de Havilland Beaver

Ramp Check Sep 7, 2026

Lake Hood Seaplane Base, the World's Busiest Floatplane Strip, and the Alaska Bush Flying Culture That Lives on the Water

Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage is the FAA-recognized world's busiest seaplane base, handling 800+ operations daily at the gateway to Alaska's backcountry.

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Cleared Direct Aug 18, 2026

The Harbour Air ePlane, magniX and the Electric De Havilland Beaver That Turned a Ninety-Year-Old Bush Plane Into the First All-Electric Commercial Flight

How Harbour Air and magniX turned a 1940s De Havilland Beaver into the world's first all-electric commercial aircraft in 2019.

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The Hangar Jul 25, 2026

The de Havilland Beaver, the Half-Ton Flying Pickup the Bush Pilots Themselves Designed, and the Floatplanes Still Tied Off at the Oshkosh Seaplane Base

The de Havilland Beaver was designed from bush pilots' own demands - power over speed and drum-sized doors - and it's still working 70 years later.

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The Hangar Jul 23, 2026

The de Havilland Beaver, the Flying Half-Ton Truck the Bush Pilots Designed Themselves, Rumbling In Over the Oshkosh Seaplane Base

The de Havilland Beaver became a legend because its makers asked bush pilots what they needed - power, big doors, and toughness.

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Ramp Check Jul 22, 2026

The Seaplane Base on Lake Winnebago, Where the Oshkosh Airplanes Land on Water and the Whole Show Slows Down

Inside the EAA Seaplane Base at Oshkosh, where floatplanes land on Lake Winnebago and AirVenture slows down.

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The Hangar Jul 21, 2026

The de Havilland Beaver and the Bush Pilots Who Told de Havilland Exactly What to Build

How Canadian bush pilots wrote the spec for the de Havilland Beaver in 1947, creating a floatplane that still works worldwide today.

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