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De Havilland DHC-8 D

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Overview

The De Havilland Canada DHC-8 D, the Dash 8, is a turboprop powered regional airliner. DHC was later bought by Boeing in 1988, then by Bombardier in 1992 and by Longview Aviation Capital in 2019, who revived the de Havilland Canada brand.

Powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100s, it was developed from the Dash 7 with improved cruise performance and lower operational costs, but without STOL performance.

The Dash 8 rolled out on 19 April, 1983, its first flight took place on 20 June, 1983 and certification followed on 16 December, 1983. It entered service in 1984.

The Dash 8 has a large T-tail, intended to keep the tail free of prop wash during take off, a very high aspect ratio wing, elongated engine nacelles that hold the rearward-folding landing gear and the pointed nose profile.

The Series 100 was a 39 passenger version that entered service in 1984 and was in production until 2005. The original engine was the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120 and later units used the 1,800 shp PW121.

The Series 200 kept the same airframe but was re-engined for improved performance with 2,150 shp Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123s.

The Series 300 was introduced in 1989 using a stretched airframe for up to 56 passengers.

Specifications
  • Typical passenger capacity:   56
  • Range:   737 - 969nm
  • Cruise speed:   265 - 349 kts
  • Cabin height:   6.42 ft
  • Cabin width:   8.15 ft
  • Cabin length:   41.6 ft
  • Cabin volume:   1,915 cu ft
  • Active fleet worldwide:   269
  • Available for charter worldwide:   201
  • Production dates:   1984 - current
  • Includes DHC-8-100, 200 and 300

  • Engines:   Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100 Series
Variant types
World fleetCharter fleetTypical paxCabin volumeCruiseRangeYears
De Havilland DHC-8-100 121 95 39 1381 cu ft 265 kts 737 nm 1984 -
De Havilland DHC-8-300 103 70 56 1915 cu ft 287 kts 801 nm 1989 -
De Havilland DHC-8-200 26 19 39 1381 cu ft 295 kts 969 nm 1995 -
De Havilland DHC-8-400 (Dash 8) 19 17 64 2895 cu ft 349 kts 2000 - current

 

Supplemental Type Certificates

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10/02/2023 EASA: 10081231. Flight Compartment Stowage Box. A stowage box is fabricated and installed in the aircraft, under the floor. This box is used for miscellaneous storage and is accessible from the flight compartment during flight.
De Havilland DHC-8-100, De Havilland DHC-8-300, De Havilland DHC-8-200, De Havilland DHC-8-400 (Dash 8)
25/10/2022 EASA: 10080452. Universal Avionics EFI-890R MFD installation.
De Havilland DHC-8-100, De Havilland DHC-8-300, De Havilland DHC-8-200
See also: Universal Avionics, an Elbit Systems company
STC holder: Avmax Aviation Services
18/08/2022 EASA: 10079967. Avionics & equipment installations.
De Havilland DHC-8-100
STC holder: Avmax
11/08/2022 EASA: 10079926. Installation of replacement seat cushion/cover assemblies.
De Havilland DHC-8-100
STC holder: Field Aviation
11/08/2022 EASA: 10079925. Bendix King KDM-706A DME / KFS-564A NAV 1 Frequency Control Retrofit.
De Havilland DHC-8-100
STC holder: Field Aviation
08/08/2022 EASA: 10079892. Retrofit installation of Rockwell Collins TCAS/ACAS II SW 7.0, Dual Mode-S transponders and VHF-1 Comm.
De Havilland DHC-8-100
STC holder: Field Aviation
See also: Collins Aerospace - Avionics
04/08/2022 EASA: 10079878. Relocation, removal and modification of avionics and electrical systems.
De Havilland DHC-8-100
STC holder: Field Aviation
29/06/2022 EASA: 10050772. Installation of a Universal Avionics UNS-1Ew Flight Management System. Revision 2: this revision was issued based on TCCA STC SA11-57, issue 4 and adds an additional configuration to allow use of the MLS channel ofthe Autopilot.
De Havilland DHC-8-100, De Havilland DHC-8-300, De Havilland DHC-8-200
STC holder: Avmax Aviation Services
See also: Universal Avionics, an Elbit Systems company
13/06/2022 EASA: 10079471. Interior reconfiguration DHC-8-102. The change describes an aircraft reconfiguration to restore the civil configuration on the DHC-8-102, S/N 038 aircraft after operation by Department of National Defense (DND).
De Havilland DHC-8-100
STC holder: Field Aviation
05/04/2022 EASA: 10078974. PBS-400 Passenger Briefing System Installation. This STC approves the installation of a Heads Up Technologies, PBS-400 Passenger Briefing System.
De Havilland DHC-8-100
STC holder: Field Aviation
See also: Heads Up Technologies
22/03/2022 EASA: 10078895. Honeywell Primus 660 Weather Radar SystemReplacement of existing weather radar system and display with a newHoneywell Primus 660 and Universal MFD-640 Multifunction Display.
De Havilland DHC-8-100, De Havilland DHC-8-200
14/03/2022 EASA: 10078823. Installation of a FA2100CVR Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR).
De Havilland DHC-8-100, De Havilland DHC-8-300, De Havilland DHC-8-200, De Havilland DHC-8-400 (Dash 8)
02/03/2022 EASA: 10078697. Weather radar upgrade. This modification replaces an existing weather radar system with a Rockwell Collins TWR-850 system. The existing weather radar receiver/transmitter and antenna are removed and replaced with a new combined receiver/transmitter antenna.
De Havilland DHC-8-100, De Havilland DHC-8-300, De Havilland DHC-8-200
STC holder: Avmax
28/02/2022 EASA: 10078679. Retrofit installation – Separation of warning & caution annunciators.
De Havilland DHC-8-100
STC holder: Avmax
05/01/2022 EASA: 10078064. Installation of LT-4098 series integrated LED Display Panel and/or associated LT-2201 series LED push button switches.
De Havilland DHC-8-100, De Havilland DHC-8-300, De Havilland DHC-8-200

 

Manufacturing data
For detailed information about the manufacture of this aircraft, please consult our sister publication Airframer: De Havilland Dash 8 Series
Charter operators
Canada Air Borealis , Air Creebec , Air Inuit , Central Mountain Air , Chrono Aviation , Jazz Aviation Charters , North Cariboo Air , PAL Airlines , Perimeter Aviation , Summit Air , Sunwest Aviation , Voyageur Airways , Wasaya Airways
U.S.A. Berry Aviation , Bighorn Airways , Ravn Alaska , Sherpa Air
Maintenance centres
Canada Aero Aviation , Avianor , Avmax Aviation Services , Canadian North , Cascade Aerospace , Chartright Air Group , Conair Aviation , De Havilland Aircraft of Canada , Enterprise Aviation Group , Flying Colours Corp. , Global Aviation Services , HeavyAero Maintenance Centre , IMP Aerospace , Inter Aero , Jazz Technical Services , JD Aero , New United Goderich , Premier Aviation , Springer Aerospace , Starlink Aviation , Sunwest Aviation , Tronosjet Maintenance , Voyageur Aerotech , WAAS Aerospace
Mexico SAQ MRO
U.S.A. Berry Aviation , C&L Aviation Services , Jet Midwest Technik , Metrea Aviation Services , Sherpa Air , Signature TechnicAir (INT) , Straight Flight , Worldwide Aircraft Services
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Type rating training providers
Canada FlightSafety Toronto Learning Center
U.S.A. FlightSafety Atlanta Learning Center , FlightSafety Seattle Learning Center , FlyRight
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