The De Havilland Canada DHC-8, commonly known as the Dash 8, is a series of turboprop-powered regional airliners, introduced by de Havilland Canada (DHC) in 1984. DHC was later bought by Boeing in 1988, then by Bombardier in 1992; then by Longview Aviation Capital in 2019, reviving 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. Three sizes were offered: initially the 37–40 seat -100 until 2005 and the more powerful -200 from 1995, the stretched 50–56 seats -300 from 1989, both until 2009, and the 68–90 seats -400 from 1999, still in production. The Q Series is post-1997 variants fitted with active noise control systems. The Series 300 introduced a longer airframe that was stretched 3.43 meters (11.3 ft) over the Series 100/200 and has a passenger capacity of 50–56. The Series 300 also used the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123 engines. Rated engine power is between 2,380 shp (1,774 kW) and 2,500 shp (1,864 kW). Design service life is 80,000 flight cycles. Under an extended service program launched in 2017, the service life of Dash 8-300 is extended by 50 percent, or approximately 15 years, to 120,000 flight cycles. DHC-8-314 from 1992 variant powered by two PW123B engines.
📑 ➖➖➖ TF-SIF is a Bombardier DHC-8-Q314 named after Sif, goddess, and wife of Thor, the god of thunder and trollslaying. Used for maritime surveillance and replaced Fokker F-27.
▪️ Manufacturer de Havilland Canada (1983–1992)
Bombardier Aerospace (1992–2019)
De Havilland Canada (2019–present)
▪️✅ First flight June 20, 1983
▪️💱 Unit cost Q300: US$14.3 million (2000)
▪️👤 Cockpit crew 2
▪️👥 Passengers 56
▪️📏 Length 84 ft 3 in / 25.70 m
▪️↕️ Height 24 ft 7 in / 7.49 m
▪️↔️ Wingspan 90 ft / 27.4 m
▪️↔️Wing area 605 ft² / 56.20 m2
▪️ Aspect ratio 13.36
▪️ Width Fuselage 8 ft 10 in / 2.69 m, cabin 8 ft 3 in / 2.52 m
▪️↗️ Max takeoff 13,500 lb / 6,124 kg
▪️🛢Max fuel 835 U.S. gal / 3,160 L
▪️⚙️Engines 2,380–2,500 hp (1,770–1,860 kW)
▪️⏩High speed cruise 287 kn / 532 km/h
▪️⬆️Ceiling 25,000 ft / 7,620 m
▪️🔁 Range 924 nmi / 1,711 km