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| To meet growing demands for a quiet short-range transport in the 30-40 seat category, DH Canada, initiated the design and development of the DHC-8 Dash 8 in 1980, and the aircraft is the company's first transport not optimised for short take-off and landing. The fuselage cargo-loading door is standard, and other features include a retractable tricycle landing gear with twin-wheel units, large-span T-tail, and a high-mounted wing carrying two fuel-efficient Pratt & Whitney PW120 advanced turboprop engines driving large-diameter slow-turning four-bladed propellers ensuring very low noise levels. These engines also have safety features which ensure that if one fails the other automatically increases its output to 1492kW.
The design has since grown into a family of aircraft offering between 36 and 70 seats and the prototype of the 36-seat Series 100 flew for the first time on 20 June 1983.
Certification followed in September 1984 and the type went into service with the Canadian airline NorOntair in the following December.
The Series 300, formally launched in March 1986, is stretched by 3.43m, to carry between 50 and 56 passengers depending on the cabin configuration. Wing span is also increased by tip extensions and the first aircraft flew on 15 May 1987. Certification followed in February 1989 and the Series 300 entered airline service with Time Air the same month. Also available is the increased payload Series 300A able to carry 6272kg.
In June 1987, by which time DH Canada had been acquired by Boeing, studies for a further stretched version were underway. Designated the Series 400, and intended to compete with the ATP and ATR72, the 650-km/h 25175-kg 66/70-seat airliner could be flying by 1993, and certificated and delivered before the end of 1994. Powerplants offered for the new variant are the 2948kW free-turbine Allison GMA 2100 and the GE/Lycoming GLC38 advanced turbo-props driving slow-turning six-bladed propellers. A tentative 1990 go-ahead has been suspended awaiting the outcome of the current Aerospatiale/Alenia consortium bid to take over Boeing Canada.
By January 1991 the Dash 8 order book stood at 361 aircraft, comprising 251 Series 100s and 110 Series 300s, with around 230 delivered.
VARIANTS
CC-142: designation of two Series 100s bought by the Canadian. Department of National Defence but operated since March 1987 by the Canadian Forces at Lahr, Germany. o Used as passenger/cargo transports, the aircraft are equipped with long-range fuel tanks, rough field landing gear,, high strength floors and a special-mission-related avionics fit.
CT-142: designation of four Series 100s, acquired by the Canadian DND, and operated as specially configured navigation trainers by the Canadian Forces. Otherwise equipped similarly to the CC-142, the trainers are distinguished by their extended noses.
Dash 8M-100: two specially-equipped Series 100s used by the Canadian Department of Transport to calibrate ILS, VOR and MLS systems at Canadian airports.
Dash 8M-300ASW Triton: designation of a proposed maritime patrol or anti-submarine warfare version of the Series 300 equipped with Harpoon or Exocet-type anti-shipping missiles mounted on lower side fuselage sponson hardpoints, and four underwing pylons, outboard of the engines, capable of carrying missiles, torpedoes, mines, sonobuoys or searchlights. With a full range of ASW sensors including FLIR, MAD and search radar operated by a six-man crew, maximum endurance is over 11 hours .
E-9A: designation of two standard Series 100 aircraft acquired by the US Air Force in 1985 as airborne platforms to perform telemetry and data link duties in connection with drone and missile testing at Tyndall AFB, Florida. Modified by the Sierra Research division of LTV, the E-9A carries a large fuselage fairing containing a steerable phased-array antenna, underfuselage search radar and special avionics. Both aircraft were delivered in 1988.
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| MODEL | Dash 8 Series 100 / 200 / Q200 |
| ENGINE | 2 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120A turboprops, 1491kW |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 15650 kg | 34503 lb |
| Empty weight | 9979 kg | 22000 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 25.91 m | 85 ft 0 in |
| Length | 22.25 m | 73 ft 0 in |
| Height | 7.49 m | 25 ft 7 in |
| Wing area | 54.35 m2 | 585.02 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Cruise speed | 497 km/h | 309 mph |
| Ceiling | 7620 m | 25000 ft |
| Range w/max payload | 2010 km | 1249 miles |
| John Kelly, e-mail, 05.04.2024 05:24 Right now I have two Dash 8 100 and 200 available for purchase or ACMI lease. Send me an email. reply | | lxbfYeaa, e-mail, 14.03.2024 06:12 20 reply | | Julio Hernandez, e-mail, 23.10.2015 11:48 I'm interested in used dash 8 /200..What web site can I browse for price quotations and aircraft specs? Thank you reply |
| Ron, e-mail, 07.04.2015 17:53 leo lazarue, no, prop stops when engine is shut down reply | |
| | james, e-mail, 27.03.2015 11:58 Hi-would like to know where training for dash 8 all series offer, training on wheels; inspection and replacement and brake unit; removal and installation and overhaul. reply | | leo lazarue, e-mail, 09.06.2014 12:21 dash 8 is very nice airplane....but for me i dont know if anyone knows this kind of problem. R /H engine does not completely stop when shuts down.needs to power down,electrical power in order for prop to stop spininig? reply | | Ivan, e-mail, 02.12.2013 19:35 need to know the specific fuel consumption reply | | Capt. Marc Fortier, e-mail, 23.04.2013 03:28 What are, in normal conditions, the take-off and landing speeds + the take-off run ?
Thanks reply | | ABDUL, e-mail, 06.02.2013 19:06 AM AN ENGINEER ON IT AND I FLY IN IT,ITS FANTASTIC AND BEAUTIFUL reply | | gebo henao, e-mail, 24.01.2013 16:24 Please could give me wheel spacing on main gear for Dash 8-315 series?
Gebo reply | | RC Craemer, e-mail, 28.04.2012 03:48 Flew the DHC-8 for Henson Airlines - now Piedmont. Over 9000 ours in the left seat. The Dash 8 is a real joy. Built to do the job it does, and it does it very well indeed. Nothing handles ice better with the possible exception of the Lockheed P-3. The Dash8 is seldom flown near the limit of its capabilities in airline work. Just a joy to fly. reply | | David, e-mail, 15.12.2011 14:24 Beautiful aircraft...
Please do you guys train cabin crew on Dash 8 Q300 Series? reply |
| Ambrin, e-mail, 16.08.2011 09:43 i want to kno the current market value of this aircraft? please let me know.. reply | | volnei, e-mail, 02.05.2011 22:34 A recent study for the Brazilian regions, showed that many cities have no regular airline service, with frequencies and schedules.
There is no commercial interest for this niche. The main companies operating in the country today, are given only to large cities and capitals. Few companies operate in smaller cities, by opting for operare aircraft with 50 seats or above that.
A fleet operated with Dash 8 200 /300 aircraft would meet this market perfectly, with one study showed they could be operated more than 150 cities within states and their capitals.
These cities have runways of 1,200 meters, perfectly accessible to Dash 8 fleet. Frequencies and schedules with pre-established, and they could meet the financial return for any investor who wants to serve this niche. Here is a unique opportunity for this ... reply | |
| | volnei, e-mail, 02.05.2011 22:32 A recent study for the Brazilian regions, showed that many cities have no regular airline service, with frequencies and schedules.
There is no commercial interest for this niche. The main companies operating in the country today, are given only to large cities and capitals. Few companies operate in smaller cities, by opting for operare aircraft with 50 seats or above that.
A fleet operated with Dash 8 200 /300 aircraft would meet this market perfectly, with one study showed they could be operated more than 150 cities within states and their capitals.
These cities have runways of 1,200 meters, perfectly accessible to Dash 8 fleet. Frequencies and schedules with pre-established, and they could meet the financial return for any investor who wants to serve this niche. Here is a unique opportunity for this ... reply | | volnei gutierrez, e-mail, 20.04.2011 19:30 Working with aircraft here in Brazil. I think the Dash 8 family would fit very well the runways and airports that we have here in our remote areas because not all airports have adequate infrastructure for regular operations. An aircraft operated by the Dash 8 -200 would be welcome. They could schedule a presentation on major airlines or investors to form a new airline aimed at regionalization in Brazil since the country is devoid of this structure and has a very propitious territory this type of operation ...
I would be willing to cooperate in any way possible ... reply | | Rob, e-mail, 19.10.2010 16:29 I am a technician with the 100 series. Our forward main landing gear doors frequently contact the nacelles and cause damage. Is there an amendment to the maximum allowable gap for clearance? reply | | tim, e-mail, 03.05.2010 00:03 Anyone out there got takeoff /landing performance data on the dash 8 100 series ?? reply | | Shumu, e-mail, 13.04.2010 14:51 would like to know if it is possible to use for cargo in dry lease basis from next year 1st January. reply | | Bob Lawler, e-mail, 05.03.2010 20:50 I fly in these aircraft all the time as a passenger. Very comfortable, and although not quiet by any means, the drone is not irritating. I am usually asleep before takeoff. reply |
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I'm interested in used dash 8 /200..What web site can I browse for price quotations and aircraft specs?
Or do you have one available for lease (Dry)
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