de Havilland Canada DHC-8
1983 airliner family
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Summary
de Havilland Canada DHC-8 is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,370 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: Jazz Aviation[3], Flybe[4], Air Berlin[5], Scandinavian Airlines[6], QantasLink[7], Horizon Air[8], Aurora[9], Qazaq Air[10]
- Manufacturer: De Havilland Canada[11], Bombardier[12]
- Developer: De Havilland Canada[13]
- Subclass of: twin-turboprop airliner[14], regional airliner[15], airlifter[16], airliner[17]
- Has use: commercial aviation[18]
- Commons category: De Havilland Canada DHC-8[19]
- Country of origin: Canada[20]
- First flight: June 20, 1983[21]
- Service entry: 1984[22]
- Official website: http://commercialaircraft.bombardier.com/en/q400.html[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:De Havilland Canada Dash 8[24]
- Commons gallery: De Havilland Canada DHC-8[25]
- Described by source: The International Directory of Military Aircraft 1996/97[26], Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition[27]
- Undercarriage: retractable tricycle gear[28]
- Wing configuration: shoulder wing[29]
- Native label: de Havilland Canada DHC-8[30]
- Length: 22.25 m[31]
- Wingspan: 25.89 m[32]
Why It Matters
de Havilland Canada DHC-8 has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]