DH8C
BOMBARDIER Dash 8 Q300
BOMBARDIER Dash 8 Q300
Aircraft
Name
Dash 8 Q300
Manufacturer
Body
Narrow
Wing
Fixed Wing
WTC
M
APC
B
Type Code
L2T
Engine
Turboprop
Engine Count
Multi
Manufactured as
DE HAVILLAND CANADA Dash 8 (300)
DE HAVILLAND CANADA DHC-8-300 Dash 8
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DH8C
Short range turboprop commuter airliner. In service since 1989. Stretched development of DHC-8-200. Exists in three basic forms: standard 300, 300A/B with higher gross weights and 300E. Further stretched version DHC-8-400. From 1996 all Dash 8s delivered with a computer controlled noise and vibration suppression system. Type designation with a Q for quiet. DH8C is a member of the Bombardier Dash 8 Series.
Technical Data
Wing span (metric)
27.43 m
Length (metric)
25.68 m
Height (metric)
7.49 m
Powerplant
2 x 2.380 SHP PWC PW 123 turboprops with 4 blade propellers.
Engine Model(s)
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100
Indicative Performance Data
Take-Off
V2
n/a
Distance
1085 m
MTOW
18600 kg
Initial Climb (to 5000 ft)
IAS
n/a
ROC
n/a
Initial Climb (to FL150)
IAS
n/a
ROC
n/a
Initial Climb (to FL240)
IAS
n/a
ROC
n/a
MACH Climb
MACH
n/a
ROC
n/a
Cruise
TAS
220 kts
MACH
n/a
Ceiling
270
Range
1950 NM
Initial Descent (to FL240)
MACH
n/a
ROD
n/a
Descent (to FL100)
IAS
n/a
ROD
n/a
Descent (FL100 & below)
IAS
n/a
MCS
n/a
ROD
n/a
Approach
Vapp (IAS)
n/a
Distance
1177 m
Accidents & Serious Incidents involving
What Links Here (26)
- ICAO Aerodrome Reference Code
- 18814
- 19066
- 19247
- 19253
- 19291
- 19603
- 19641
- 19803
- DH8C / GALX, Valencia Spain, 2008
- DH8C, vicinity Sydney Australia, 2008
- DH8C, vicinity Abu Dhabi UAE, 2012
- DH8C / P180, Ottawa ON Canada, 2013
- DH8C, vicinity Adelaide Australia, 2015
- DH8A/DH8C, en-route, northern Canada, 2011
- DH8C, Kimberley South Africa, 2010
- DH8C / Vehicle, Tamworth SE Australia, 2008
- Turboprop Engine
- 31247
- DH8C / Vehicle, Toronto Canada, 2019
- 32145
- 32149
- DH8C, Darwin NT Australia, 2019
- DH8C, Stephenville NL Canada, 2018
- DH8C, Schefferville QC Canada, 2020
- 32460
