de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver

1947 utility aircraft family by de Havilland Canada
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de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver

Summary

de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is an aircraft family[1]. It draws 1,817 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft_family category, ranking #290 of 1,568).[2]

Key Facts

  • de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver's instance of is recorded as aircraft family[3].
  • de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is operated by United States Army[4].
  • de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is operated by Aigle Azur (1946)[5].
  • de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is operated by Royal Australian Air Force[6].
  • de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is operated by United States Air Force[7].
  • de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is operated by Quebecair[8].
  • de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is operated by Air Inuit[9].
  • de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver's manufacturer is recorded as De Havilland Canada[10].
  • de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver's developer is recorded as De Havilland Canada[11].
  • de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is a type of utility transport aircraft[12].
  • de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is a type of short takeoff and landing aircraft[13].
  • de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is a type of airplane with 1 engine[14].
  • de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver's designed by is recorded as Frederick Howard Buller[15].
  • de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver's Commons category is recorded as De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver[16].
  • de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver's country of origin is recorded as Canada[17].
  • de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver's first flight is recorded as August 16, 1947[18].
  • de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver's service entry is recorded as 1948[19].
  • de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver's topic's main category is recorded as Category:De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver[20].
  • de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver's Commons gallery is recorded as DHC-2 Beaver[21].
  • de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver's maximum capacity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q319604', 'amount': '+6'}[22].
  • de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver's total produced is recorded as {'amount': '+1657'}[23].
  • de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver's described by source is recorded as Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition[24].
  • de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver's undercarriage is recorded as fixed conventional landing gear[25].
  • de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver's wing configuration is recorded as shoulder wing[26].
  • de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9.24'}[27].

Body

Physical Characteristics

de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9.24'}[27].

Designation and Status

de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver's instance of is recorded as aircraft family[3].

Cultural Significance

Things named for de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver include Beaver Glacier[28], a glacier[29] and Beaver Rocks[30], an island[31].

Why It Matters

de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver draws 1,817 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft_family category, ranking #290 of 1,568).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for it include Beaver Glacier[28], a glacier[29] and Beaver Rocks[30], an island[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Length {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9.24'}
    Operator United States Army, Aigle Azur (1946), Royal Australian Air Force +3
    Wingspan {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+14.64'}
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