From: Adam Maas
On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 1:27 PM, David J Brooks <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 12:16 AM, frank theriault
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> First shot looks like the De Havilland Beaver - one of the greatest
>> planes ever built!
>
> I;m pretty sureit is, its a model non the less. The real one is on the
> last page. I flew a lot in the beaver 1971-72, and on geo-chemical
> sample jobs. Used the twin otter to cache fuel and pick up sample, and
> the Bell 206 t fly into the lakes to get the samples. There should be
> a shot of the 206 model in there some were.
>
> Dave
There's no 206 shot, but there is a Kiowa, which is fairly closely
related to the 206 (contrary to popular opinion, the Kiowa isn't
actually a 206 in OD paint, but they're quite closely related, both
are descendants of the LOH program and share a lot of airframe
powertrain).
It's sad to see a perfectly good Beaver stuck in a hangar. Such useful
aircraft, even the prototype had a long career in commercial aviation
before ending up in a museum (My dad actually flew FHB, the prototype
Beaver, quite a number of times when he worked for Norcanair)
I thought I saw a 206 among the models.
I know the full size one pictured was the military version. FWIW the 206
is mainly a Kiowa NOT in OD paint, with slightly nicer seats & avionics.
Bell lost out on the LOH competition to the Hughs 300 (OH-6 Cayuse), and
developed their LOH prototype into the 206A.
The LOH competition was reopened when Hughs had problem meeting
production schedules & Bell resubmitted the 206A which was adopted by
the Army as the OH-58A Kiowa.
Not sure how much difference there is in the engine compartment. The
OH-58 got a stronger engine at first, but I think they eventually
upgraded the 206 to the same engine.
I'm not sure but that a lot of the civilian 206s might be surplussed
OH-58s. Not the D models though, although the new rotor system does
appear on the civilian version in the model 407 (long-ranger derivative).
When I first joined the National Guard in 1975, I was part of an
aviation unit. They had just transitioned from H-23 Ravens & L-19 Bird
dogs to the OH-58 & UH-1.
They still had 2 U6A Beavers in inventory, for hauling generals around -
soon after replaced by a military version Cessna 310 and eventually a
military version Beech Queen Air.
They currently use either a C-12 Huron or a C-26 metroliner for hauling
brass.
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