!

Seriously folks, my all-time favourite skydiving platform is a Pink Skyvan.

 

[kitnut617]

Skyvan: the box the Twin Otter came in.
Hah!
Hah!

Seriously folks, my all-time favourite skydiving platform is a Pink Skyvan.

You could probably use the Twin Otter floats for the Skyvan, they have practically the same empty weight/max' take off weights.
I'm considering building a model Skyvan with the amphibian floats the Twin Otter comes equipped with.