home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
C!T ROM 2
/
ctrom_ii_b.zip
/
ctrom_ii_b
/
FLIGHTSI
/
VLIEGTUI
/
PL_OTTER
/
DH-OTTER.DOC
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1992-11-26
|
3KB
|
57 lines
THE DE HAVILLAND CANADA DHC-3 "OTTER"
-------------------------------------
About 450 Otters were built in the Fifties - half of them going to the U.S.
Army and Navy as the U-1A and U-1B. The Otter was a larger version of the
successful Beaver - in fact it was originally going to be called the King
Beaver. Otters are still in service all over the world, flying in and out
of short strips or rivers and small lakes - wherever passengers or freight
need to get to.
The plane is very versatile and can be equipped with a variety of under-
carriages - wheel, float, ski, wheel-ski or amphibious (floats with
retractable wheels). It can carry up to 14 passenger, though ten is more
usual, or a ton of freight. As an ambulance it can take 6 stretchers plus
four seated passengers.
It is certainly not noted for speed - its 600 hp Pratt & Whitney Wasp gives
the land version a cruising speed of 120 knots and 8 less for the seaplane.
The maximum range for the two versions is 945 and 855 miles respectively.
Other details are as follows: Wing Span 58'. Length 41'10". (Floatplane
43'6") Empty Weight 4,431 (4,800) lbs. Max. Takeoff 8,000 (7,967) lbs.
Maximum speed 140 (133) Knots. Initial climb 850 (690) fpm.
Some notes about the floatplane version:- I have managed to overcome the
problem of getting the floats down into the water reasonably successfully.
(IMO <G>) There is a certain amount of bleed-thru which is only noticeable
from direct side view, or less obtrusively at head on and rear views. From
these angles the simulated shadow shows through the floats. The floats get
up "on the step" at 50 knots, and the water rudders flip up at this speed
also. For some reason that I have been unable to determine the floatplane
seems much more eager to get airborne than the landplane version. The take
off run is supposed to be 1,925 feet to clear a 50' obstacle, but only
1,155' for the landplane. I could have increased the gear drag, but that
would have made the landing run too short. I would suggest using 2 notches
of flap to take-off on land and no flap in the water.
All necessary files are included here to fly both versions, and also to
modify them in AAF. The files are:-
DH-OTTER and DH-OTTER.SIM Copy these into your FS4 directory to fly the
land version.
OTTER-FL and OTTER-FL.SIM Copy these for the floatplane.
DH-OTTER.AFX and OTTER-FL.AFX Copy these into an AAF sub-directory if you
wish to modify the planes or create library (.SC0) objects for static
scenery.
REF-DHC3.SIM and REF-OTFL.SIM These are the source .SIMs for the 2 planes
and are not needed unless you are using AAF.
DH-OTTER.DOC This document.
The files are Copyright and may not be used for commercial purposes without
permission from the author.
John Kelley, FSFORUM, CIS 73670,3107
November 26th. 1992.