| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N4247A |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter (U-1/UC) |
| Aircraft Version: | Cox DHC-3T Turbo Otter |
| Manufacturers: | De Havilland Canada / Cox |
| C/n (msn): | 421 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Seattle - Boeing Field / King County InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Washington, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KBFI IATA: BFI Local: BFI Other: - |
| Photo Date: | May 1989 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 305868 |
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A turbine powered Otter had a long gestation. DHC considered it after the P & W Canada PT-6 engine was developed in the '60s (too expensive and the DHC-6 Twin Otter was preferred). Western Rotorcraft in Seattle, WA mounted a Garrett TPE311 to N3904, but the improvement was unremarkable and the piston engine was re-installed. Ray Cox engineered his conversion in 1973 and tested C-FMES-X / N4247A into the '80s. An unfortunate forced landing on December 19, 1984 damaged the prototype and funds ran out before the program could continue with only one aircraft converted. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 29 November 2020, and has since been viewed 535 times. |