De Havilland Canada Dash 8

what is it?

The De Havilland Canada DHC-8, commonly known as the Dash 8, is a series of turboprop-powered regional airliners, introduced by de Havilland Canada (DHC) in 1984. DHC was bought by Boeing in 1986, then by Bombardier in 1992, then by Longview Aviation Capital in 2019, which revived the De Havilland Canada brand. Powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100-series engines, it was developed from the Dash 7 with improved cruise performance and lower operational costs, but without STOL performance.

🔎How to recognise it: turboprops · shoulder wing · retractable tricycle gear · 25.9 m wingspan

base stats

• built 1,258made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 43 years ago, in 1983.
• 🚗Wingspan of 25.9 m: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.

turboprop: A jet-style turbine turning a propeller: efficient on short hops.

spec sheet

first flight

1983-06-20

introduced

1984

number built

1,258

role

turboprop regional airliner

origin

🇨🇦 Canada

makers

de Havilland Canada

engines

turboprop

length

22.3 m

wingspan

25.9 m

top speed

—

range

—

wings

shoulder wing

landing gear

retractable tricycle gear

ICAO code

DH8A, DH8B, DH8C, DH8D

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.