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The De Havilland Canada DHC-8, [2] commonly known as the Dash 8, is a series of turboprop-powered regional airliners, introduced by de Havilland Canada (DHC) in 1984. DHC was bought by Boeing in 1986, then by Bombardier in 1992, then by Longview Aviation Capital in 2019; Longview revived the De Havilland Canada brand. [3]
A Widerøe De Havilland 100 series at Sandane Airport An Air Greenland De Havilland 200 series at Nuuk Airport An Air New Zealand De Havilland 300 series at Wellington Airport A WestJet Encore De Havilland 400 series at Calgary International Airport An E-9A Widget (developed from the 100 series) of the United States Air Force over Tyndall Air Force Base The underside of a Q400-MR (a Q400 ...
On 27 October 2007, a Q400 registered as LN-RDI was operating SAS Flight 2867 from Bergen, Norway to Copenhagen, Denmark with 40 passengers and 4 crew members when problems with the main landing gear were discovered. After waiting about two hours in the air to burn fuel and troubleshoot, the pilots attempted a prepared emergency landing.
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Bombardier Aviation is a division of Bombardier Inc., with its headquarters in Dorval, Quebec, Canada. [1] Its most popular aircraft included the Dash 8 Series 400, CRJ100/200/440, and CRJ700/900/1000 lines of regional airliners, and the newer CSeries (also known as the Airbus A220).
Since 2018, Widerøe also operates with Embraer E190 E2 aircraft. As of 2017, Widerøe operated 25 of the 39-seat -100/200 series, seven of the 50-seat -300 series and 11 of the 78-seat Q400 series. [1] It holds orders for another four Q400. As of 2018, Widerøe is the world's largest operator of the -100-series. [citation needed]
The design of the Dash 8 Series is based upon that of the Dash 7 Series. The biggest changes introduced during the production of the Dash 8 Series were the first use of a microprocessor-equipped engine control unit in a diesel locomotive, and the adoption of a modular system in the construction of the vehicle body.