Fly with Magnar | How to keep a seaplane corrosion free | DHC-6 Twin Otter | Maldives @FlywithMagnar | Uploaded December 2022 | Updated October 2024, 30 minutes ago.
The Maldives is famous for luxury resorts, and the seaplanes. More than 80 Twin Otters with floats are transporting tourists between the main airport in Male and the resorts spread along the coral reefs.

While a flight in a Twin Otter is one of the highlights for the tourists, the salt water represents a challenge for those maintaining the aircraft. Most metals corrode, and salt makes it much worse. So how do they protect the seaplanes from the salt water?

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