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Performance

TAKE-OFF CLIMB (to FL 150) CLIMB (to FL 240) MACH CLIMB CRUISE INITIAL DESCENT (to FL 240) DESCENT (to FL 100) APPROACH LANDING INITIAL CLIMB (to 5000 ft) CLIMB (to FL 240) CLIMB (to FL 150) DESCENT (to FL 100)

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TAKE-OFF MTOW: WTC: RECAT-EU: - Distance: V2 (IAS): - - INITIAL CLIMB (to 5000 ft) IAS: ROC: - - CLIMB (to FL 240) IAS: ROC: - - CLIMB (to FL 150) IAS: ROC: - - MACH CLIMB MACH: ROC: - - CRUISE MACH: Ceiling: - - TAS: - Range: - INITIAL DESCENT (to FL 240) MACH: - ROD: - DESCENT (to FL 100) IAS: - ROD: - APPROACH IAS: - MCS: - ROD: - LANDING Vat (IAS): - APC: - Distance: - - -

Take-off

V2 (IAS) 115 kts

Distance 1300 m

WTC M

RECAT-EU Lower Medium

MTOW 28998 kg

Initial climb (to 5000ft)

IAS 150 kts

ROC 3500 ft/min

Climb (to FL 150)

IAS 210 kts

ROC 1500 ft/min

Climb (to FL 240)

IAS 210 kts

ROC 1200 ft/min

MACH climb

MACH no data

ROC no data ft/min

Cruise

TAS 360 kt

MACH no data

Ceiling FL 250

Range 1300 NM

Initial Descent (to FL 240)

MACH no data

ROD no data ft/min

Descent (to FL 100)

IAS 270 kt

ROD 1500 ft/min

Approach

IAS 245 kt

ROD 1500 ft/min

MCS 180 kt

Landing

Vat (IAS) 121 kt

Distance 1100 m

APC C

Type of Aircraft

Type

L2T

APC

C

WTC

M

RECAT-EU

Lower Medium

Technical

Wing Span

28.4 m

Length

32.8 m

Height

8.3 m

Power plant

2 x 5071 SHP P&W PW150A turboprops with 6 blade Dowty propellers - 4.11 meters in diameter.

Performance Similarity

No data

Recognition

Wing position

High wing

Engine position

(Front) Wing leading mounted

Tail configuration

T-tail

Landing gear

Tricycle retractable

Recognition similarity

No data

Supplementary

IATA

DH4

Accommodation

Flightcrew of two and typical 78 passengers in single class configuration.

Notes

Short range commuter airliner. In service since 1999. Further stretched and higher performance member of DHC-8 family, with new quieter engines and computer controlled noise and vibration supression system. Type designation with a Q for quiet. Sharing production with MITSUBISHI, Japan.

Alternative names

  • DE HAVILLAND CANADA DHC-8-400 Dash 8

  • DHC-8-400 Dash 8