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DHC-8 Dash 8

Regional Airliner

The de Havilland Canada DHC-8 (Dash 8) is a family of regional airliner produced by the Canadian manufacturer de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd., today Bombardier Aerospace.

Crew	2
Passengers	39 (78)
Propulsion	2 Turboprop Engines
Engine Model	Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120A (PW150A)
Engine Power (each)	1491 (3415) kW	2000 (4580) shp
Speed	496 (669) km/h	268 (361) kts 308 (415) mph
Service Ceiling	7.620 m	25.000 ft
Range	1.520 (2.626) km	821 (1.418) NM 945 (1.632) mi.
Empty Weight	9.979 (17.186) kg	22.000 (37.888) lbs
max. Takeoff Weight	15.650 (29.257) kg	34.502 (64.500) lbs
max. Landing Weight	15.650 (28.009) kg	34.502 (61.750) lbs
Wing Span	25,91 (28,42) m	85,0 (93,2) ft
Wing Area	54,0 (63,1) m²	581 (679) ft²
Length	22,25 (32,84) m	73,0 (107,7) ft
Height	7,49 (8,34) m	24,6 (27,4) ft
First Flight	20.06.1983 (31.01.1998)
Production Status	in production
Developed from	de Havilland Canada DHC-7
ICAO Code	DH8A, DH8B, DH8C, DH8D
IATA Code	DH8, DH1, DH2, DH3, DH4
FAA TCDS	A13NM
EASA TCDS	A.191
other TCDS	TC Canada A-142
Data for (Version)	DHC-8 Dash 8 Serie 100 (Q400 DHC-8-402)
Variants	DHC-8-101, DHC-8-102, DHC-8-103, DHC-8-106, DHC-8M-100, CC-142, CT-142, E-9A, DHC-8-201, DHC-8-202, Q200, DHC-8-301, DHC-8-311, DHC-8-314, DHC-8-315, Q300, DHC-8-400, DHC-8-401, DH

RemarksThe DHC-8 is a development of the de Havilland Canada DHC-7 (Dash 7). The current production model is the Bombardier Q400 NextGen.
The DHC-8 (Dash 8) Series 100 was the first production version for 39 passengers, powered by PW120A or PW121 engines with 1491 kW (2000 shp).
The DHC-8 (Dash 8) Series 200, later Bombardier Q200 is a more powerful version of the Series 100, powered by PW123/PW123A/PW123B engines with 1600 kW (2150 shp).
The DHC-8 (Dash 8) Series 300, later Q300 is a stretched version (+ 3,43 m / 11 ft) for 56 passengers, powered by PW123/PW123B/PW123E engines with 1600 kW (2150 shp).
The DHC-8 (Dash 8) Series 400, later Q400 is a further stretched version (+6,83m /22ft 5in compared to the Series 300) for 78 passengers, powered by PW150A engines. 

[Photo-ID: 657] © Karsten Palt 2007-09-09
	De Havilland Canada / Bombardier DHC-8-314Q Dash 8 Austrian Arrows Reg.: OE-LTP c/n: 554
[Frankfurt am Main (EDDF / FRA)]

[Photo-ID: 1828] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-03
	De Havilland Canada / Bombardier DHC-8-314Q Dash 8 InterSky Reg.: OE-LIC c/n: 503
[Friedrichshafen (EDNY / FDH)]

[Photo-ID: 1830] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-03
	De Havilland Canada / Bombardier DHC-8-314Q Dash 8 InterSky Reg.: OE-LSB c/n: 525
[Friedrichshafen (EDNY / FDH)]

[Photo-ID: 2913] © Karsten Palt 2009-09-06
	De Havilland Canada / Bombardier DHC-8-314Q Dash 8 Tyrolean Airways Reg.: OE-LTM c/n: 527 Austrian Arrows
[Frankfurt am Main (EDDF / FRA)]

[Photo-ID: 1829] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-03
	De Havilland Canada / Bombardier DHC-8-315Q Dash 8 InterSky Reg.: OE-LIE c/n: 546
[Friedrichshafen (EDNY / FDH)]

[Photo-ID: 1872] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-04
	De Havilland Canada / Bombardier DHC-8-402Q Croatia Airlines Reg.: 9A-CQA c/n: 4205
[Zürich (LSZH / ZRH)]

[Photo-ID: 2034] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-05
	De Havilland Canada / Bombardier DHC-8-402Q Tyrolean Airways Reg.: OE-LGC c/n: 4026 Austrian Arrows
[Frankfurt am Main (EDDF / FRA)]

[Photo-ID: 2035] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-05
	De Havilland Canada / Bombardier DHC-8-402Q Tyrolean Airways Reg.: OE-LGE c/n: 4042 Austrian Arrows
[Frankfurt am Main (EDDF / FRA)]

[Photo-ID: 4089] © Karsten Palt 2010-08-21
	De Havilland Canada / Bombardier DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 Air Berlin Reg.: D-ABQJ c/n: 4274 opd by LGW
[Düsseldorf International (EDDL / DUS)]

[Photo-ID: 377] © Karsten Palt 2007-06-22
	De Havilland Canada / Bombardier DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 flybe - British European Reg.: G-JECS c/n: 4142
[Amsterdam-Schiphol (EHAM / AMS)]