Overview
Whether in the snow, desert, jungle, on the water or even at just any regular airport, de Havilland Canada's legendary transport aircraft have lived incredible lives. No other aircraft manufacturer can claim to have seen its products fulfilling so many roles in so many wild and wonderful places. The iconic, go-anywhere Beaver may appear to have little in common with the muscular Buffalo or the sophisticated Dash 8, but they all share the rugged fit-for-purpose design, engineering excellence and longevity that have embraced the entire product line. Many of the Beavers and Otters flying commercially today are well over 60 years old. This book provides a select history of these great aircraft, and recounts what many of them have been up to around the world - from London City Airport to forest clearings in Vanuatu, from glaciers in the Alaska Range to 'extreme' airports in the Caribbean, these aircraft have been everywhere. Illustrated with over 220 photographs, most of which have never been published before, this book is packed with stories, anecdotes, facts and figures, showcasing de Havilland Canada and its remarkable aircraft.
Full Product Details
Author: Christopher Buckley
Publisher: Key Publishing Ltd
Imprint: Key Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 9781802822458
ISBN 10: 1802822453
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 07 November 2022
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"""Highly Recommended.""-- ""AMPS Indianapolis"""
Highly Recommended. -- AMPS Indianapolis
"""This is a very highly illustrated book with many great photos of all the variants of each aircraft.""-- ""IPMS/USA"" ""Highly Recommended.""-- ""AMPS Indianapolis"""
Author Information
Chris Buckley's career has included time in Martinique, French West Indies, working for Eastern Airlines; followed by sales and management positions with de Havilland Canada in Toronto, and later by senior executive positions at Airbus in Toulouse. He has held board positions with several companies, including Nordic Aviation Capital in Denmark and EFW, a subsidiary of ST Aerospace in Singapore. He is a shareholder and director of Emerald Airlines, a new Irish airline which will start flying as a partner of Aer Lingus very shortly. A lifelong aviation enthusiast, historian and photographer, Chris Buckley has written some 25 feature articles for specialist magazine Propliner, about his many adventures in very old propeller-driven airliners (and the pilots who fly them) in remote parts of the world.
