DH8D
BOMBARDIER Dash 8 Q400
BOMBARDIER Dash 8 Q400
Aircraft
Name
Dash 8 Q400
Manufacturer
Body
Narrow
Wing
Fixed Wing
WTC
M
APC
C
Type Code
L2T
Engine
Turboprop
Engine Count
Multi
Manufactured as
DE HAVILLAND CANADA Dash 8 (400)
DE HAVILLAND CANADA DHC-8-400 Dash 8
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DH8D
Short range commuter airliner. In service since 1999. Further stretched and higher performance member of the Dash 8 series, with new quieter engines and computer controlled noise and vibration suppression system. Type designation with a Q for quiet. Sharing production with MITSUBISHI, Japan.
Technical Data
Wing span (metric)
28.40 m
Length (metric)
32.81 m
Height (metric)
8.30 m
Powerplant
2 x 5071 SHP P&W PW150A turboprops with 6 blade Dowty propellers - 4.11 meters in diameter.
Engine Model(s)
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100
Indicative Performance Data
Take-Off
V2
n/a
Distance
1220 m
MTOW
28600 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
360 kts
MACH
0.62
Ceiling
270
Range
1290 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
1293 m
Accidents & Serious Incidents involving
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- DH8D, en-route, South West of Glasgow UK, 2006
- DH8D, vicinity Kalmar Sweden, 2006
- DH8D, vicinity Medford OR USA, 2003
- DH8D / TOR, en-route, North Sea UK, 2008
- DH8D, vicinity Buffalo NY USA, 2009
- DH8D, vicinity Edinburgh UK, 2008
- DH8D, en-route, South West Norway, 2004
- DH8D, London Gatwick UK, 2009
- DH8D, vicinity Southampton UK, 2009
- DH8D / B735, Exeter UK, 2009
- DH8D, Bournemouth UK, 2010
- TBM8, Birmingham UK, 2011
- DH8D, Aalborg Denmark, 2007
- DH8D, Sault Ste. Marie ON Canada, 2013
- B733 / DH8D, Fort McMurray Canada, 2014
- DH8D / B737, Winnipeg Canada, 2014
- DH8D, Edmonton AB Canada, 2014
- DH8D, en route, west-northwest of Dublin Ireland, 2015
- DH8D, Saarbrucken Germany, 2015
- DH8D / B772, vicinity Sydney Australia, 2016
- DH8D, Manchester UK, 2016
- DH8D, Hubli India, 2015
- DH8D, Kathmandu Nepal, 2018
- DH8D / DH8D, vicinity Sudbury ON Canada, 2016
- DH8D, vicinity Belfast City UK, 2018
- DH8D, Yangon Myanmar, 2019
- DH8D, vicinity Exeter UK, 2010
- DH8D/DH8D, vicinity Toronto City Airport Canada, 2010
- B763/DH8D, Fukuoka Japan, 2010
- RECAT - Wake Turbulence Re-categorisation
- 32548
- DH8D, en-route, east northeast of Accra Ghana, 2018
