De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo

DHC-5 Buffalo
A CC-115 Buffalo of 442 Transport & Rescue Squadron at Rockcliffe Airport in Ottawa, 2004
General information
TypeUtility aircraft
Manufacturerde Havilland Canada
StatusIn limited use
Primary userRoyal Canadian Air Force
Number built122
History
Manufactured1965–1972, 1974–1986
Introduction date1965
First flight9 April 1964
Developed fromDe Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou

The de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo is a short takeoff and landing (STOL) utility transport turboprop aircraft developed from the earlier piston-powered DHC-4 Caribou. The aircraft has extraordinary STOL performance and is able to take off in distances much shorter than even most light aircraft can manage.

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