De Havilland Twin Otter
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| − | The world's best known twin-turboprop bushplane, the Twin Otter has | + | The world's best known twin-turboprop bushplane, the Twin Otter has been used for nearly 50 years in Alaska, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, and other remote parts of the world starting with A. Its most significant impact was in Norway, where Twin Otters were used extensively in connecting smaller towns and settlements in the 1970s and 80s. |
In 2006 Viking Air acquired the type certificates for the Twin Otter from Bombardier, and have announced plans to put the aircraft back into production in Canada and possibly in Indonesia. | In 2006 Viking Air acquired the type certificates for the Twin Otter from Bombardier, and have announced plans to put the aircraft back into production in Canada and possibly in Indonesia. | ||
Revision as of 15:54, 24 March 2012
The de Havilland Twin Otter is a turboprop aircraft in av8. It is available in OpenTTD only (ie, not TTDPatch).
It is refittable between float and wheeled models.
Stats
| Introduction | 1966 |
|---|---|
| Withdrawal | N/A |
| Aircraft Type | Small |
| Cruising Speed | 160mph |
| Capacity | 19 pax & 10 mail, or 30 crates of express cargo, or 15 tonnes of industrial cargo |
Information
The world's best known twin-turboprop bushplane, the Twin Otter has been used for nearly 50 years in Alaska, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, and other remote parts of the world starting with A. Its most significant impact was in Norway, where Twin Otters were used extensively in connecting smaller towns and settlements in the 1970s and 80s.
In 2006 Viking Air acquired the type certificates for the Twin Otter from Bombardier, and have announced plans to put the aircraft back into production in Canada and possibly in Indonesia.
