De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400
A fast regional turboprop that cruises at 360 kt, close to jet times on short routes. Long legs put its six-blade propellers high above the ground.
Performance
- Cruise speed
- 360 kt
- Max operating speed (VMO)
- 286 kt
- Range
- 1,100 nm
- Service ceiling
- 27,000 ft
Fuel
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1 · Jet A
- Usable fuel
- 5,220 kg
- Total capacity
- 5,300 kg
- Wing tanks
- 2 × 2,610 kg
Turbine fuel is shown as mass, at a typical 0.80 kg/l, the way crews plan it.
Runway
- Minimum runway
- 1,425 m
- Take-off distance over 15 m (50 ft)
- 1,425 m
- Landing distance from 15 m (50 ft)
- 1,288 m
- Usable surfaces
- Asphalt · Concrete
The longer of take-off and landing distance. At 29,574 kg, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway, no wind.
Cockpit and systems
- Cockpit
- Glass cockpit
- Avionics
- Thales glass cockpit
- Systems
- Autopilot · Pressurised cabin · Retractable gear · Constant-speed propeller · TCAS collision avoidance · Terrain warning (TAWS) · Weather radar · Head-up display
Weights and capacity
- Max passengers
- 90
- Minimum crew
- 2
- Cockpit seats
- 2
- Max take-off weight (MTOW)
- 29,574 kg
- Max landing weight
- 28,123 kg
- Empty weight
- 17,819 kg
Licence and training
- Licences that cover it
- MPL(A) · CPL(A) · ATPL(A)
- Type rating required
- DHC-8
- Extra training or endorsements
- Multi-crew cooperation (MCC)
EASA terms. Other authorities name and split ratings differently.
Flight rules and approvals
- Flight rules
- Certified for IFR
- Approvals
- Night VFR · Known icing (FIKI) · CAT II approaches
Assumes the usual equipment. The aircraft's own documents decide what it may fly.
Type
- Manufacturer
- De Havilland Canada
- Category
- Aeroplane
- Engines
- 2× Turboprop
- ICAO type designator
- DH8D
- Wake turbulence category
- M · Medium
- In service since
- 2000
Scale drawing
- Length
- 32.83 m
- Wingspan
- 28.42 m
- Height
- 8.34 m
- Fuselage width
- 2.69 m
- Propeller diameter
- 4.11 m
Drawn to scale from the published length, span and height; finer shapes are approximate.
Size comparison
- De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400Length 32.83 m
- ATR 72-600Length 27.17 m
All drawn at one scale. The person is 1.8 m tall.
Speeds
- V1Decision speedLast moment to abort the take-off; past it you continue, even with an engine failure.
- 110–135 kt
- VRRotationSpeed at which you lift the nose wheel on take-off.
- 112–137 kt
- V2Take-off safety speedMinimum speed to climb at with one engine failed, reached by 35 ft above the runway.
- 118–142 kt
- VREFReference landing speedTarget speed over the threshold, typical value at maximum landing weight.
- 110–130 kt
- VFEMax flaps extendedHighest speed with flaps down. Top of the white arc.
- 148–200 kt
- VMOMax operating speedSpeed limit of a turbine aircraft in knots; higher up, the Mach limit (MMO) applies instead.
- 286 kt
A range runs from light to maximum weight, or across the flap settings for VFE. The exact speed depends on weight, flaps and conditions.
Typical published values for the named variant, for learning only. Always fly with the aircraft's own flight manual (POH/AFM).
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