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DHC-3
DeHavilland DHC-3 Otter

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DHC-3 flying over Alaska during IceBridge
NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

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The DHC-3 Otter is a single-engine, high-wing propeller aircraft developed by De Havilland Aircraft Company of Canada. It is a short takeoff and landing (STOL) utility aircraft typically used for bush operations and has also been used for research purposes. The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) owns and operates the DHC-3 for research missions over the Arctic and Alaska. The DHC-3 has a maximum range of 830 nautical miles, a top speed of 160 mph, and an endurance of about 9 hours. It has a service ceiling of approximately 18,800 feet and can carry a capacity of twelve people (two crew members and ten passengers).

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