Bush plane

   

A Citabria Scout. Note the giant tires, for use on rocky surfaces.
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A Citabria Scout. Note the giant tires, for use on rocky surfaces.

A bush plane is a general aviation aircraft serving remote, undeveloped areas of a country, usually the African bush, Alaskan and Canadian tundra or the Australian Outback. The most common bush planes are the Piper Super Cub, Douglas DC-3, and De Havilland Beaver, although countless other aircraft types serve in these hostile regions.

Bush planes often have gigantic, low-pressure balloon tires, skis, or floats to permit use on rough areas, snowy surfaces, and lakes. They are generally extremely small, and often if not usually driven by propeller rather than jet engine.

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