BRAINERD, Minn. -- A restored 1954 de Havilland Beaver guided by veteran float plane pilot Mark Mathisen of Brainerd went on a journey this week. After going through a three and one-half year rebuild, ...
Harbour Air's electric de Havilland Beaver seaplane is poised for its first test flight, pending final approval from Transport Canada. The aircraft's 750-hp Magni500 electric propulsion system ...
The De Havilland Beaver's maiden flight was on August 16, 1947. By April 1948, the first production model found its way to the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests, marking the beginning of a ...
Flying at 500 feet, pilot and biologist Bruce Conant looked in the direction I called and banked the de Havilland Beaver toward the swans on the lake a mile away. We were flying as part of a ...
A de Havilland Beaver floatplane converted to electric battery-powered propulsion prepares to land on the Fraser River in Richmond, British Columbia, on Tuesday. It was the seaplane’s first flight ...
16th August 2007 will mark the 60th anniversary of the maiden flight of the de Havilland Beaver - one of the most famous bush planes in the world. Ontario is the birthplace of the de Havilland Beaver, ...
Cara Siciliano didn’t have TikTok on her phone until just before she went on a floatplane tour—in a de Havilland DHC-3 Turbine Otter—from Homer, Alaska, to Brooks Camp at Katmai National Park in King ...
As aviation companies around the world look to lessen the carbon footprint of air travel, their focus has turned to electric propulsion. But until this past Tuesday, electric commercial planes existed ...
MagniX’s 750-horsepower magni500 all-electric motor will be used on a converted Harbour Air DHC-2 de Havilland Beaver seaplane for tests. (Harbour Air Photo) Two Pacific Northwest companies — MagniX, ...
HORIZON SUN CHARTERS, founded by aviation entrepreneur Raymond Schwab and described as Palawan’s first seaplane charter ...
MagniX’s Magni500 electric motor is installed in Harbour Air’s de Havilland Beaver, in preparation for flight tests. (MagniX / Harbour Air Photo) Update for 3:20 p.m. PT Dec. 8: The first test flight ...
A De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver operated by Southeast Aviation has crashed in Alaska, killing all passengers. The crash of the floatplane occurred near the town of Ketchican on 5 August, according ...