Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Old Planes at Nice Price

What a funky idea - don't design a new plane - just build the old one with updated avionics. Viking Air Ltd., of Victoria, British Columbia has already revived the de Havilland Twin Otter and now wants to build the Buffalo search and rescue plane. The Globe & Mail has the story.
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