1. By: Stephen Miller

2. History of Dash 8 Originally produced by de Havilland Canada (DHC) Debuted in 1984 and was named the de Havilland Canada Dash 8 or DHC-8 Now produced by Bombardier Aerospace Since 1996 Dash 8’s have been referred to as the Q series To date over 900 hundred have been built

3. Dash 8 Performance Original model was the DHC-8-100 37-39 passengers It had two PW120A turbo props rated at 1490kW each 440 km/hr cruise speed 1520 km range 25,000 ft operating altitude Max take-off weight of 16465 kg

4. History of the Q400 Entered service in 2000 Stretch version capable of carrying 70-78 passengers

5. Q400 Performance It has two PW150A turbo props rated at 3620 kW each 648 km/hr cruise speed 2400 km range Standard version has a 25,000 ft operating altitude Drop-down oxygen mask version has 27,000ft operational altitude Max take-off weight of 27330 kg Has Active Noise and Vibration Suppression (ANVS)

6. Dimensions Wing span - 25.9 m Wing area - 54.40 m Length - 22.25 m Height - 7.49 m Weight - 10250 kg Dash 8-100 Wing span - 25.9 m Wing area - 54.40 m Length - 22.25 m Height - 7.49 m Weight - 10250 kg Q400

7. Q400 Current Events Between October and September of 2007 there were three major landing gear malfunctions (all on Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) No fatalities as a result 2 the landing gear got stuck descending 1 the right wing gear collapsed Led to SAS to remove it Q400 fleet from service February 12, 2009: A Q400 en-route to Buffalo Niagara International from Newark Liberty International crashed into a house in Clarence Center, NY

9. References http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_Dash- 8#Series_400 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_Dash- 8#Series_400 http://www.zap16.com/civ%20fact/civ%20Bombardier %20-%20De%20Havilland%20Dash-8.htm http://www.zap16.com/civ%20fact/civ%20Bombardier %20-%20De%20Havilland%20Dash-8.htm