Designed as a 30 to 40 seat commuter airliner, the Dash 8 features a high mounted wing, T-tail, and full length trailing edge flaps, similar to the earlier four-engine Dash 7. Since 1996, all Dash 8s delivered have been fitted with a computer controlled noise and vibration suppression system (or NVS), reflected in the designation changed to Dash 8Q (Q for "quiet").
Variants include (now produced by Bombardier):
- -Q300, offering an 11 ft. 3 in. fuselage stretch and longer wings. Seating capacity increased to 50-56 in single class configuration.
- -Q400, featuring a 22 ft. 5 in. fuselage stretch over the Q300 and new horizontal tail. The fuselage's cross section and nose remain distinctively Dash 8.
SPECIFICATION
First flight: 20 June 1983
Wingspan: 85 ft. 0 in. / 25.91 m
Length: 73 ft. 0 in. / 22.25 m
Height: 24 ft. 7 in. / 7.49 m
Ceiling: 26,000 ft.
Range: 940 nm / 1,741 km
MTOW: 22,600 lbs / 10,250 kg
Power plant: Two Pratt & Whitney PW120 turboprops
Speed: 240 knots / 444 km/h / 0.36 mach
Crew: 2
Accommodation: 37-40 in one class configuration
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