de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
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The de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is a renowned Canadian single-engine STOL utility aircraft widely used for bush flying, cargo transport, and rugged remote operations since the late 1940s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
STOL utility aircraft
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bush plane ⓘ single-engine aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | single-engine, high-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| cruiseSpeed | approximately 230 km/h ⓘ |
| designedFor |
operations from unprepared strips
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operations in remote areas ⓘ operations on water ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | single radial engine ⓘ |
| engineType | Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Ontario Department of Lands and Forests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1947-08-16 ⓘ |
| fuselageMaterial | all-metal ⓘ |
| height | approximately 2.74 m ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | iconic Canadian bush plane ⓘ |
| introduced | 1948 ⓘ |
| landingGear |
conventional landing gear
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floats (optional) ⓘ skis (optional) ⓘ |
| length | approximately 9.22 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | de Havilland Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maxSpeed | approximately 255 km/h ⓘ |
| maxTakeoffWeight | approximately 5100 lb ⓘ |
| nicknamed | Beaver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
STOL performance from short, rough strips
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rugged construction ⓘ short takeoff and landing capability ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | over 1600 ⓘ |
| operator |
Royal Canadian Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ United States Army ⓘ civil bush operators worldwide ⓘ |
| powerplant | Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-14B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser | bush operators ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1967 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1947 ⓘ |
| range | approximately 750 km ⓘ |
| role |
STOL transport
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utility aircraft ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 5400 m ⓘ |
| status | many examples still in service ⓘ |
| successor | de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| typicalPassengerCapacity | 6 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aerial survey
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bush flying ⓘ cargo transport ⓘ floatplane operations ⓘ medevac operations ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ ski operations ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | high-wing ⓘ |
| wingspan | approximately 14.63 m ⓘ |
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