Aircraft: Bombardier Q Series

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About Aircraft: Bombardier Q Series

The Bombardier Dash 8 or Q Series is a medium range turboprop airliner that was previously known as the de Havilland Canada Dash 8 or DHC-8. It was introduced in 1984 and is now produced by Bombardier Aerospace.



Variants include:

Series 100:
- DHC-8-100 (37 - 39 pax, introduced in 1984, PW120A, PW121)
- DHC-8-101 (1984 variant, PW120 or PW120A, 33,000 lb (15,000 kg) MTOW
- DHC-8-102 (1986 variant, PW120A or PW121, 34,500 lb (15,650 kg) MTOW)
- DHC-8-103 (1987 variant, PW121, 34,500 lb (15,650 kg) MTOW)
- DHC-8-106 (1992 variant, PW121, 36,300 lb (16,450 kg) MTOW)

Series 200:
- DHC-8-200 (series 100 airframe, PW123)
- DHC-8-201 (1995 variant, PW123C)
- DHC-8-202 (1995 variant, PW123D)
- Q200 (version of the DHC-8-200 with the ANVS system)

Series 300:
- DHC-8-300 (Stretched 3.43m, PW123, PW123B, PW123E)
- DHC-8-301 (1989 variant, PW123)
- DHC-8-311 (1990 variant, PW123)
- DHC-8-314 (1992 variant, PW123B)
- DHC-8-315 (1995 variant, PW123E)
- DHC-8-300A (DHC-8-300 version with increased payload)
- Q300 (DHC-8-300 version with ANVS system)
- DHC-8-300 MSA (maritime surveillance platform)

Series 400:
- Q400 (introduced in 2000, 70–78 passenger version, PW150A, ANVS)
- Q400 NextGen (updated interior, reduced fuel & maintenance costs)
- Q400-MR (water bombers/tankers)
- DHC-8-400 (1999 variant, max. 68 pax)
- DHC-8-401 (1999 variant, max. 70 pax)
- DHC-8-402 (1999 variant, max. 78 pax)
- DHC-8-402PF (2008 freighter variant, payload: 9,000kg)
- DHC-8 MPA-D8 (2007, maritime surveillance platform)



The largest Dash 8 operators are:
64 -Air Canada (Jazz)
55 -FlyBe
41 -US Airways Express (Piedmont)
39 -Horizon
32 -Widerøe
24 -Eastern Australia
23 -Air Nelson/Air New Zealand
20 -LIAT (V2)
20 -Porter Airlines
19 -Air Nippon
19 -AIRES Colombia
19 -Austrian Arrows
19 -Qantas-Sunstate Airlines
16 -Commutair (Continental Connection)
15 -Olympic Air
15 -Pinnacle/Colgan (Continental Connection)
11 -Japan Air Commuter
11 -Nat Jet Systems/Nat Air Support/Surveillance Australia
10 -Air Berlin
10 -Air Inuit
10 -Air Nostrum
10 -ATK/US Dept of Homeland Security/Customs
10 -Augsburg Airways
10 -Blue Bird
10 -Skytrans Pty

In November 2010 in total 883 aircraft of all variants are in service, 988 were built.




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