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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 (Q400)

The Dash 8-400, sold as the Q400, is the largest Dash 8, certified as the DHC-8-401 and -402 with 70 or 80 passengers, and up to 90 on some -402 cabins. It is 32.8 meters long, with a wingspan of 28.4 meters and a height of 8.3 meters. Two Pratt and Whitney Canada PW150A engines drive six-blade Dowty propellers 4.11 meters across. The maximum take-off weight runs from 27,987 kg on the basic weight to 29,574 kg at the enhanced high gross weight, and the maximum operating altitude is 25,000 feet.

Engines
Two Pratt and Whitney Canada PW150A turboprops on the wings
Max takeoff weight
65,200 lb (29,574 kg)
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400
Photo: Fabian Roudra Baroi, CC BY-SA 4.0
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 (Q400) seen from above: length 107 ft 7 in (32.80 m), wingspan 93 ft 2 in (28.40 m)
Drawing: cwsi.net, from published dimensions (a schematic, not to exact detail)

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Specifications

Length107 ft 7 in (32.80 m)
Wingspan93 ft 2 in (28.40 m)
Height27 ft 3 in (8.30 m)
Ceiling25,000 ft (7,600 m)
StatusIn service
Type codesICAO DH8D; IATA DH4

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