Very interesting aviation history. The repetitive title almost made sense to me. That's because in the early 1970s Beaver Island in Lake Michigan decided they needed an air ambulance. They bought a Beaver, still painted OD green. A Beaver on Beaver Island!
Taking lemons> making lemon-aid. Taking foam> making planes. Seeing you film from the basement and adapt is exactly what I have loved from you guys for all these years. Keep it up. PS- As a Canuck I am obviously biased about all these planes. The Caribou is a true BEAST that deserves an episode ;)
I love this format, it's like having a good conversation with a friend who's nuts about planes like I am! And you can cover more issues, like this one (history) an even give more detailed information about anything you do on the regular videos. Good job, love this channel!
Being a lifelong aviation nut, I loved this video. Good information but not overly stuffy or too serious. Just an interesting look at an iconic aircraft. I remember going on tour of DHC when I was a teen and the dash 7 was just coming into being.
Hope you guys can get back into some long range type fpv in the future, that was one of the coolest things that this channel did back in the day. I remember watching David Windestal’s penguin and his setup. A lot of things have changed in that area of the hobby in the last 5 or 6 years since you last did a comprehensive video about that.
I've been binging a lot of vintage flite test lately and I wish more of the longer range stuff still applied, it seems like most of the resources for getting into FPV now are for quad setups. I think Andrew Newton and ArxangelRC are doing a good job of covering fixed wing and long range FPV, respectively
I grew up on the North End of Lake Washington. I have watched hundreds of take offs and landings of Beavers off the lake. Kenmore Air flew a fleet of them from their and on Lake Union. Never realized it was such an iconic plane.
This funnily enough is very similar to Donut Media’s Up to Speed, but for planes! Heck Alex you even kinda look like James Pumphrey 15:00 oh... well no wonder!
Air-headed Aviator I just commented with on how they should do it each week other iconic aircraft and manufacturers. Trying not to say like u p to s peed so they wouldn’t “copy” them. They’d be onto something special.
Alex what a great video. An awesome addition to your channel. This Old Man from North Carolina has been watching y'all from also day one. It's amazing how far you have advanced in the content of your shows. Yes I'm a Beaver fan. Love my FMS Beaver DHC-2. I installed a sound system. Not only does it look great but sounds awesome. Love what you are doing for our Hobby. ✈😎💖
That's outstanding - the sound is a large part of the experience. I live on Vancouver Island and when I'm out sailing the sky is thick with Beavers - a close second to mosquitoes (sadly not the DH variety). I don't even have to go on deck to know when one is taxiing by or flying over.
The Beaver is really great and still used a lot. Last year Harbour Air in Canada started testing one with a retrofitted electric motor system, fully battery powered. Since they only do short distance flights the lower range works well enough for them. So it‘s essentially a full-size version of the Beavers you guys have flown in the past... 😄
Hey guys! Awesome vid. My grandfather actually test flew the first production beaver off the assembly line in 1948. He also was the last person to ever fly serial number 001. He later became head of western operations for DHC.
Thanks for the documentary! I spent 20 years in Alaska, rode in beavers, an otter, and a twin otter. Awe inspiring experiences for certain. I tear up every time I see one!
I grew up in the Falkland Islands where a couple of Beavers floatplanes provided a vital service carrying passengers and freight to the isolated settlements. I loved these fabulous planes then and I still do.
YAY! Love these birds. Flown many hours in them in the coastal mountains of BC working in the bush. Tractor of the sky. Once took off from the back end of Toba Inlet after a day of working in the rain. Six guys and all their gear. Soaking wet. Floats were under the water. It was late and there was no way we were leaving one guy alone on the beach overnight. We'd let the women go out on earlier flights, a chivalrous mistake that almost cost us a night on a beach in a torrent. Leaving all the big people for the last flight was dumb. If we couldn't take off with the full crew, we agreed to play paper/scissor/rock to pick the two people who would spend the night. Pilot taxied out to take off back towards shore and into the wind. Became obvious quickly that wasn't going to work. With little time to mess around, the pilot turned it around for a downwind takeoff in 2-3 foot chop. Took a bit but as we looked down out of the window, the floats slowly emerged from the water and eventually, we were planing. At that point we were 2 km down the inlet and into bigger chop. The pilot started aiming at waves and pulling up as we hit larger waves. After several tries, he succeeded in getting the very overloaded plane into the air. We landed on the north end of Vancouver Island in near darkness. Got a photo of that plane somewhere. Gotta go dig it out. The roar of that radial engine is something else. Forget all conversation on takeoff. Even with headphones. My brother in law has two beavers on floats and flies in the northern coast range supplying remote camps and lodges. Need to get up there for some flights. Was thinking this summer but looks like that won't happen. Guess I'll have to watch videos about beavers instead!
I had the distinct pleasure of being the front-seat passenger in a Beaver Seaplane flying low over and around Auckland (New Zealand) last year. It was bloody fantastic.
You did great research. As the owner since 74, of the 49th. Cessna 150 that first flew in Nov. of 1958 still have this plane and it has taken me across the Nation several times. Still fly it about twice a week.
I flew in one. We were 6 people in total, along with a lot of stuff. There was so much stuff in there that I had a few bags on top of me and it flew fine. Truly amazing
I love this plane always have. more shows like this would be epic. i want to see a compete engineering brake down of each aircraft you offer as kits.. ! talk about their history and do a mini documentary on each
I think this series should either be titled "Planes of the Past", or "Prop Talk". I think both of those would be really cool. Also, I LOVE the spirit of the old Flite Test video layout displayed in this video, especially with that intro music. That is really something I miss about the older Flite Test videos. Perhaps consider bringing some of that old mood back?
I used to work in Northern MN with the Forest Service. We used to fly to fires on Beavers with pontoons, canoes on the floats, got into lakes with Beavers on skis, then we'd snowshoe all day and come back for a pickup. There was a pilot named Steve Gheen, a real character and unbelievable great one. After every smooth as glass landing on a lake, he'd say, "Lucky again!"
Loved the quick history lesson. Something different than what you usually do and I liked it. Would love to see more videos like this followed by you guys flying the rc version of it.
I really enjoyed this video! It’s nice getting information about planes that Flite Test builds and sales. Maybe you could call this type of videos, “Higher Knowledge”. Keep safe and stay healthy!
Got the "Up to speed" vibe from this, which I love! So no surprise at the end 😜 Would love to have weekly episodes of this!!! So much aviation history and personas to choose from!
i was serving in the RAF and was posted to N. ireland and we shared the base with Army Air Corp a couple of helicopter units along with a Beaver recon flight . You talked about the noice well i can attest to that every time one took off is sounded like we were being dive bombed LOL and to cap it off i drove past the AAC musiun yeasterday and there is a beaver outside by the car park and it brought back some memories of a great time in my life.
Hey great! at 4:44 I saw some footage you got and credited my channel. Glad you could use the footage. Made me happy! Thanks for the fun and entertaining video.
Really love this airplane! Always been one of my favorites. She is a real workhorse but gentle like a lady. Thanks for getting my mind out of the house for a few minutes. I do like this format, fun and educational with FT's own touch of talent. The mini beaver is a fun little plane.
I really enjoyed the video. I think a series like this would be awesome. Gives me a greater understanding and respect for the planes we build and fly in the RC industry and their role and impact they have made throughout history. Awesome!!!!!
They forgot to mention two of the most recognized De Havilland planes, The DH 115 Vampire, and the De Havilland DH 103 Hornet, The hornet was one of the first planes to exceed 400 mph, and the vampire is just a go-to to talk about when in the Dehav realm... :D Stay safe yall, and keep learning
I love FliteTest and all the crew, you guys are who got me back into flying, not only RC, but to get my PPL, long, hard drawn out story shortened, I love your earlier style of videos but I have no problems watching them now. It would be great to see the “design process” like when Peter was still in your posse. He had crazy ideas which he brought to life to say. If I wasn’t in the UK I’d be buying a lot more from tour store, unfortunately (as I’m sure you understand) the shipping cost (never mind the shipping risk) is rather prohibitive :( thank you all for your hard work in producing some of the greatest videos for our viewing pleasure. Hope to meet you all one day at a FliteFest! God bless you all. Stay safe!
My first encounter with a Beaver was in 1967, when I joined the sport parachute club on an army base. I had to learn to pack my own chute, etc. On jump day we went to an old WWII airfield in VA. I was the only newbie, so I went out at 1200 ft., while the the others went up to 12,000 ft. The right door was removed; the procedure was to reach out and grab the strut with the right hand, get the right foot on the step, left hand on the strut; a hop to get the left foot on the step with the right now flapping in the breeze. Jumpmaster slapped me on the butt and I released. In the middle of thsi 2 square miles sat an old fork lift. Every time I turned, the wind pushed me back toward the fork lift. Thinking of a tombstone with "Here lies Mitchell with a forklift up his ass." I missed it by 200 yards; the other guys went into the trees. Several more from rhe Beaver.
I love the old theme song, it's comforting in a weird yet very good way. I was thinking this seemed similar to "Getting Up to Speed..." and then you thanked them for the inspiration, awesome. You should call it "Getting Up to Flight Speed" or "Getting Up to V1".
Absolutely loved the video Alex! Please keep them coming. I was getting burnt out on the “Can we make this big foamboard plane fly? Yes we can” videos. It’s nice to watch a Flite Test video that kept me engaged from beginning to end and taught me something. By they way, I have a balsa Twin Otter and it’s a dream to fly. I need to get a Beaver next!
one of my favorite things about old planes....you can always tell the sound of the radial engines. sometimes, a bi-plane or war bird flies over my house. I can always tell because of the sound of the engine)
Have to love the Beaver! Next on this format, which is a fantastic addition to the channel, should be the Cub! Classic aircraft which trained so many pilots, both GA and R/C. Souped up versions, adaptations and copies have served in the military, mail and bush as well.
I would like to see you guys build a foam board model. Master series would be great. I love watching the videos I'm 67, but makes me feel 12 again Keep the little boy alive
I don't know either but it gets Me to take out the garbage, mow the lawn, fix the fence, till the garden, wash the windows, and even do dishes ? Ohhhhhhhhhh the Plane ! My bad, carry on. Love these planes !!!
Excellent video, keep them up. Happen to have logged 2500 hours on the float version of DHC-2 in Northern Canada. Flew CF-OBV number 004. Used to fly two canoes, one on each float at the same time. A real work horse and a treat to fly.
It's worth noting that the first Beaver ever built, CF-FHB, was actually the first production Beaver. It wasn't the first delivered though, but by 1949 it was in commercial service. CF-FHB would have a long career in commercial aviation, flying for operations like PWA (which later became part of Air Canada) and NorCanAir. It was sold by NorCanAir to the Air & Space Museum in Ottawa in the late 70's and remains in its last commercial livery at the museum in Ottawa. The Beaver as such is unusual in that it had no prototype, it went from paper to production directly.
Keep doing this each week with other Iconic or popular aircrafts or manufacturers. I guarantee people would love to get know unknown facts and get up to speed on information and history of the machines of flight.
Hey flitetest while we are all stuck at home this is the perfect time to start drive on back up again! You can just do reviews on rc cars! I personally like to not be bored by watching drive on!!! Of course I love the flitetest videos to! But drive on has been my go to! Stay safe!
I really liked this video, it was pretty cool to learn some of the history behind the planes that influenced so many RC versions.I hope you'll do more.
Fact: The production of the beaver ceased even though the market for the beaver was increasing. This is because there was a change of ownership if DHC and for some stupid reason they decided they only wanted to make large planes and airliners etc. Lol, stupid move 😂
Production of the Beaver ended in 1968, 18 years before DHC was privatized and sold to Boeing. At the time DHC was busy with the extremely popular Twin Otter and Buffalo programs, and starting work on the proposal for what became the DHC-7. There was little market for the Beaver and Otter in the mid-60's and production was stopped for both types in 67/68 as orders dried up. There were only 60 DHC-2's produced in the last few years of production (of 1657 produced) What you describe is actually what happened to the Twin Otter program in the mid-80's, Boeing ended production as it was uninterested in the type despite a strong market, the Twin Otter would re-enter production ~30 years later after Viking got the type certificate (DHC is today a sister company of Viking after Viking's owners bought DHC from Bombardier last year)
From what I've heard, the same thing happened to Cessna's helicopter in the 60s. They ran a successful growing program, built a helicopter that broke some performance records, produced the world's first IFR-certified helicopter, then decided they didn't want to be in the helicopter business anymore. They bought them all back. To this day, I believe only one still exists.
@@ehvmerxerk Viking has expressed interest in Turbo Beaver production, but they have not had enough interest to do anything other than conversions. It's likely we will see the Single Otter come back first (I understand Viking actually has a few potential orders for a Turbo Otter). Viking's parent Longview actually owns all the DHC designs, as well as several Canadair designs. Viking's sister company is DeHavilland Canada, which retains the DHC-8 rights (the DHC-1 through DHC-7 rights are with Viking).
If you’re into beavers and 3d foamies, Twisted Hobby’s crack turbo beaver comes in 2 sizes and is an amazing kit. it will 3D, though with the coupling you’d expect from a high-wing but it makes a great STOL bush plane. Tons of fun
Hi from across the pond UK would like to say a great video you learn something new everyday as I didn't know dehavilland made the Beaver on my 32nd birthday many years ago I had the privilege of flying shotgun with a Scottish pilot around the skyline of Seattle this particular beaver was fitted with floats it's had a radial engine a memory to last a lifetime keep up the great work on flight test glad you're safe been watching you guys since the beginning of your channel🤟👊👍😁 kind regards Phil England UK
Please make some more videos like this! They are really interesting, it would be great to see you guys all taking aircraft you love and making similar videos.
Not going to lie, I felt the donut garage from the beginning if there video. Of you could get a Noel talking from ther side it'd be amazing lol. I love the format, and want more.
I absolutely love all of your videos and I'm so glad you're still putting out this fantastic content. I've been onto rc for decades but only flying for a few. There is so much great information as well as entertainment to be had here. Thank you so much for doing what you do.
There used to be a "turbo beaver" in Aus that was used as a jumpship. Really good climb to height and a nice door. When I saw an original beaver I was shocked how "old" it looked. The turbo beaver had the nose extended way forward to balance it, as the turbine was minuscule compared to the radial. Good designs last.
Really nice job on this video. Good the learn all the history behind Beavers and otters. I spent a year as a Army Crew Chief on an Otter in Vietnam.. As part of the crew I was able to fly on it every day for a year. Thanks for your hard work on this video,
Excellent historical walkthrough of the Beaver. Would like to see more of these aviation historical walkthroughs. Some suggestions: F-14 Tomcat, ME-262, SR-71, Cessna 188.... Keep them coming!
I just noticed that at the intro, you had the old FT theme song. I didn't realize, until now, how I've missed that tune. Even though I prefer to see all of you at the new HQ, this video had some of that nostalgic feel to the earlier days of FT. This video was nice, informative, but also more importantly demonstrating the importance of self quarantining and how a bad situation can still be made into something good. All too often, many of us go around saying "If only I had more time, I'd be able to do....". All I can say is, if you are not doing something now, it's not because you are lacking time, but because you are lacking self-discipline. Thank you FT for being an inspiration to all of us and inspiring us to do and make things, get outside of our comfort zones, and allowing us to spend quality time with family and friends.
This would be cool every other week, a profile of a plane or maybe pilot. Also maybe how to's could be useful or quick tips on anything RC plane or FPV. Nice to see you're trying hard to keep the content meaningful. This quarantine is a real pain, but needed. I hope you and the family stay safe and keep up the good work!
Good video. I was happy to hear the Flite Test opening theme again. It would’ve been nice if you had brought up/linked to any community Beaver designs when you mentioned teaching people to build foam planes.
Build, tune and fly our FT Micro Beaver PNP! ua-cam.com/video/Swy6MC7fv3M/v-deo.html
This was a great educational video. Loved the editing and visual puns.
I'm loving the twist on the original music
Very interesting aviation history. The repetitive title almost made sense to me. That's because in the early 1970s Beaver Island in Lake Michigan decided they needed an air ambulance. They bought a Beaver, still painted OD green. A Beaver on Beaver Island!
Kitfox episode next PLEASE!
You should build a RC flapping bird! there are some other versions on youtube but i like to watch it on your channel.
I’ve missed the old flite test theme song. Glad to hear it again.
The old music makes you happy 😎
Agreed! The music and the old intro sequence should definitely make a comeback!
Yes, me too!
What’s that song called?
Taking lemons> making lemon-aid. Taking foam> making planes. Seeing you film from the basement and adapt is exactly what I have loved from you guys for all these years. Keep it up. PS- As a Canuck I am obviously biased about all these planes. The Caribou is a true BEAST that deserves an episode ;)
@MKme Lab, I couldn't have said it better. I really like this in home setup. Good job guys!
@@willyam9735 Going back to full-on original tunes was a bonus too.
YES! YOU BROUGHT BACK THE OLD INTRO MUSIC! I LOVE IT!
bump it up
I love this format, it's like having a good conversation with a friend who's nuts about planes like I am! And you can cover more issues, like this one (history) an even give more detailed information about anything you do on the regular videos. Good job, love this channel!
"Nice beaver!"
"Thank you, I just had it stuffed."
Classic. 😄
Oh, that's a classic Leslie Nielson line... ^_^
Best fart jokester there ever was.
Yep that's all I came here to say too. Lol
Being a lifelong aviation nut, I loved this video. Good information but not overly stuffy or too serious. Just an interesting look at an iconic aircraft. I remember going on tour of DHC when I was a teen and the dash 7 was just coming into being.
Hope you guys can get back into some long range type fpv in the future, that was one of the coolest things that this channel did back in the day. I remember watching David Windestal’s penguin and his setup. A lot of things have changed in that area of the hobby in the last 5 or 6 years since you last did a comprehensive video about that.
I've been binging a lot of vintage flite test lately and I wish more of the longer range stuff still applied, it seems like most of the resources for getting into FPV now are for quad setups. I think Andrew Newton and ArxangelRC are doing a good job of covering fixed wing and long range FPV, respectively
In addition to that it would be cool to see a Masterseries fpv long range type wing.
I grew up on the North End of Lake Washington. I have watched hundreds of take offs and landings of Beavers off the lake. Kenmore Air flew a fleet of them from their and on Lake Union. Never realized it was such an iconic plane.
Some of us think it should be Canada's national bird.
"it's no match for the power and performance of a beaver"
Me: * giggling like a complete fool * haha
You could buy your own micro RC Beaver if thats more your style. :P
@@stretchpadawan1 Wouldn't that be a remote controlled fleshlight? :-P haha
This funnily enough is very similar to Donut Media’s Up to Speed, but for planes! Heck Alex you even kinda look like James Pumphrey
15:00 oh... well no wonder!
Air-headed Aviator I just commented with on how they should do it each week other iconic aircraft and manufacturers. Trying not to say like u p to s peed so they wouldn’t “copy” them. They’d be onto something special.
Moh powah baby!
@@scubapro54 That's the sound of a typical Otter/Beaver Pilot
Alex what a great video. An awesome addition to your channel. This Old Man from North Carolina has been watching y'all from also day one. It's amazing how far you have advanced in the content of your shows. Yes I'm a Beaver fan. Love my FMS Beaver DHC-2. I installed a sound system. Not only does it look great but sounds awesome. Love what you are doing for our Hobby. ✈😎💖
That's outstanding - the sound is a large part of the experience. I live on Vancouver Island and when I'm out sailing the sky is thick with Beavers - a close second to mosquitoes (sadly not the DH variety). I don't even have to go on deck to know when one is taxiing by or flying over.
“Up to Elevation” would be a perfect name for the series!
Wouldn't it be better with altitude instead? Elevation seems like a rock climbing or mountain climbing channel.
You mean like “Up to Speed” from DonutMedia?
Louis Suguitan Yes! Exactly.
@@matthewf1979 I thought the same thing when I saw the thumbnail
I love this type of content, more please! And I'm glad you all are being safe and taking this seriously.
The Beaver is really great and still used a lot. Last year Harbour Air in Canada started testing one with a retrofitted electric motor system, fully battery powered. Since they only do short distance flights the lower range works well enough for them.
So it‘s essentially a full-size version of the Beavers you guys have flown in the past... 😄
I am a big fan of the Beaver and enjoyed your history lesson of this iconic plane. Let's do some more!
“Punch Dickens”
I wonder if he was a prolific sack tapper 😂😂😂
James Goldsworthy, Dude... that cracked me up. If he was not a prolific sack tapper i am sure he loved his beaver and waxed it every chance he got!
Hey James, I knew you’d be here!
-ACEPILOT109
I love the history of the Beaver and the funnies that you inserted. Keep it coming!
Hey guys! Awesome vid. My grandfather actually test flew the first production beaver off the assembly line in 1948. He also was the last person to ever fly serial number 001. He later became head of western operations for DHC.
Thanks for the documentary! I spent 20 years in Alaska, rode in beavers, an otter, and a twin otter. Awe inspiring experiences for certain. I tear up every time I see one!
I grew up in the Falkland Islands where a couple of Beavers floatplanes provided a vital service carrying passengers and freight to the isolated settlements. I loved these fabulous planes then and I still do.
YAY! Love these birds. Flown many hours in them in the coastal mountains of BC working in the bush. Tractor of the sky. Once took off from the back end of Toba Inlet after a day of working in the rain. Six guys and all their gear. Soaking wet. Floats were under the water. It was late and there was no way we were leaving one guy alone on the beach overnight. We'd let the women go out on earlier flights, a chivalrous mistake that almost cost us a night on a beach in a torrent. Leaving all the big people for the last flight was dumb. If we couldn't take off with the full crew, we agreed to play paper/scissor/rock to pick the two people who would spend the night. Pilot taxied out to take off back towards shore and into the wind. Became obvious quickly that wasn't going to work. With little time to mess around, the pilot turned it around for a downwind takeoff in 2-3 foot chop. Took a bit but as we looked down out of the window, the floats slowly emerged from the water and eventually, we were planing. At that point we were 2 km down the inlet and into bigger chop. The pilot started aiming at waves and pulling up as we hit larger waves. After several tries, he succeeded in getting the very overloaded plane into the air. We landed on the north end of Vancouver Island in near darkness. Got a photo of that plane somewhere. Gotta go dig it out.
The roar of that radial engine is something else. Forget all conversation on takeoff. Even with headphones. My brother in law has two beavers on floats and flies in the northern coast range supplying remote camps and lodges. Need to get up there for some flights. Was thinking this summer but looks like that won't happen. Guess I'll have to watch videos about beavers instead!
I'd be interested to see that picture.
Worth the time. The Beaver is one of the hardest models to fly in RF9. Stay Safe!
I had the distinct pleasure of being the front-seat passenger in a Beaver Seaplane flying low over and around Auckland (New Zealand) last year. It was bloody fantastic.
You did great research. As the owner since 74, of the 49th. Cessna 150 that first flew in Nov. of 1958 still have this plane and it has taken me across the Nation several times. Still fly it about twice a week.
I flew in one. We were 6 people in total, along with a lot of stuff. There was so much stuff in there that I had a few bags on top of me and it flew fine. Truly amazing
The carrying capacity is legendary, just as the video shows. "If it will float, it will fly".
All this classic FT and vlog music are keeping my spirits up in these dark times.
I love this plane always have. more shows like this would be epic. i want to see a compete engineering brake down of each aircraft you offer as kits.. ! talk about their history and do a mini documentary on each
I think this series should either be titled "Planes of the Past", or "Prop Talk". I think both of those would be really cool. Also, I LOVE the spirit of the old Flite Test video layout displayed in this video, especially with that intro music. That is really something I miss about the older Flite Test videos. Perhaps consider bringing some of that old mood back?
I used to work in Northern MN with the Forest Service. We used to fly to fires on Beavers with pontoons, canoes on the floats, got into lakes with Beavers on skis, then we'd snowshoe all day and come back for a pickup. There was a pilot named Steve Gheen, a real character and unbelievable great one. After every smooth as glass landing on a lake, he'd say, "Lucky again!"
Loved the quick history lesson. Something different than what you usually do and I liked it. Would love to see more videos like this followed by you guys flying the rc version of it.
I really enjoyed this video! It’s nice getting information about planes that Flite Test builds and sales. Maybe you could call this type of videos, “Higher Knowledge”. Keep safe and stay healthy!
Thanks for such an uplifting video. My dad worked on those engines 60 years ago.
Got the "Up to speed" vibe from this, which I love! So no surprise at the end 😜
Would love to have weekly episodes of this!!! So much aviation history and personas to choose from!
Iconic A/C that opened the Canadian North and Alaska!
My friend Roger owns a Beaver up here on Moosehead Lake, Maine
and it was my kids first ever flying experience. Thanks for the video !
The beaver has one of the most versatile speed and flight envelopes! (In my opinion)
i was serving in the RAF and was posted to N. ireland and we shared the base with Army Air Corp a couple of helicopter units along with a Beaver recon flight . You talked about the noice well i can attest to that every time one took off is sounded like we were being dive bombed LOL and to cap it off i drove past the AAC musiun yeasterday and there is a beaver outside by the car park and it brought back some memories of a great time in my life.
Hey great! at 4:44 I saw some footage you got and credited my channel. Glad you could use the footage. Made me happy! Thanks for the fun and entertaining video.
Loving the retro vibes with the old theme tune! Nice one Alex ☺️
Really love this airplane! Always been one of my favorites. She is a real workhorse but gentle like a lady. Thanks for getting my mind out of the house for a few minutes. I do like this format, fun and educational with FT's own touch of talent. The mini beaver is a fun little plane.
I really enjoyed the video. I think a series like this would be awesome. Gives me a greater understanding and respect for the planes we build and fly in the RC industry and their role and impact they have made throughout history. Awesome!!!!!
They forgot to mention two of the most recognized De Havilland planes, The DH 115 Vampire, and the De Havilland DH 103 Hornet, The hornet was one of the first planes to exceed 400 mph, and the vampire is just a go-to to talk about when in the Dehav realm... :D Stay safe yall, and keep learning
I love FliteTest and all the crew, you guys are who got me back into flying, not only RC, but to get my PPL, long, hard drawn out story shortened, I love your earlier style of videos but I have no problems watching them now. It would be great to see the “design process” like when Peter was still in your posse. He had crazy ideas which he brought to life to say. If I wasn’t in the UK I’d be buying a lot more from tour store, unfortunately (as I’m sure you understand) the shipping cost (never mind the shipping risk) is rather prohibitive :( thank you all for your hard work in producing some of the greatest videos for our viewing pleasure. Hope to meet you all one day at a FliteFest! God bless you all. Stay safe!
My first encounter with a Beaver was in 1967, when I joined the sport parachute club on an army base. I had to learn to pack my own chute, etc. On jump day we went to an old WWII airfield in VA. I was the only newbie, so I went out at 1200 ft., while the the others went up to 12,000 ft. The right door was removed; the procedure was to reach out and grab the strut with the right hand, get the right foot on the step, left hand on the strut; a hop to get the left foot on the step with the right now flapping in the breeze.
Jumpmaster slapped me on the butt and I released. In the middle of thsi 2 square miles sat an old fork lift. Every time I turned, the wind pushed me back toward the fork lift. Thinking of a tombstone with "Here lies Mitchell with a forklift up his ass." I missed it by 200 yards; the other guys went into the trees. Several more from rhe Beaver.
Very good Summary of the Beaver, thanks for taking the time.
I love the old theme song, it's comforting in a weird yet very good way. I was thinking this seemed similar to "Getting Up to Speed..." and then you thanked them for the inspiration, awesome. You should call it "Getting Up to Flight Speed" or "Getting Up to V1".
Absolutely loved the video Alex! Please keep them coming. I was getting burnt out on the “Can we make this big foamboard plane fly? Yes we can” videos. It’s nice to watch a Flite Test video that kept me engaged from beginning to end and taught me something. By they way, I have a balsa Twin Otter and it’s a dream to fly. I need to get a Beaver next!
one of my favorite things about old planes....you can always tell the sound of the radial engines. sometimes, a bi-plane or war bird flies over my house. I can always tell because of the sound of the engine)
I lost it at the metal parrot - that was too perfect! ^_^
Have to love the Beaver!
Next on this format, which is a fantastic addition to the channel, should be the Cub! Classic aircraft which trained so many pilots, both GA and R/C. Souped up versions, adaptations and copies have served in the military, mail and bush as well.
I would like to see you guys build a foam board model. Master series would be great.
I love watching the videos I'm 67, but makes me feel 12 again
Keep the little boy alive
Nice video! Beavers really are a pilot, and mechanics dream. Standing under a running R985 to tune the carb is the ultimate rush!
I don't know either but it gets Me to take out the garbage, mow the lawn, fix the fence, till the garden, wash the windows, and even do dishes ? Ohhhhhhhhhh the Plane ! My bad, carry on. Love these planes !!!
Excellent video, keep them up. Happen to have logged 2500 hours on the float version of DHC-2 in Northern Canada. Flew CF-OBV number 004. Used to fly two canoes, one on each float at the same time. A real work horse and a treat to fly.
It's worth noting that the first Beaver ever built, CF-FHB, was actually the first production Beaver. It wasn't the first delivered though, but by 1949 it was in commercial service. CF-FHB would have a long career in commercial aviation, flying for operations like PWA (which later became part of Air Canada) and NorCanAir. It was sold by NorCanAir to the Air & Space Museum in Ottawa in the late 70's and remains in its last commercial livery at the museum in Ottawa.
The Beaver as such is unusual in that it had no prototype, it went from paper to production directly.
Didn't know that - a precedent for the Arrow, but a much more satisfying career.
Keep doing this each week with other Iconic or popular aircrafts or manufacturers. I guarantee people would love to get know unknown facts and get up to speed on information and history of the machines of flight.
Hey flitetest while we are all stuck at home this is the perfect time to start drive on back up again! You can just do reviews on rc cars! I personally like to not be bored by watching drive on!!! Of course I love the flitetest videos to! But drive on has been my go to! Stay safe!
Awesome! I just went to Dollar Tree and stocked up on 50 sheets of foamboard to stock up for quarantine 😂
My favorite prop ever is the DHC-2. I just love it.
I really liked this video, it was pretty cool to learn some of the history behind the planes that influenced so many RC versions.I hope you'll do more.
All the beaver talk's got my engines revin'
I live just 2 miles from Kenmore Air Harbor where they overhaul the Beaver and the Otter. Gotta love those planes!
I love seeing shots of Lake Hood!
We want more, we want more.
Keep promoting the stay indoor stuff too.
Dude, who doesn't love a Beaver? Greatest utility aircraft ever.
Great job Dude, I like the retro FT background tunes too.
You guys need to do more of these history lessons i really enjoyed this. I also really enjoyed the humor.
I have had the pleasure of getting to ride in one, twice from Ketchikan, AK to Jordan Lake. A hell of a plane.
Fact:
The production of the beaver ceased even though the market for the beaver was increasing. This is because there was a change of ownership if DHC and for some stupid reason they decided they only wanted to make large planes and airliners etc.
Lol, stupid move 😂
Production of the Beaver ended in 1968, 18 years before DHC was privatized and sold to Boeing.
At the time DHC was busy with the extremely popular Twin Otter and Buffalo programs, and starting work on the proposal for what became the DHC-7.
There was little market for the Beaver and Otter in the mid-60's and production was stopped for both types in 67/68 as orders dried up. There were only 60 DHC-2's produced in the last few years of production (of 1657 produced)
What you describe is actually what happened to the Twin Otter program in the mid-80's, Boeing ended production as it was uninterested in the type despite a strong market, the Twin Otter would re-enter production ~30 years later after Viking got the type certificate (DHC is today a sister company of Viking after Viking's owners bought DHC from Bombardier last year)
I wish Viking air, the company that owns the licensing to most DHC planes would redo the beaver like they did with the twin otter
Adrian Tang Me too
From what I've heard, the same thing happened to Cessna's helicopter in the 60s. They ran a successful growing program, built a helicopter that broke some performance records, produced the world's first IFR-certified helicopter, then decided they didn't want to be in the helicopter business anymore. They bought them all back. To this day, I believe only one still exists.
@@ehvmerxerk Viking has expressed interest in Turbo Beaver production, but they have not had enough interest to do anything other than conversions. It's likely we will see the Single Otter come back first (I understand Viking actually has a few potential orders for a Turbo Otter).
Viking's parent Longview actually owns all the DHC designs, as well as several Canadair designs. Viking's sister company is DeHavilland Canada, which retains the DHC-8 rights (the DHC-1 through DHC-7 rights are with Viking).
I definitely like this kind of video. Thanks for bringing back the old theme
I love how relaxing this style of video is :)
If you’re into beavers and 3d foamies, Twisted Hobby’s crack turbo beaver comes in 2 sizes and is an amazing kit. it will 3D, though with the coupling you’d expect from a high-wing but it makes a great STOL bush plane. Tons of fun
Man...editing is FANTASTIC. I was cracking up. Excellent vid good sir.
We have five Beavers here in Southwest Alaska in the town of Bethel. I love them!
This video has been one of the best I think I've seen from y'all. Even your old ones!
Great video, love the old DHC2's my plane of choice on the simulators behind the dhc6. Please do more of these videos 🙏😎
I like learning more about plane history.. My vote is more videos like this
Hi from across the pond UK would like to say a great video you learn something new everyday as I didn't know dehavilland made the Beaver on my 32nd birthday many years ago I had the privilege of flying shotgun with a Scottish pilot around the skyline of Seattle this particular beaver was fitted with floats it's had a radial engine a memory to last a lifetime keep up the great work on flight test glad you're safe been watching you guys since the beginning of your channel🤟👊👍😁 kind regards Phil England UK
Please make some more videos like this! They are really interesting, it would be great to see you guys all taking aircraft you love and making similar videos.
You gotta do more of these! Enjoyed this immensely! Thanks!
Not going to lie, I felt the donut garage from the beginning if there video. Of you could get a Noel talking from ther side it'd be amazing lol. I love the format, and want more.
Make this a series mate, about cool planes with interesting stories
I love when you upload because I love seeing things fly and it cool that you explain the planes
Stay safe and healthy!
I absolutely love all of your videos and I'm so glad you're still putting out this fantastic content. I've been onto rc for decades but only flying for a few. There is so much great information as well as entertainment to be had here. Thank you so much for doing what you do.
honestly i was somewhat tired of your videos lately and love this one. keep it up!
There used to be a "turbo beaver" in Aus that was used as a jumpship. Really good climb to height and a nice door. When I saw an original beaver I was shocked how "old" it looked. The turbo beaver had the nose extended way forward to balance it, as the turbine was minuscule compared to the radial. Good designs last.
Really nice job on this video. Good the learn all the history behind Beavers and otters. I spent a year as a Army Crew Chief on an Otter in Vietnam.. As part of the crew I was able to fly on it every day for a year. Thanks for your hard work on this video,
Excellent historical walkthrough of the Beaver. Would like to see more of these aviation historical walkthroughs. Some suggestions: F-14 Tomcat, ME-262, SR-71, Cessna 188.... Keep them coming!
I just noticed that at the intro, you had the old FT theme song. I didn't realize, until now, how I've missed that tune.
Even though I prefer to see all of you at the new HQ, this video had some of that nostalgic feel to the earlier days of FT. This video was nice, informative, but also more importantly demonstrating the importance of self quarantining and how a bad situation can still be made into something good. All too often, many of us go around saying "If only I had more time, I'd be able to do....". All I can say is, if you are not doing something now, it's not because you are lacking time, but because you are lacking self-discipline. Thank you FT for being an inspiration to all of us and inspiring us to do and make things, get outside of our comfort zones, and allowing us to spend quality time with family and friends.
You mentioned civil air patrol during the video, perhaps you could make a video around what they do?
I thought I knew everything there is to know about Beaver. But I stand corrected. Thanks Eddie
Anything by de Havilland is brilliant!
That was fun to see a clip from one of my videos in a Flitetest video!
Thank you so much, Alex, for still making the effort to make great aviation content!
Liked it, especially some of the editing insert choices. The All Metal Cockatiel had me howling.
This would be cool every other week, a profile of a plane or maybe pilot. Also maybe how to's could be useful or quick tips on anything RC plane or FPV. Nice to see you're trying hard to keep the content meaningful. This quarantine is a real pain, but needed. I hope you and the family stay safe and keep up the good work!
I need more of this! Next plane should be the C-47.
Wonderful aircraft. I have very fond memories of doing several hundred skydives out of one on the 90s.
Thanks for this WFH content. It was fun to watch and I appreciate the Beaver even more now.
Good video. I was happy to hear the Flite Test opening theme again. It would’ve been nice if you had brought up/linked to any community Beaver designs when you mentioned teaching people to build foam planes.