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De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8

De Havilland Canada

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Stretched regional turboprop serving short to medium routes.

First flight

1987

Category

Regional turboprop

Seating

50–56 passengers

Range

1,558 km

Engines

Two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123 turboprops

Status

In service

The De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8, commonly known as the Dash 8-300, is a stretched variant of the original DHC-8-100 series. Developed by De Havilland Canada and later produced under Bombardier ownership, the -300 series features a fuselage stretch that increases passenger capacity to around 50–56 seats compared to the -100's 37–40 seats. The aircraft is powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123 turboprop engines and is widely used on regional routes requiring short-field performance and fuel efficiency. Its design retains the high-wing, T-tail configuration characteristic of the Dash 8 family. The type has been operated extensively across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Africa. Production ceased as Bombardier shifted focus to the Q400 series, but many examples remain in active regional service worldwide.

Notable operators

Major operators have included Jazz Aviation, Air New Zealand, Wideroe, Flybe, and various regional carriers across Africa and Asia-Pacific.

Notable facts

›The DHC-8-300 is a fuselage-stretched derivative of the DHC-8-100, providing greater passenger capacity.
›First flight of the -300 series took place in 1987.
›Bombardier acquired De Havilland Canada in 1992 and continued production of the Dash 8 family.
›The -300 series shares many systems and components with other Dash 8 variants, simplifying maintenance.
›Production of the -300 series ended as demand shifted to the more advanced and quieter Q400.

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Encyclopaedia

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 bought by Boeing in 1986, then by Bombardier in 1992, then by Longview Aviation Capital in 2019; Longview revived the De Havilland Canada brand. Powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100-series engines, it was developed from the Dash 7 with improved cruise performance and lower operational costs, but without STOL performance. The Dash 8 was offered in four sizes: the initial Series 100 (1984–2005), the more powerful Series 200 (1995–2009) with 37–40 seats, the Series 300 (1989–2009) with 50–56 seats, and Series 400 (1999–2022) with 68–90 seats. The QSeries are post-1997 variants fitted with active noise control systems.

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