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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.
Includes DHC-8-100, 200 and 300
World fleet | Charter fleet | Typical pax | Cabin volume | Cruise | Range | Years | |
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 |
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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 |
May 23, 2022 | P&WC selects H55 for battery technology collaboration |
January 6, 2022 | PAL in line for Caribbean coastguard contract |
January 4, 2022 | WMA boosts operating remit with fleet additions |
May 31, 2021 | SkyTrac and TerraSense to boost Transport Canada surveillance |
May 10, 2021 | Voyageur tasked with upgrading NASP Dash fleet |
October 6, 2020 | JetSupport finds a PAL to deliver North Sea DHC-8s |
September 12, 2020 | Transport Canada extends Dash 8 conversion approvals |
May 17, 2020 | 748 becomes first with simplified Dash 8-100 conversions |
February 17, 2020 | Maldivian enhances ops performance of Dash 8 fleet |
November 22, 2019 | Voyageur plans three-screen upgrade for Dash 8 |
October 22, 2019 | FlyRight speeds along with Dash 8 programme |
June 24, 2019 | Maldivian engines enjoy StandardAero support |
Becker digital audio selected by C&L Aviation Group | 26/07/2022 |