The de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter is an amphibious commuter and short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft developed and manufactured by de Havilland Canada.
Summary[]
| “ | By 1950, the success of the DHC-2 Beaver was well established. In the chase of larger markets, however, it became apparent that there were certain potential customers that loved the idea of the Beaver - the STOL capabilities, the dependable performance, the utility-friendly design - but simply needed something bigger than what the Beaver could offer. And so the extremely gifted engineering team at Downsview rolled up their sleeves and got to work. The initial design was referred to as the King Beaver. The key characteristics of the Beaver were retained: The high lift wings, the side door loading, the belly location of the fuel tanks. Although the load capacity didn't quite reach double the Beaver as originally intended, it did come close, with a 3500+ lb useful load capacity versus 2100 lbs on the smaller Beaver. Of course, the bigger aircraft with a larger load to haul needed a larger power plant, and a geared version of the R-1340 Wasp radial engine was selected. The end result was a qualified success, with the aircraft carrying on the tradition of being named after Canadian wildlife and being renamed to the 'Otter'. Finding its own niche in the world of aviation, 466 Otters were manufactured from 1952 until production was wound down in 1967. By that time, Otters had travelled the air above every continent, finding service with numerous military forces, bush operators, governments, and civilian airlines. |
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| ~ MilViz on their DHC-3 Otter product page |
Simulator availability[]
Overview
This asset is available in the following simulators.
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| FS2020 | 1 | |||
| XP11 | 3 | |||
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| P3D | 3 | |||
| XP10 | 1 | 1 | ||
| FSX | 4 | 1 | ||
| FS2004 | 2 |
Package listing
The following packages are either included in the base sim or available for purchase/download. Note that the inclusion of packages below is not an endorsement of quality or fitness. Potential buyers are highly encouraged to research payware packages through reviews, videos, or other means before purchasing.
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Blackbird (formerly Milviz) @Twinfinite |
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Shade Tree (STMA) @X-Plane.org |
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RWDesigns @X-Plane.org | |||||||||||||||||
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vFlyteAir @X-Plane.org | |||||||||||||||||
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MilViz |
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MilViz |
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Just Flight |
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RWDesigns @X-Plane.org | |||||||||||||||||
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Pedrovl @X-Plane.org | |||||||||||||||||
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MilViz | |||||||||||||||||
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MilViz | |||||||||||||||||
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Just Flight | |||||||||||||||||
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Virtualcol | |||||||||||||||||
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Premium Aircraft Design | |||||||||||||||||
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DHC-3 (amphibious) | Eugene Heyart @Rikoooo | |||||||||||||||||
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Premium Aircraft Design | |||||||||||||||||
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| XP12: | All • | Included • | Payware • | Freeware • | In development | Included • | Third-party | ||
| FGFS2020.3LTS: | All • | Included | • | Freeware • | In development | Included • | Third-party • | Launcher | |
| FS2020: | All • | Included • | Payware • | Freeware • | In development | Included • | Third-party • | Marketplace | |
| XP11: | All • | Included • | Payware • | Freeware • | In development | Included • | Third-party | ||
| DCS: | All • | Included • | Payware • | Freeware • | In development | Included • | Third-party • | Marketplace | |
| P3D: | All • | Included • | Payware • | Freeware • | In development | Included • | Third-party | ||
| XP10: | All • | Included • | Payware • | Freeware | Included • | Third-party | |||
| FSX: | All • | Included • | Payware • | Freeware | Included • | Third-party | |||
| FS2004: | All • | Included • | Payware • | Freeware | Included • | Third-party | |||