The Otter and Twin Otter have been used as self-loading forest-fire fighting waterbombers, flying paddy wagons in police manhunts, and inter-urban airbuses. Otters were bought by the US Army because they could out-perform helicopters and US Navy Otters mapped Antarctica. Otters have made both war and peace, as front-line supply haulers in Vietnam and as the backbone of the United Nations peacekeeping efforts in the Middle East. Lavishly illustrated, Otter & Twin Otter features two of the world's great aircraft with a ...
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The Otter and Twin Otter have been used as self-loading forest-fire fighting waterbombers, flying paddy wagons in police manhunts, and inter-urban airbuses. Otters were bought by the US Army because they could out-perform helicopters and US Navy Otters mapped Antarctica. Otters have made both war and peace, as front-line supply haulers in Vietnam and as the backbone of the United Nations peacekeeping efforts in the Middle East. Lavishly illustrated, Otter & Twin Otter features two of the world's great aircraft with a compelling cast of characters -- the engineers, test pilots and bush pilots who have made the Otter and Twin Otter aviation legends.
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Book is in good condition and may contain underlining or highlighting and minimal wear. The book can also include library labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys dvds etc. We offer 100% money back guarantee and fast customer support.
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Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1550546376. 1 inch scratch front dust jacket, light edge wear. Only sign of library marking is stamp on top page edges.; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar. Despite condition grading, this is in very nice condition.; Ex-Library; 8.80 X 8.50 X 1.20 inches; 208 pages; "Following the success of the Beaver aircraft, the engineers and test pilots who developed it decided to build an airplane that could do everything the Beaver could — with twice the capacity and payload — and the Otter was born. The Otter was a great airplane, but why not make it perfect with twin-engine reliability and nosewheel landing gear? There were complications, but the result, the Twin Otter, was another winner. With more than 100 photographs, Otter and Twin Otter is a must for plane buffs."
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Dust Jacket has no tears-Pages and covers are clean and have no markings. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 202 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.
