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De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400

The Twin Otter Series 400 is the current DHC-6, certified by Transport Canada in June 2010 and later by EASA. It seats up to 19 passengers behind a single pilot and has two Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6A-34 turboprops, or PT6A-27s as an option, both flat rated at 620 shaft horsepower, turning three-blade Hartzell propellers 2.59 meters across. Its maximum take-off weight is 5,670 kg, it holds 1,432 liters of usable fuel in a forward and a rear tank and its maximum operating altitude is 25,000 feet. It has a wingspan of 19.81 meters, a length of 15.77 meters and a height of 6.02 meters.

Engines
Two Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6A-34 or PT6A-27 turboprops on the wings
Max takeoff weight
12,500 lb (5,670 kg)
DHC-6 Twin Otter
Photo: Richard Vandervord, CC BY-SA 4.0
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 seen from above: length 51 ft 9 in (15.77 m), wingspan 65 ft 0 in (19.81 m)
Drawing: cwsi.net, from published dimensions (a schematic, not to exact detail)

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Specifications

Length51 ft 9 in (15.77 m)
Wingspan65 ft 0 in (19.81 m)
Height19 ft 9 in (6.02 m)
Ceiling25,000 ft (7,600 m)
Fuel capacity380 US gal (1,432 L)
StatusIn service
Type codesICAO DHC6

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