De Havilland Canaca DHC-6-300 Twin Otter

- Group
- Class
- Place of operation
Capacity: 1 pilot und 11 passengers
Commenced service: 1976
Number of aircraft procured: 1
Registration: T-741
The De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter is mainly used for basic-data-updating for the regular reproduction of Swiss maps in a 3-year turn. Further operations include data-collection of wood-damage, hydrology and glaciology and survey of natural desaster aereas. All operations are on order by the Federal Office of Topography swisstopo (DDPS) and conducted by members of the Swiss Air Force.
Technical data | |
---|---|
Cruising speed: | 280 km/h |
Max. operationl altitude: | 8'100 m/M |
Max. Range: | 3'200 km |
Max. Load: | 950 kg |
MTOW: | 5'670 kg |
Endurance: | 3.5 Stunden |
Equipment: | Camera |
STOL |