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De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver · SimCoders · X-Plane 12
Explore the engine and inspect the aircraft
REP describes a replacement engine model with selectable conventional or pressure carburettors, oil-system detail, priming and a booster coil. Its interactive walkaround includes surfaces, tyres, tie-downs and pitot checks. The kneeboard and maintenance tools are also available in VR, with optional in-flight tips.
SimCoders’ documented feature scope; no real-world training or fidelity guarantee inferred
REP for Thranda DHC-2 Beaver XP11 edition · SimCoders · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
Released product and variants
This REP requires Thranda’s original XP11 Beaver. The store documents XP12 compatibility from REP 4.7.0, but explicitly says it does not work with the separate native Thranda Beaver XP12 aircraft.
Official developer / designated-store reference · checked 2026-09-14
De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
The Beaver was developed around carrying practical loads into places with limited infrastructure. Its high wing and substantial doors suit passenger and cargo work, while wheels, skis and floats allow different operating environments. The familiar DHC-2 uses a nose-mounted radial engine.
Its reputation grew from working service rather than a single specialised mission. A floatplane, a wheeled Beaver and a turbine conversion still need separate descriptions. The simulator developer's documentation identifies the configuration and any modern navigation or assistance equipment fitted.
Aircraft / family
Beaver Checkout
Dave Hirschman · 5 June 2013
An essay on the DHC-2 Beaver
February 2011 · author-approved publication by Neil Aird
Four Friends Cross the Atlantic in a Single-engine DHC-2
Jvan Aeberli, with Anna Maag · August 2022 publication of their 1990 journey
DHC-4 Caribou · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
The original Local Legend package
Microsoft released the Caribou as Local Legend VIII alongside World Update XII: New Zealand in February 2023. The original package included seven liveries, spanning plain, striped and camouflage schemes. That announcement describes its MSFS 2020 release; the later MSFS 2024 edition inventory is linked separately.
Xbox Wire · February 2023 release context; current package revision not observed
DHC-4 Caribou · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
The original MSFS 2020 release
The February 2023 Local Legend VIII release offers the Caribou in the MSFS 2020 Marketplace with seven liveries. It predates the later Aviator-edition inclusion.
2023-02-24 · release and package scope
De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou
The Caribou first flew in 1958. It was built to move personnel and cargo using relatively short airfields, pairing a high wing with a large loading ramp and rugged landing gear. Military operators formed a major part of its service history.
It is larger and more specialised than the Beaver, yet belongs to the same Canadian utility-aircraft tradition. The combination of piston engines, transport systems and a practical cargo cabin gives it a distinct place between light bush aircraft and later turboprop tactical transports.
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From the Cockpit: de Havilland DHC-4 Caribou
Expanded version of the author’s 2017 article · eight-page PDF
SFT Stories: Captain Mark Kelly and the DHC-4 Caribou
Mark Kelly’s recollections · 9 March 2024
Flying in the Service of Peace
George E. Mayer · 23 July 2021
