de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter

The de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter is an amphibious commuter and short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft developed and manufactured by de Havilland Canada.

Summary

“	By 1950, the success of the DHC-2 Beaver was well established. In the chase of larger markets, however, it became apparent that there were certain potential customers that loved the idea of the Beaver - the STOL capabilities, the dependable performance, the utility-friendly design - but simply needed something bigger than what the Beaver could offer. And so the extremely gifted engineering team at Downsview rolled up their sleeves and got to work. The initial design was referred to as the King Beaver. The key characteristics of the Beaver were retained: The high lift wings, the side door loading, the belly location of the fuel tanks. Although the load capacity didn't quite reach double the Beaver as originally intended, it did come close, with a 3500+ lb useful load capacity versus 2100 lbs on the smaller Beaver. Of course, the bigger aircraft with a larger load to haul needed a larger power plant, and a geared version of the R-1340 Wasp radial engine was selected. The end result was a qualified success, with the aircraft carrying on the tradition of being named after Canadian wildlife and being renamed to the 'Otter'. Finding its own niche in the world of aviation, 466 Otters were manufactured from 1952 until production was wound down in 1967. By that time, Otters had travelled the air above every continent, finding service with numerous military forces, bush operators, governments, and civilian airlines.	”
	~ MilViz on their DHC-3 Otter product page

Simulator availability

Overview

This asset is available in the following simulators.

Sim
XP12
FGFS2020.3LTS
FS2020				1
XP11		3
DCS
P3D		3
XP10		1	1
FSX		4	1
FS2004			2

Package listing

The following packages are either included in the base sim or available for purchase/download. Note that the inclusion of packages below is not an endorsement of quality or fitness. Potential buyers are highly encouraged to research payware packages through reviews, videos, or other means before purchasing.

FS2020XP11P3DXP10FSXFS2004

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) [edit]
License	Variant	Creator	Notes
Payware	DHC-3 DHC-3T	Blackbird (formerly Milviz) @Twinfinite	In development

X-Plane 11 [edit]
License	Variant	Creator	Notes
Payware	DHC-3 (wheeled) DHC-3 (skis) DHC-3 (floats)	Shade Tree (STMA) @X-Plane.org	3 engine choices per landing gear configuration
Payware	DHC-3 (wheeled) DHC-3 (skis) DHC-3 (floats)	RWDesigns @X-Plane.org
Payware	DHC-3T (wheeled) DHC-3T (amphibious) DHC-3T (floats)	vFlyteAir @X-Plane.org

Prepar3D v4-v5[edit]
License	Variant	Creator	Notes
Payware	DHC-3 (wheeled) DHC-3 (tundra tires) DHC-3 (skis) DHC-3 (amphibious)	MilViz	v4 only
Payware	DHC-3T (wheeled) DHC-3T (tundra tires) DHC-3T (skis) DHC-3T (amphibious)	MilViz	v4 only
Payware	DHC-3 (wheeled) DHC-3 (skis) DHC-3 (amphibious) DHC-3 (floats)	Just Flight	v4 only

X-Plane 10 [edit]
License	Variant	Creator	Notes
Payware	DHC-3 (wheeled) DHC-3 (skis) DHC-3 (floats)	RWDesigns @X-Plane.org
Freeware	DHC-3 (wheeled) DHC-3 (amphibious)	Pedrovl @X-Plane.org

Microsoft Flight Simulator X / Prepar3D v1-v3[edit]
License	Variant	Creator	Notes
Payware	DHC-3 (wheeled) DHC-3 (tundra tires) DHC-3 (skis) DHC-3 (amphibious)	MilViz
Payware	DHC-3T (wheeled) DHC-3T (tundra tires) DHC-3T (skis) DHC-3T (amphibious)	MilViz
Payware	DHC-3 (wheeled) DHC-3 (skis) DHC-3 (amphibious) DHC-3 (floats)	Just Flight
Payware	DHC-3 (wheeled) DHC-3 (skis) DHC-3 (amphibious) DHC-3T (wheeled) DHC-3T (skis) DHC-3T (amphibious)	Virtualcol
Freeware	DHC-3T (wheeled) DHC-3T (skis) DHC-3T (amphibious) DHC-3T (floats)	Premium Aircraft Design

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 [edit]
License	Variant	Creator	Notes
Freeware	DHC-3 (amphibious)	Eugene Heyart @Rikoooo
Freeware	DHC-3T (wheeled) DHC-3T (skis) DHC-3T (amphibious) DHC-3T (floats)	Premium Aircraft Design

Sim	Airplanes by simulator availability						Airplanes by source
XP12:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware •	In development		Included •	Third-party
FGFS2020.3LTS:	All •	Included	•	Freeware •	In development		Included •	Third-party •	Launcher
FS2020:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware •	In development		Included •	Third-party •	Marketplace
XP11:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware •	In development		Included •	Third-party
DCS:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware •	In development		Included •	Third-party •	Marketplace
P3D:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware •	In development		Included •	Third-party
XP10:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware			Included •	Third-party
FSX:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware			Included •	Third-party
FS2004:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware			Included •	Third-party