de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
1947 utility aircraft family by de Havilland Canada
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Summary
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is an aircraft family[1]. It draws 7,330 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft family category, ranking #290 of 1,568).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: United States Army[3], Aigle Azur (1946)[4], Royal Australian Air Force[5], United States Air Force[6], Quebecair[7], Air Inuit[8], Air Malawi[9]
- Manufacturer: De Havilland Canada[10]
- Developer: De Havilland Canada[11]
- Subclass of: utility transport aircraft[12], short takeoff and landing aircraft[13], airplane with 1 engine[14]
- Designed by: Frederick Howard Buller[15]
- Commons category: De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver[16]
- Country of origin: Canada[17]
- First flight: August 16, 1947[18]
- Service entry: 1948[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver[20]
- Commons gallery: DHC-2 Beaver[21]
- Maximum capacity: 6 passenger[22]
- Total produced: 1657[23]
- Described by source: Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition[24]
- Undercarriage: fixed conventional landing gear[25]
- Wing configuration: shoulder wing[26]
- Length: 9.24 m[27]
- Wingspan: 14.64 m[28]
- Maximum operating altitude: 7620 m[29]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver include Beaver Glacier[30], a glacier[31] and Beaver Rocks[32], an island[33].
Why It Matters
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for it include Beaver Glacier[30], a glacier[31] and Beaver Rocks[32], an island[33].