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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100

The Dash 8-100 is the first Dash 8 series, certified in Canada in 1986 as the DHC-8-102 and later as the -103 and -106. It carries up to 40 passengers. Its wingspan is 25.91 meters, its length 22.25 meters and its height 7.49 meters. Two Pratt and Whitney Canada PW120A or PW121 engines drive Hamilton Sundstrand propellers 3.96 meters across. The maximum take-off weight is 15,649 kg on the basic type, and the maximum operating altitude is 25,000 feet. The Series 200 uses almost the same airframe with more powerful engines.

Engines
Two Pratt and Whitney Canada PW120A or PW121 turboprops on the wings
Max takeoff weight
34,500 lb (15,649 kg)
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100
Photo: Lord of the Wings© from Toronto, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 seen from above: length 73 ft 0 in (22.25 m), wingspan 85 ft 0 in (25.91 m)
Drawing: cwsi.net, from published dimensions (a schematic, not to exact detail)

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Specifications

Length73 ft 0 in (22.25 m)
Wingspan85 ft 0 in (25.91 m)
Height24 ft 7 in (7.49 m)
Ceiling25,000 ft (7,600 m)
StatusStill flying with a few operators
Type codesICAO DH8A; IATA DH1

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