Developed in 1975 as a commercial airliner with short-take-off-and-landing (STOL) capabilities, de Havilland Canada's Beaver, Otter, Caribou, Buffalo and Twin Otter share this capability
Designed to meet noise restrictions introduced in the 1970s, it is a very quiet aircraft, despite its four turbo-prop engines
The 1970s oil crisis and the 1981 recession significantly affected its commercial success; in 1988, Boeing acquired de Havilland Canada and production ceased at 113 aircraft
Shares several similarities with the DHC Twin Otter: both are equipped with a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 engine; both were intended for use in the 1970s Air transit service, aimed at linking city cores
