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Kirt Blattenberger, Webmaster - Airplanes and Rockets

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Even during the busiest times of my life I have endeavored to maintain some form of model building activity. This site has been created to help me chronicle my journey through a lifelong involvement in model aviation, which all began in Mayo, MD ...

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Canada's de Havilland DHC-3 Otter Article & Plans
March 1962 American Modeler

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March 1962 American Modeler - Airplanes and Rockets Table of Contents

Aeromodeling has seen significant changes over the decades both in technology and preferences. Magazines like American Aircraft Modeler, American Modeler, and Air Trails were the best venues for capturing snapshots of the status quo of the day. All copyrights are hereby acknowledged.

There was no article accompanying this picture and 5-view drawings of Canada's de Havilland DHC-3 Otter. There is a nice in-air photo of an Otter sporting a really weird set of floats that look like they're too small and mounted backwards, and there are two highly detailed 5-view drawings. Versions are shown with standard wheels, with floats (normal looking ones), and with snow skis. Per Wikipedia, "The DHC-3/CSR-123 Otter was used until 1980 by the Royal Canadian Air Force and its successor, the Air Command of the Canadian Forces. It was used in Search and Rescue, as the "CSR" denotes Canadian Search and Rescue. The engine is a Pratt & Whitney R-1340 (1,340 cubic inches) geared engine. The version used in the Otter was geared for lower prop revs and consequently lower airspeed."

De Havilland DHC-3 Otter

Dehavilland DHC-3 Otter (March 1962 American Modeler) - Airplanes and Rockets

Canada's De Havilland DHC-3 Otter

Dehavilland DHC-3 Otter 5-View on Wheels (March 1962 American Modeler) - Airplanes and Rockets     Dehavilland DHC-3 Otter 5-View on Floats (March 1962 American Modeler) - Airplanes and Rockets

De Havilland DHC-3 Otter 5-Views (wheels & skis {left}, floats {right})

 

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The AMA Plans Service offers a full-size version of many of the plans show here at a very reasonable cost. They will scale the plans any size for you. It is always best to buy printed plans because my scanner versions often have distortions that can cause parts to fit poorly. Purchasing plans also help to support the operation of the Academy of Model Aeronautics - the #1 advocate for model aviation throughout the world. If the AMA no longer has this plan on file, I will be glad to send you my higher resolution version.

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Posted June 24, 2013

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