Como os outros membros da família, tem uma estrutura muitíssimo resistente e capacidade STOL fenomenal:
STOL Takeoff and Landing Distance: 1200 ft (366m) (Takeoff distance to 50 ft)
Atualmente é fabricado pela Viking Air, que comprou os direitos sobre toda a família de aviões DHC da Bombardier.
Características técnicas:
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 12,500 lb (5670kg)
Maximum Landing Weight: 12,300 lb (5579 kg)
Number Of Crew: 1 or 2
Number Of Passengers: 20
Fuel Capacities: Total – 378 US Gallons
Fuel Capacities: Optional Long Range – 89 US Gallons
AIRFRAME:
Configuration All metal, non pressurized, high-wing monoplane and a construction with fixed tricycle (steerable nose) landing gear
DIMENSIONS:
Wing Span 65 ft (19.8 m)
Length 51 ft 9 in (15.77m)
Cabin Height 9 ft 8 in (2.95m)
Tail Height 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
CABIN DIMENSIONS:
Cabin Length 18 ft 5 in (5.61m)
Cabin Height 4 ft 11 in (1.50m)
Cabin Volume (usable) 384 cu ft (10.87 cu. m.)
Cabin Doors (left side) 50 in X 50 in (1.27m X 1.27m)
Cabin Door (right side) 30 in X 45.5 in (.76m X 1.16m)
ENGINES:
Two, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft of Canada Limited, PT6A-34 or optional PT6A-35, single stage, free-turbine engines.
PROPELLERS:
Two, Hartzell, HC-B3TN-3DY, three bladed reversible pitch, constant speed, fully feathering propellers. Optional 4-blade – type and configuration TBA
STANDARD AIRCRAFT BASIC WEIGHT:
6881 lb (3121 kg)
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY:
STOL Takeoff and Landing Distance: 1200 ft (366m)
(Takeoff distance to 50 ft)
Maximum Cruise Speeds:
TAS Sea Level: 170 kt
5,000 ft: 181 kt
10,000 ft: 182 kt
Enroute Rate of Climb at Sea Level:
(both engines at maximum climb power): 1600 ft/min
Service Ceiling - both engines at maximum climb power
(Rate of climb 100 ft/min): 26,700 ft (8138 m)
Payload Range – at maximum cruise speed
Payload for 100 nautical mile (185km) range: 4280 lb (1941 kg)
Payload for 400 nautical mile (741 km) range: 3250 lb (1474 kg)
Maximum Range - zero payload
with Standard Tankage (2583 lb (1172 kg) fuel): 775 nm (1435 km)
with Long Range Tankage (3190 lb (1447 kg) fuel): 980 nm (1815 km)
Maximum Endurance
with Standard Tankage (2583 lb (1172 kg) fuel): 7 hr 10 min
with Long Range Tankage (3190 lb (1447 kg) fuel): 9 hr
* Viking is the owner of the Type Design and Certificates relating
to de Havilland Aircraft product lines; DHC-1 Chipmunk, DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-2T Turbo Beaver, DHC-3 Otter, DHC-4 Caribou, DHC-5 Buffalo, DHC-6 Twin Otter, DHC-7 Dash 7.
* Viking is a privately held Canadian Corporation and is not in any way, shape or form affiliated with Bombardier Aerospace or any of its subsidiaries
links:
http://www.vikingair.com/
http://www.vikingair.com/uploadedFiles/ ... i-Page.pdf
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/living_and_ ... _otter.php
http://www.bush-planes.com/DeHavilland- ... Otter.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilla ... Twin_Otter
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