Microsoft Flight Simulator has released another aircraft as part of its Local Legends series in conjunction with World Update XII: New Zealand’s DHC-4 Caribou.
Aerospace manufacturer de Havilland Canada’s DHC-4 Caribou, the eighth addition to the series, is a twin-engine, short takeoff and landing (STOL) cargo aircraft originally developed as a military cargo and personnel carrier. is. The Caribou was conceptually based on his STOL performance of the smaller de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver and DHC-3 Otter, but with greater cargo capacity.
Caribou first flew on 30 July 1958 and entered mainline service in 1961. De Havilland built a total of 307 Caribou aircraft, most of which entered military service and the rest in civilian service. Her 32 national armies, including the United States, have flown caribou. First designated as CV-2 and then as C-7, the United States Army and United States Air Force operated a total of 159 aircraft. Spain, Kenya, India and Australia also served him until 2009.
Manned by two pilots, the DHC-4 can carry up to 32 soldiers and their equipment, along with 8,000 pounds of cargo or a combination of both. The Caribou has a distinctive and utilitarian look, featuring a long, narrow fuselage with a rear cargo ramp and raised tail to allow easy and efficient loading and unloading of equipment and personnel.
You can also perform mid-flight drops of equipment and paratroopers if necessary. The tail is a cruciform design, with a large vertical tail and rudder for low-speed yaw authority, and a retractable tricycle undercarriage with long landing gear legs for use on remote, rustic airfields. I have it. The wing high-aspect-ratio design is mounted forward of the fuselage and features full-span, double-slotted flaps.
The wing has a polyhedral inverted gull shape and supports two radial engines with nacelles that also serve as mounts for the main landing gear. Finally, the aircraft is powered by two Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp 14-cylinder radial-piston engines, each producing his 1,450 horsepower and spinning three-blade Hamilton standard constant-speed reversible-pitch propellers. .
Caribou have been used in several combat areas and have been used in various humanitarian missions over the years. It is used especially in Vietnam, Vanuatu, and lines of control along the border areas of India and Pakistan. In these demanding operational arenas, the Caribou achieved legendary status as it took off and landed on short, steep runways in just 1,000 feet of ground roll.
The DHC-4 has a range of 1,300 miles, a climb speed of 1,355 feet per minute, and an altitude of 24,800 feet above sea level. It cruises at 182 mph, stalls at 68 mph, and has a top speed of 215 mph.
The de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou is a beast of aircraft, a true aviator’s machine. It can fly in and out of nearly any runway and responds confidently to every pilot input.
available today at Microsoft Flight Simulator On the $14.99 marketplace, the DHC-4 Caribou comes in 7 liveries.
- Default
- blue and red stripes
- blue with white and red accents
- blue with yellow stripes
- camouflage 1
- Camouflage 2
- White
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