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Bombardier Dash 8/Q400

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

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Bombardier Dash 8/Q400

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  1. Bombardier Dash 8/Q400 By: Stephen Miller

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. History of the Q400 • Entered service in 2000 • Stretch version capable of carrying 70-78 passengers

  5. 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)

  6. Dimensions • Wing span - 25.9 m • Wing area - 54.40 m • Length - 22.25 m • Height - 7.49 m • Weight - 10250 kg Dash 8-100 Q400 • Wing span - 25.9 m • Wing area - 54.40 m • Length - 22.25 m • Height - 7.49 m • Weight - 10250 kg

  7. 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

  8. 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

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