Comments on: Transportation in Support of Science: The Twin Otter http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/transportation-in-support-of-science-the-twin-otter/ Fri, 29 Oct 2010 21:18:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lisa Strong-Aufhauser http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/transportation-in-support-of-science-the-twin-otter/comment-page-1/#comment-763 Lisa Strong-Aufhauser Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:31:55 +0000 http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/?p=683#comment-763 Hi Mom -- de Havilland Canada started making them in 1966. They've been out of production for almost 20 years, I think. But recently Viking Air, a company out of British Columbia, who has been making spare parts for the originals - got rights to start making new ones. The new Twin Otter Series 400 is supposed to start shipping in 2009. Here's a fun video on the history of de Havilland bush planes: http://www.vikingair.com/video/viking.wmv And here's even more info on the Twin Otter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-6_Twin_Otter Lisa Hi Mom –

de Havilland Canada started making them in 1966. They’ve been out of production for almost 20 years, I think. But recently Viking Air, a company out of British Columbia, who has been making spare parts for the originals – got rights to start making new ones. The new Twin Otter Series 400 is supposed to start shipping in 2009.

Here’s a fun video on the history of de Havilland bush planes: http://www.vikingair.com/video/viking.wmv
And here’s even more info on the Twin Otter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-6_Twin_Otter

Lisa

]]> By: Marianne Strong http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/transportation-in-support-of-science-the-twin-otter/comment-page-1/#comment-759 Marianne Strong Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:07:51 +0000 http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/?p=683#comment-759 Another interesting bit of info. Never realized that there were planes especially made for the bush. Who makes them? Another interesting bit of info. Never realized that there were planes especially made for the bush. Who makes them?

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