De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter

what is it?

The de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter is a Canadian STOL (short takeoff and landing) utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada in the mid-1960s and still in production. It was built by De Havilland Canada from 1965 to 1988. In 2006, Viking Air purchased the type certificate and restarted production in 2008, before re-adopting the name De Havilland Canada.

🔎How to recognise it: turboprops · shoulder wing · fixed tricycle gear · 19.8 m wingspan

base stats

• seats 19passengers
• built 967made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 61 years ago, in 1965.
• 🚗Wingspan of 19.8 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

turboprop: A jet-style turbine turning a propeller: efficient on short hops.

spec sheet

first flight

1965-05-20

introduced

1968

status

in production

number built

967

role

utility aircraft

origin

🇨🇦 Canada

makers

de Havilland Canada, De Havilland Canada, Viking Air

engines

turboprop

passengers

19

length

15.8 m

wingspan

19.8 m

top speed

—

range

—

ceiling

8,140 m

wings

shoulder wing

landing gear

fixed tricycle gear

ICAO code

DHC6

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.