The DHC-2 Beaver is a single-engined, high-wing, propeller-driven short takeoff and landing aircraft developed and built by de Havilland Canada, and it became the best-known bush plane of the Canadian north. The company designed it after the Second World War on the advice of working pilots, who asked for strong STOL performance, all-metal construction and room for wheels, skis or floats. It first flew on 16 August 1947 and the first production aircraft reached the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests in April 1948. The United States Army ordered 970 during the Korean War, and more than 30 nations used it in their armed forces. A total of 1,657 were built before production ended in 1967, including 60 turboprop Turbo Beavers. Viking Air, later reorganized as De Havilland Canada, now holds the tooling and type certificate.
Facts
Engine Class Top Speed (km/h) Maximum Mass (kg) Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
Exemplifies
Source De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver (Wikipedia)
Generations
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Of Make
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Lead, first flight
On 16 August 1947, the maiden flight of the aircraft
Development, Production
In 1967, when production of the type finally ceased, a total of 1,657 DHC-2 Beavers had been constructed.
Lead
single-engined high-wing propeller-driven short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft
Specifications
Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Jr. 9 cylinder radial engine
Specifications, empty weight
Empty weight: 3,000 lb (1,361 kg)
Specifications, gross weight
Gross weight: 5,100 lb (2,313 kg)
Specifications, maximum speed
Maximum speed: 158 mph (255 km/h, 137 kn)
Development, Production, units built
a total of 1,657 DHC-2 Beavers had been constructed
Lead, manufacturer
developed and manufactured by de Havilland Canada
Lead, country of origin
it is considered by aviation historians to be a Canadian icon
has versions: De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Turbo Beaver, History, Turbo Beaver
de Havilland developed an improved model of the Beaver, the Mk.III Turbo Beaver, which was equipped with a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 turboprop engine
Generations: De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Turbo Beaver, History, Turbo Beaver
de Havilland developed an improved model of the Beaver, the Mk.III Turbo Beaver, which was equipped with a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 turboprop engine
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