Comments on: Turbine Beaver vs. Cessna 206 Turbo

By: lejink

lejink — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:32:07 +0000

LoL! good one.
one …
LoL! good one.
one of my dads customers used to bug me to come give him a push down the runway so he could make it out in his ol’ cherokee.

By: likeawhispr

likeawhispr — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:32:07 +0000

LOL… curvature of …
LOL… curvature of the earth! I like that! … hard to beat turbine power and flexibility, but that 206 is a nice looking aircraft, and pretty darn capable for the money. I fancy the Caravan.. anyone have several million dollars lying around the house that I could have?

By: netscion

netscion — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:32:07 +0000

What makes it …
What makes it possible for a Cessna to leave the ground? … THE CURVATURE OF THE EARTH!

Still the better looking of the two :p

By: katana1150

katana1150 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:32:07 +0000

The turbo Beaver …
The turbo Beaver conversion uses a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A (not sure exacty which model) of around 500 to 600 shp. I may be wrong but I think the airframe of the beaver is limited to 600hp max. There may be a STC to boost the HP to a higher limit

By: angelica14709

angelica14709 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:32:07 +0000

What is the HP …
What is the HP difference a few facts please.

By: movitmovit

movitmovit — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:32:07 +0000

lol, yeah, at fist …
lol, yeah, at fist i thought they were being sarcastic by putting in that choice of song.

By: Tubes12AX7k

Tubes12AX7k — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:32:07 +0000

Then you’ve never …
Then you’ve never seen an Aeronca C-3 before.

By: biko0909

biko0909 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:32:07 +0000

The southern …
The southern want-to-be against the local.
I always bet on the local.

By: nicklking

nicklking — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:32:07 +0000

I think its the …
I think its the shiznitobamsipsapsnak

By: cwillis500

cwillis500 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:32:07 +0000

lets test the …
lets test the performance of a piston airplane to that of a turbine engine, hmm try the beaver against a cessna caravan then it will be more even.2 turboprops would be even.