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Widerøe Polar
The Widerøe C.5 Polar, sometimes known as the Honningstad C.5 Polar, was a Norwegian general-purpose land or floatplane built by Widerøes Flyveselskap. Design and development The Norwegian airline Widerøe decided in the late 1940s to design and build a general-purpose aircraft for its own use. Built in the airline's workshops, the Widerøe C.5 Polar was a braced high-wing monoplane which could be operated on floats, skis, or wheels. It had an enclosed cabin for a pilot and up to five passengers, and the passenger seats were removable to enable the aircraft to be used for freight or as an air ambulance. The first C.5 Polar was built and flown in 1948. Operational history A small number of aircraft entered service with the Widerøes Flyveselskap airline. Operators ; * Widerøes Flyveselskap Specifications (Polar landplane) References Citations Bibliography * * Further reading * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wideroe Polar 1940s Norwegian civil utility aircraft Floatplanes P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Widerøe
Widerøes Flyveselskap AS, trading as Widerøe, is a Norwegian airline, and the largest regional airline operating in the Nordic countries. The airline's fleet of 48 aircraft includes 45 De Havilland Dash 8 turboprops as well as 3 Embraer 190-E2 aircraft, serving 49 domestic and international destinations. Widerøe has a turnover of ; carries 2.8 million annual passengers; has 3,500 employees and performs 450 take-offs and landings each day. The company's head offices are in Bodø, although it retains a large administrative center in Oslo and a smaller office in Mosjøen. The main bases are Sandefjord, Bodø, Tromsø, Bergen, and Oslo. Widerøe also has a technical base in Florø. History The airline was established in 1934 by Viggo Widerøe, a Norwegian aviator, and was engaged in various general aviation activities in its early days. In 1936, Widerøe started scheduled seaplane flights and, from 1940, also ambulance flights. During the 1940s and 1950s, the air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birger Hønningstad
Birger Hønningstad (17 September 1904 – 2 April 1976) was a Norwegians, Norwegian engineer and Aerospace engineering, aircraft designer. Biography Hønningstad was born in Ås, Akershus, Norway. He was the son of Amund Bertelsen Hønningstad (1875-1944) and Grethe Olsen Sagesund (1874-1953).He attended the Norwegian Institute of Technology in Trondheim with continued studies at the University of Detroit, graduating in 1931. In 1933, Hønningstad started his own engineering company in Oslo. From 1937, he was also a theoretical teacher at Viggo Widerøe, Viggo Widerøe Airline School at Bogstad. Hønningstad constructed several airplanes, first in his own engineering firm, Birger Hønningstad & Co, and after World War II at Norsk Flyindustri, where he was director and chairman. Hønningstad's initiative, together with shipowner Ole Bergesen (1891), Ole Bergesen, resulted in the establishment of an airport in the Stavanger area of Norway. It was opened in 1937 as Stavanger Airpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
