Technical Specs
Door size: 57” wide x 54” high – Yukon cargo door
Speed: 165 mph
Max Seating: 9 passengers
Max payload: 3400 lbs
Endurance: 5 hours
Survey: 6 hours
Additional equipment: wheels, skies, floats. Large scenic windows. Large cabin. Full intercom.
When you combine this with the already remarkable short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities of the original Otter and augmented with specially certified large tundra tires, huge Cleveland brakes and a conventional wheel (tail dragger) system, you have a plane capable of extraordinarily short takeoffs and landings. In the heavily glaciated and highly irregular terrain of the eastern arctic, this ability is essential to successful off strip operations.
Unlike the western arctic, where an abundance of lakes and waterways allow for the safe use of float-equipped planes, the eastern arctic has been mainly accessible only in winter by ski-equipped planes and in summer either by helicopter or occasionally by aircraft on tundra tires if a suitable esker could be found. Our "Super Otter" has dramatically changed that situation. The combination of the powerful engine and STOL abilities in our plane allows for operations in nearly all areas of the arctic above the tree line. We are proud to maintain a success rate of over 95% in locating and landing within 4 kilometers of client's desired coordinates, and nearly 100% of being within 10 kilometers.
With the precision flying of our highly trained and experienced pilots, the DHC3-T "Super Otter" can take off and land in as little as 200 feet of tundra. With 400 feet of level tundra, we can set up a camp and then service it on a daily basis. Imagine what this can do for your exploration program! Suddenly large new areas are accessible for drilling, sampling and fuel caching at a cost per pound far below that paid for helicopter service.
It can take off within 200 feet, climb to 10,000 feet in less than 5 minutes, and cruise at over 145 knots while burning only 200 liters of fuel per hour! What about the Twin Otters used for off-strip work by our competition? Click next and we'll see!
Take off and land safely in distances too short for the Twin Otter.
Take off and land in a shorter distance with more weight than the Twin Otter on strips shorter than 600 feet.
Take off, land, and maneuver on much rougher ground.
Haul larger, bulkier items because of our special, enlarged cargo door.
Fly almost as fast as the Twin Otter but with nearly 50% less fuel burn (better for both your budget and the environment.)
Haul more weight on trips longer than 250 statute miles one way with the added advantage of not needing to use expensive drummed fuel from camp for the return trip.
Gone is the venerable 600 horsepower Pratt and Whitney 1340 radial engine. In its place is a modern Honeywell turbine engine -- the most powerful available for the Otter - which cranks out 1000 horsepower while running more quietly and burning less fuel than the Pratt and Whitney. It also out climbs and out performs every other turbine engine configuration available for the DHC3.
