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De Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash 7

De Havilland Canada
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Quiet STOL turboprop built for short, noise-sensitive airstrips.

First flight
1975
Category
Regional turboprop
Seating
50
Range
1,300 km
Engines
Four Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-50 turboprops
Status
In service
The De Havilland Canada DHC-7, commonly known as the Dash 7, is a four-engine turboprop regional airliner designed with exceptional short takeoff and landing (STOL) performance. It first flew in 1975 and entered commercial service in 1977, offering airlines the ability to operate from very short runways in urban and remote environments while maintaining low noise levels. The aircraft was engineered around its four Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-50 turboprop engines driving large-diameter, slow-turning propellers, which significantly reduced noise output compared to contemporaries. This made it attractive for city-centre airports with strict noise restrictions, such as London City Airport in its early years. Production ran from 1977 to 1988, with 113 aircraft built. The Dash 7 saw service with regional carriers, charter operators, and government agencies worldwide. Its exceptional STOL capability also made it popular with operators serving remote or challenging airstrips, particularly in Canada, Alaska, and Norway.
Notable operators
Rocky Mountain Airways, Air Wisconsin, Tyrolean Airways, Widerøe, and Air Greenland were among the notable operators of the Dash 7.
Notable facts
  • ›Designed specifically for STOL operations, capable of taking off in under 700 metres.
  • ›Its slow-turning, large-diameter propellers made it one of the quietest turboprop airliners of its era.
  • ›London City Airport was designed with STOL operations in mind, and the Dash 7 was instrumental in early operations there.
  • ›A total of 113 aircraft were produced between 1977 and 1988.
  • ›Military and government variants were used for surveillance and transport roles.
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De Havilland Canada Dash 7
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The de Havilland Canada DHC-7, popularly known as the Dash 7, is a turboprop-powered regional airliner with short take-off and landing (STOL) performance. Variants were built with 50–54 seats. It first flew in 1975 and remained in production until 1988 when the parent company, de Havilland Canada, was purchased by Boeing in 1986 and later sold to Bombardier. In 2006 Bombardier sold the type certificate for the aircraft design to Viking Air, which was later reorganized as De Havilland Canada.

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