**AIRCRAFT
“De Havilland - Dash Q8-300”**
REFERENCE INFORMATION (by Aircraft performance
database)
*****Aircraft
Features*****
Wing position: High wing
Engine position: (Front) Wing leading mounted
Tail configuration: T high
Landing gear: Tricycle retractable
Wing Span: 27.4 m
Length: 25.7 m
Height: 7.5 m
Power plant: 2 x 2.380 SHP PWC PW 123 turboprops with
4 blade
propellers.
Accommodation: Flightcrew of two and typical 50 passengers in single class
configuration.
Notes: Short range turboprop commuter airliner. In service since 1989.
Stretched
development of DHC-8-200. Exists in three basic forms: standard 300,
300A/B with
higher gross weights and 300E. Further stretched version DHC-8-400.
From 1996 all
Dash 8s delivered with a computer controlled noise and vibration
supression system. Type designation with a Q for quiet.
Alternative names:
DE HAVILLAND CANADA
DHC-8-300 Dash 8, DHC-8-300 Dash 8.
*****Total
Flight Simulator aircraft weight with full fuel*****
000,000 lbs - 18.642 kg
VMO - Maximum Operating Speed 250 KIAS
MMO - Maximum Operating Speed Mach nd Mach
Turbulent Air Penetration Speed 000 KIAS/.00 Mach
VLO - Maximum Gear Operating Speed 000 KIAS
VLE - Maximum Landing Gear Extension Speed 000 KIAS/.00 Mach
*****Maximum
Flap Placard Speeds*****
Flaps KIAS
degrees 33 36 39 43
(KLbs)
0° 119 124 129 136
5° 110 115 120 126
10° 101 106 110 126
15° 97 101 105 111
35° 90 94 98 102
*****Take-off*****
WTC: M
Distance: 1100
mt
V2 (IAS): 110
kts
V1/R
V2 V1/R
V2 V1/R
V2 V1/R
V2
Flaps 5° 95
102 101 107 106 111
112 117
Flaps 10° 89
94 94
98 98
102 103 107
Flaps 15° 86
90 91
94 94
98 99
102
Flaps 0° 102
110 108
115 114
120 121
126
*****Climbing*****
-(to 5000 ft)
IAS: 140
kt
ROC: 1800
ft/min
-(to FL150)
IAS: 210
kt
ROC: 1200
ft/min
-(to FL240)
IAS: 210
kt
ROC: 1000
ft/min
-(mach)
mach: nd
ROC: nd ft/min
*****Cruise*****
TAS: 250
kt
MACh: nd data
Ceiling: FL250
Range: 1000 NM
*****Descent
*****
- (to FL240)
mach: nd
ROD: nd ft/min
- (to FL100)
IAS: 250
kt
ROD: 1500
ft/min
*****Approach*****
IAS: 210
kt
MCS: 160
kt
ROD: 1500
ft/min
*****Landing*****
Vht
(IAS): 110 kt
APC: B
Distance: 1000
mt