De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Family
The DHC-6 Twin Otter is a twin-turboprop short-takeoff-and-landing utility aircraft designed to connect remote communities and operate from demanding surfaces. Passenger, cargo, medical, search-and-rescue, government, and special-mission interiors can be paired with wheels, skis, floats, or amphibious floats. Production resumed with modern avionics while retaining the rugged airframe and low-speed performance that made the design a global regional-transport workhorse.
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Identity
- Aliases
- DHC-6Twin OtterDHC-6 Series 100DHC-6 Series 200DHC-6 Series 300DHC-6 Series 400Twin Otter Classic 300-G
- Family Name
- De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Full Name
- De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Family
- Roles
- airlinercargoutilitysearch_and_rescueair_ambulancemilitary
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- landwateramphibious
- Passenger Capacity
- 19
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- stol
- Description
- The DHC-6 Twin Otter is a twin-turboprop short-takeoff-and-landing utility aircraft designed to connect remote communities and operate from demanding surfaces. Passenger, cargo, medical, search-and-rescue, government, and special-mission interiors can be paired with wheels, skis, floats, or amphibious floats. Production resumed with modern avionics while retaining the rugged airframe and low-speed performance that made the design a global regional-transport workhorse.
- Dimensions
- Height M
- 5.94
- Length M
- 15.77
- Wingspan M
- 19.81
- First Flight Year
- 1,965
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- DHC-6 Series 100 PT6A-20 installation
- Notes
- Series 100 alternative only; the broader family record does not imply simultaneous installation of later-series engines.
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- DHC-6 Series 300 PT6A-27 installation
- Notes
- Series 300 alternative only; Series 100 and current Series 400 alternatives are represented separately.
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- DHC-6 Series 400 standard PT6A-27 installation
- Notes
- Current Series 400/Guardian standard-engine alternative; the optional PT6A-34 fit is represented separately.
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- DHC-6 Series 400 optional PT6A-34 installation
- Notes
- Current Series 400/Guardian higher-power alternative for demanding operations; not simultaneous with the standard PT6A-27 configuration.
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 09:05:53 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 1, 2026 at 18:56:12 UTC