Transcript Bombardier Dash 8/Q400

By: Stephen Miller
History of Dash 8
 Originally produced by de Havilland Canada (DHC)
 Debuted in 1984 and was named the de Havilland
Canada Dash 8 or DHC-8
 Now produced by Bombardier Aerospace
 Since 1996 Dash 8’s have been referred to as the Q
series
 To date over 900 hundred have been built
Dash 8 Performance
 Original model was the DHC-8-100
 37-39 passengers
 It had two PW120A turbo props rated at 1490kW each
 440 km/hr cruise speed
 1520 km range
 25,000 ft operating altitude
 Max take-off weight of 16465 kg
History of the Q400
 Entered service in 2000
 Stretch version capable of carrying 70-78 passengers
Q400 Performance
 It has two PW150A turbo props rated at 3620 kW each
 648 km/hr cruise speed
 2400 km range
 Standard version has a 25,000 ft operating altitude
 Drop-down oxygen mask version has 27,000ft
operational altitude
 Max take-off weight of 27330 kg
 Has Active Noise and Vibration Suppression (ANVS)
Dimensions
Dash 8-100
Q400
 Wing span - 25.9 m
 Wing span - 25.9 m
 Wing area - 54.40 m
 Wing area - 54.40 m
 Length - 22.25 m
 Length - 22.25 m
 Height - 7.49 m
 Height - 7.49 m
 Weight - 10250 kg
 Weight - 10250 kg
Q400 Current Events
 Between October and September of 2007 there were
three major landing gear malfunctions (all on
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)
 No fatalities as a result
 2 the landing gear got stuck descending
 1 the right wing gear collapsed
 Led to SAS to remove it Q400 fleet from service
 February 12, 2009: A Q400 en-route to Buffalo Niagara
International from Newark Liberty International
crashed into a house in Clarence Center, NY
References
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_Dash-
8#Series_400
 http://www.zap16.com/civ%20fact/civ%20Bombardier
%20-%20De%20Havilland%20Dash-8.htm