Sherpa Aircraft Sherpa
# Sherpa Aircraft Sherpa

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.

## 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 sq ft (23.97 $m^2)$
* Empty weight: 2,585 lb (1,172 kg)
* Gross weight: 4,750 lb (2,154 kg)
* Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-720 piston engine , 400 hp (298 kW)
