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DHC-6  

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  • The DeHavilland Twin Otter (DHC-6) is a highly maneuverable, versatile aircraft which can be flown slowly (80-160 knots/150-300 km/hr) and in tight circles. The Twin Otter is a high-winged, unpressurized, twin-engine turboprop aircraft equipped with color weather radar, radar altimeter, dual GPS/Loran-C navigation systems with scientific data drops, and camera ports in the nose and belly areas. A standard flight crew consists of two NOAA pilots. In support of NOAA or NOAA-related missions, this platform has conducted low-level slow speed aerial surveys of marine mammals, aerial video surveys of coastal erosion, various remote sensing missions, atmospheric air chemistry sampling, and atmospheric eddy flux and concentration gradient assessments. (en)

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Change note

  • 2021-03-01 15:33:09.0 [sritz] delete Resource (null);
  • 2021-11-17 11:54:09.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (DHC-6 [a3d03059-eeec-4afd-b3f1-c24a1fcf3862,826583] - Propeller [6175c78e-432c-4254-b442-40d3cf0f6b34,835882]);
  • 2022-02-17 12:29:18.0 [tstevens] update Definition (The DeHavilland Twin Otter (DHC-6) is a highly maneuverable, versatile aircraft which can be flown slowly (80-160 knots/150-300 km/hr) and in tight circles. The Twin Otter is a high-winged, unpressurized, twin-engine turboprop aircraft equipped with color weather radar, radar altimeter, dual GPS/Loran-C navigation systems with scientific data drops, and camera ports in the nose and belly areas. A standard flight crew consists of two NOAA pilots. In support of NOAA or NOAA-related missions, this platform has conducted low-level slow speed aerial surveys of marine mammals, aerial video surveys of coastal erosion, various remote sensing missions, atmospheric air chemistry sampling, and atmospheric eddy flux and concentration gradient assessments.); update Definition (NOAA);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/a3d03059-eeec-4afd-b3f1-c24a1fcf3862

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