Tuesday 9 June 2009

The Indispensable Otter: DHC-3 Otter, DHC-6 Twin Otter - Viking is a first tier original equipment manufacturer (OEM)

Viking is a first tier original equipment manufacturer (OEM) specializing in de Havilland aircraft products. Viking is the type certificate holder for the DHC-2 Beaver,DHC-2T Turbo Beaver, DHC-3 Otter, DHC-6 Twin Otter, DHC-4 Caribou, DHC-5 Buffalo and DHC-7 Dash 7 aircraft.

http://www.vikingair.com/content2.aspx?id=276



See also

The Indispensable Otter
February 23, 2009 (Runs 7:47)
From the bush to the Antarctic, the 60's era Twin Otter has proven so versatile, popular and reliable that it's gone back into production, with a few modern updates

http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/special_feature/flight_into_history/the_indispensable_otter.html

Read Saša Petricic's Field Notes, entitled "Twin Otter Meets White-Out", about one perilous plane trip he endured during the making of this documentary.

Find out more about the new DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 at Viking Air.

Read more about the Twin Otter on Wikipedia.

Read the related story "The de Havilland Beaver and the birth of the bush plane" at cbcnews.ca.


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