The de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver - the greatest single-engine 'bush' aircraft ever! It's listed as one of the 10 greatest Canadian inventions. Entire books have been written about this airplane, and its many roles.
From the outset, the Beaver was designed to operate in all seasons, and much of the original flight-testing was done on floats. Many Beavers operating today are float-equipped, a testament to the superb performance of the airplane on floats.
The DHC-2 Beaver was designed for short take off and landing operation (STOL).
Full flaps are 58 degrees.
To fly in STOL mode use the following flap settings:
Take Off: 35.00 degrees
Climb: 15.00 degrees
Cruise: 0.00 degrees
Landing (water): 15.00 degrees
A U.S. Army U-6A maintenance manual and information from a Yahoo Beaver chat room provided the initial data for the model parameter set up. The parameters were then further tweaked to achieve maximum performance for this model size.
Fly with the rate switch in the "high" position. A pleasure to fly.
From the outset, the Beaver was designed to operate in all seasons, and much of the original flight-testing was done on floats. Many Beavers operating today are float-equipped, a testament to the superb performance of the airplane on floats.
The DHC-2 Beaver was designed for short take off and landing operation (STOL).
Full flaps are 58 degrees.
To fly in STOL mode use the following flap settings:
Take Off: 35.00 degrees
Climb: 15.00 degrees
Cruise: 0.00 degrees
Landing (water): 15.00 degrees
A U.S. Army U-6A maintenance manual and information from a Yahoo Beaver chat room provided the initial data for the model parameter set up. The parameters were then further tweaked to achieve maximum performance for this model size.
Fly with the rate switch in the "high" position. A pleasure to fly.
