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About de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter Aircraft - photo wallpapers; Megawallpapers.org : The de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter is a single engined, high wing, propeller-driven, STOL aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada. It was conceived to be capable of performing the same roles as the earlier and highly successful Beaver, but was overall a larger plane. When de Havilland Canada began design work on the King Beaver
(the Otter's original name) in January, 1951, it was trying to extend
the company's line of rugged STOL utility transports that had begun
with the earlier and highly successful Beaver. The single engined, high wing, propeller-driven
DHC-3 Otter was conceived to be capable of performing the same roles as
the Beaver, but was considerably larger, the veritable "one-ton truck"
(in company parlance- the Beaver was the "half-ton truck"). Using the same overall configuration of the earlier and highly
successful DHC2 Beaver, the new design incorporated a longer fuselage,
greater span wings and was much heavier. Seating in the main cabin is
for 10 or 11, whereas the Beaver could seat six. Power is supplied by a
450kW (600hp) Pratt & Whitney R1340 Wasp radial. Like the Beaver,
the Otter can be fitted with skis and floats. The amphibious floatplane
Otter features a unique four unit retractable undercarriage, with the
wheels retracting into the floats. The Otter served as the basis for
the very successful Twin Otter which featured two wing mounted Pratt and Whitney PT-6 turboprops. The Otter received Canadian certification in November, 1952 and entered production shortly after.
Country of origin: Canada
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Engines: one 600hp Pratt & Whitney S3H1-G Wasp radial
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Wingspan: 17.68 m (...