Passenger
90
Range
2,040 km
Cruise Speed
667 km/h
Takeoff Weight
27,987 kg
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90
2,040 km
667 km/h
27,987 kg
The Dash 8-400 is the most productive turboprop on the market. Known as the “network builder” due to its short take-off and landing capabilities and efficient regional operations, it comes equipped with more seats, more legroom, more cargo and offers more flights per day.
Role: Turboprop regional airliner
Manufacturer: de Havilland Canada (1983–1992) Bombardier Aerospace (1992–2019), De Havilland Canada (2019–present)
Produced: 1983–present
Developed from: de Havilland Canada Dash 7
Primary users: Jazz Flybe Widerøe Qantas Link NokAir SpiceJet
Number built: 1,249 (as of June 30, 2018)
Developed from: de Havilland Canada
Maritime patrol is the task of monitoring areas of water. Generally conducted by military and law enforcement agencies, maritime patrol is usually aimed at identifying human activities.
Peacetime patrols are important for interdiction of criminal activities and for ensuring legal use of waters.
Maritime patrols can be conducted by surface ships and submarines, Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) and other aerial vehicles, and even by satellites. Human spotting remains an important part of detecting activity, creates deterrence and recently vast electronic systems are used to be more accurate information and reducing the workload of mission operators.
The Q400 is 6.83 m (22.4 ft) longer than the −300
The Series 400 introduced an even longer airframe that was stretched
6.83 metres (22.4 ft) over the Series 300 (10.26 metres (33.7 ft) over the Series 100/200), has a larger, stouter T-tail and has a passenger
capacity of 68–90. The Series 400 uses Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A engines rated at 4,850 shp (3,620 kW). The aircraft has a cruise speed
of 360 knots (667 km/h), which is 60–90 knots (111166 km/h) higher than its predecessors. The maximum operating altitude is 25,000 ft (7,600 m) for the standard version, although a version with drop-down oxygen masks is offered, which increases maximum operating altitude to 27,000 ft (8,200 m). Between its service entry in 2000 and the 2018 sale to Longview/Viking, 585 have been delivered at a rate of 30-35 per year.
By 2017, the Q400 aircraft had logged 7 million flight hours with 60 operators and transported over 400 million passengers with a dispatch reliability over 99.5%. By July 2018, 844 Dash 8s were in airline service: 143 Series 100 with 35 operators, 42 Series 200 with 16 operators, 151 Series 300 with 32 operators and 508 Q400s. By then, 56 orders were in backlog.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Model | Q400[89] |
| Cockpit crew | 2 |
| Cabin crew | 2-Mar |
| Passengers, typical | 82@30″ Max capacity 90@28″ Length 107 ft 9 in / 32.8 m |
| Height | Table Data27 ft 5 in / 8.4 m |
| Wingspan | 93 ft 3 in / 28.4 m |
| Wing area | 689 ft² / 64 m² |
| Aspect ratio | 12.6 |
| Width | Fuselage 8 ft 10 in / 2.69 m |
| Cabin | Cabin 8 ft 3 in / 2.52 m |
| Cabin length | 61 ft 8 in / 18.80 m |
| Max takeoff | 67,200 lb / 30,481 kg |
| Operating empty | 39284 lb / 17819 kg [92] |
| Max payload | 18,716 lb / 8,489 kg |
| Max fuel | 1,724 U.S. gal / 6,526 L[93] |
| Engines | 2 × PW150 |
| Unit power | 5,071 shp / 3,781 kW |
| High speed cruise | 300–360 kn / 556–667 km/h |
| Ceiling | 27,000 ft / 8229 m |
| Range | 1,100 nmi / 2,040 km |
| Takeoff (MTOW, SL, ISA) | 4,675 ft / 1,425 m |
| Landing (MLW, SL) | Landing (MLW, SL) – 4,230 ft |
DHC-8-400
1999 variant with a maximum of 68 passengers.
DHC-8-401
1999 variant with a maximum of 70 passengers.
DHC-8-402
1999 variant with a maximum of 78 passengers.
Q400
Stretched and improved 70–78 passenger version that entered service
in 2000. All Q400s include the ANVS (Active Noise and Vibration
Suppression)
Q400NextGen
Version of the Q400 with updated cabins, lighting, windows, overhead bins, landing gear, as well as reduced fuel and maintenance costs.
In 2013, an Extra Capacity variant was introduced, capable of carrying a maximum of 86 passengers. The Extra Capacity variant was updated in 2016 with more closely spaced seats to carry up to 90 passengers. The first 90- seat aircraft was delivered to launch customer SpiceJet in September 2018.
Q400-MR Water Bomber
Q400 are adapted to the water bombing role by Cascade Aerospace for the French Sécurité Civile. This tanker can carry 2,600 U.S. gallons of retardant, foam or water and travel at 340 knots.
DHC-8 MPA-D8
2007 converted for use as a maritime patrol aircraft.
DHC-8-402PF
2008 converted pallet freighter variant with a payload of 9000 kg.
Q400CC
Cargo combi. Seats 50 passengers plus 3720kg (8200 lb) of payload. First delivered in 2015.
ST Airborne Systems first developed (under the name SSC Airborne System) an airborne remote sensing system for the Swedish Coast Guard in
the 70’s. Following a number of successful deliveries in Europe, in the late 90’s the MSS 5000 version of the system was developed. This was
first taken into operation in Norway in 1998 (with installation performed by Bromma Air Maintenance), after which followed several installations for Coast Guard, Air Force and Navy customers in Sweden, Poland, Greece, USA and Portugal among others.
The first MSS 6000 system was taken into operation in Canada in 2006 installed on board a Dash 8 aircraft. Until today more than 20 MSS 6000
systems have been delivered to customers around the world. The latest MSS 6000 version is operated by the Finnish Border Guard and includes
among other things two identical operator consoles and an integrated search radar.
Today ST Airborne Systems offers the MSS 7000 which is based on the earlier MSS versions and the collected experiences from deliveries to
coast guard customers in more than twenty countries around the world. The first MSS 7000 system is today in operation on board a Beech King
Air 350 for the Estonian Border Guard.
Some of the new features of MSS 7000 are:
We work tirelessly to deliver rigorous results ethically and honestly. We have a thorough understanding of the latest developments in the sector and what this means for clients domestically and internationally.