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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300

The Dash 8-300 is the stretched Dash 8, certified in Canada in 1989 as the DHC-8-301, with the -311, -314 and -315 following. It carries up to 56 passengers. Its length is 25.68 meters, its wingspan 27.43 meters and its height 7.49 meters. Two Pratt and Whitney Canada PW123, PW123B or PW123E engines drive Hamilton Sundstrand propellers 3.96 meters across. The maximum take-off weight is 18,643 kg on the basic type and up to 19,505 kg on the heavier options, and the maximum operating altitude is 25,000 feet.

Engines
Two Pratt and Whitney Canada PW123, PW123B or PW123E turboprops on the wings
Max takeoff weight
41,100 lb (18,643 kg)
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300
Photo: Windmemories, CC BY-SA 4.0
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 seen from above: length 84 ft 3 in (25.68 m), wingspan 90 ft 0 in (27.43 m)
Drawing: cwsi.net, from published dimensions (a schematic, not to exact detail)

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Specifications

Length84 ft 3 in (25.68 m)
Wingspan90 ft 0 in (27.43 m)
Height24 ft 7 in (7.49 m)
Ceiling25,000 ft (7,600 m)
StatusStill flying with a few operators
Type codesICAO DH8C; IATA DH3

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6 flights by other operators

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