An RCAF CC-115 Buffalo in flight.
The de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo is a short takeoff and landing (STOL) utility transport, a 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 light aircraft can manage.
Variants[]
- DHC-5 Buffalo: Originally designed as a twin-engined STOL tactical, utility transport aircraft for the Canadian Army, powered by two 2,845hp Rolls-Royce RTy.11 Tyne or 2,850hp General Electric CT64-10 turboprops.
- DHC-5A Buffalo: Utility transport aircraft for the Brazilian Air Force and others.
- DHC-5B Buffalo: Proposed version, powered by two General-Electric CT64-P4C turboprop engines. Not built.
- DHC-5C Buffalo: Proposed version, powered by two Rolls-Royce Dart RDa.12 turboprop engines. Not built.
- DHC-5D Buffalo: Improved version, powered by two 5.730hp Rolls-Royce RTy.12 Tyne Mark 101 or 3,133 shp General Electric CT64-820-4 turboprop engines.
- DHC-5E Transporter: Civil transport version.
- Viking DHC-5NG Buffalo NG: Proposed redesigned new production version to be built by Viking Air. NG is the company marketing term indicating Next Generation
Military designations[]
- De-Havilland CC-115 Buffalo: Canadian military designation for 15 DHC-5As
- De-Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo C.1:
- De-Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo ASR.1:
- De-Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo ASR.2:
