DHC-2 Beaver Alaska Department of ForestryDHC 2 Beaver airplane model. The de Havilland Canada Beaver stands as the company's first aircraft specifically designed for bush flying and remains its best selling model, with nearly 1,700 units produced over twenty years. Development began in 1946, with significant input from the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests, resulting in a durable and adaptable utility plane. The prototype took flight on August 16, 1947, initially seating five or six

medium size transport

The aircraft's doors are different from previous two-seat Cessna models

Other countries received Kingfishers both during and after the war including Australia

largely because of the significantly lighter structure required

545 were built

drag and radar signature and increase range

USAF Red Flag Aggressor F-16 airplane model

Cessna CJ1 airplane model

which was a photographic reconnaissance version of the basic design

It features a reliable PT6A-25 turbo-prop engine from Pratt & Whitney Canada

The X-2 used a steel belly-skid main landing gear and a short

with the main gear folding inward toward the fuselage