Otter Floatplane  COPYRIGHT © Steven Grant ALL RIGHTS RESERVED	Otter Panel  COPYRIGHT © Fred Choate ALL RIGHTS RESERVED	Otter Landplane  COPYRIGHT © Steven Grant ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

ABOUT THIS AIRCRAFT:

Success with the DCHC-2 Beaver persuaded de Havilland Canada in the late 1940's that there was room in the STOL market for a larger version of the Beaver. The company therefore developed the de Havilland DHC-3 Otter which was essentially a scaled-up Beaver with an all metal airframe and a 600hp Pratt & Whitney R.1340 Wasp radial, and was initially known as the King Beaver. The choice for a single engine for an aircraft designed to operate in Canada's harsh climate and sparsely populated hinterlands may seem lacking in forethought. However, successful operations of the Beaver and other single-engined types has confirmed that the well-proven radials of Pratt & Whitney design were more than adequate for the task: they were universally familiar and, more importantly, extremely reliable. 

Package includes:

- Landplane version (Skis can be added by using the spoiler key "/")
- Floatplane version
- Panel with GPS(shift+2) and Yoke(shift+3)
- Sound files  

SPECIFICATIONS:

DHC-3 Otter (landplane)
Type: 
-STOL utility transport
Powerplant: 
-one 600hp Pratt & Whitney R-1340-S1H1-G Wasp radial piston engine
Performance:
-maximum speed at sea level 153mph.
-economical cruising speed 121mph.
-service ceiling 18,000ft.
-range with 2,100lb. payload and reserves 875 miles
Weights:
-empty 4,131bs.
-maximum take-off 8,000lbs.
Dimensions:
-wingspan 58ft. 0in.
-length 41ft. 10in.
-height 12ft. 7in.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

Special Thanks to Fred Choate of Montana Air for his excellent work on the creation of a panel for this aircraft.
I would also like to thank Fred Banting for the use of his engine/float textures on the aircraft and his DHC-3 gauges for the panel.
Chuck Dome for his help with repainting the fuel gauge.

INSTALLATION:

To use this aircraft, you will need to have the following programs installed on your computer...

• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000

• A 3-D Video Card (recommended for some models to appear as intended)

• A file unzipping utility (such as Winzip)

To install this aircraft into FS2000, simply unzip the files into your main FS2000 aircraft directory.

Unzip Gauges into your FS2000 gauges directory 

PLEASE NOTE:  This aircraft is optimized for use with FS2000.

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION:

This aircraft is freely given to the flight simulation community, to add to the enjoyment of the flight simulation experience. This aircraft, or portions thereof,  may not be uploaded elsewhere without the express written consent of Steven Grant, nor may it be sold or repackaged in any way on disk, CD, or other any other media type. 

In providing these add-on files, I, Steven Grant do not give any warranties, either implied or specific. Any damage to your computer, programs, or files resulting from the use of these files is the responsibility of the person unzipping the files. If you don't know what you are doing, get help! Above all, please have fun with it

CONTACT INFORMATION:

E-mail: sgrant@cfl.rr.com
web: www.k-a.net

For More Information on this aircraft, please visit:

deHavilland Canada