Passenger Turbo Props
Bombardier Q300
ICAO: DH8C
Overview
The Bombardier Q200 is a member of the Dash 8 family designed for short regional routes. Entering service in the 1990s, it emphasized fuel efficiency and low operating cost. The aircraft serves smaller airports with limited runway length.
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Specifications
Units
- Engine
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney PW123C/D
- Engine type
- Turboprop
- Power
- 2 × 2,150 shp · 1,603 kW
- Avionics
- Honeywell SPZ-8000
- Wing tips
- No winglets
- Seats
- 40 economy · 37 business
- Crew
- —
- Cabin width
- 8 ft 3 in · 2.52 m
- Cabin height
- 6 ft 5 in · 1.95 m
- Cabin length
- 30 ft 1 in · 9.16 m
- Exterior length
- 73 ft 0 in · 22.25 m
- Tail height
- 24 ft 7 in · 7.49 m
- Fuselage diameter
- 8 ft 10 in · 2.69 m
- Wing span
- 84 ft 11 in · 25.89 m
- Baggage volume
- 300 ft³ · 8.5 m³
- Gross weight
- —
- Empty weight
- —
- Max takeoff weight
- 36,300 lb · 16,500 kg
- Max landing weight
- 34,500 lb · 15,600 kg
- Max payload
- 10,200 lb · 4,650 kg
- Fuel capacity
- 840 gal · 3,200 L · 2,500 kg (Jet A)
- Max cruise speed
- 290 kt · 334 mph · 537 km/h
- Maximum speed
- —
- Cruise speed
- —
- Approach speed
- 74 kt · 85 mph · 137 km/h
- Range
- 1,125 nm · 1,290 mi · 2,080 km
- Fuel burn
- 0.87 nm/gal · 0.43 km/L
- Ceiling
- 25,000 ft · 7,600 m
- Rate of climb
- 1,800 ft/min · 9 m/s
- Takeoff distance
- 3,300 ft · 1,000 m
- Landing distance
- 2,550 ft · 780 m
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Operational Context
Bombardier Q200 — regional turboprop airliner
The Q200 first flew in 1991 and entered service in 1993 as an updated Dash 8-200. It incorporated noise and vibration suppression features marketed under the Q-Series name. The high-wing configuration supports reliable short-field performance.
Two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123 turboprop engines producing approximately 2,150 shaft horsepower each power the aircraft. Cruise speed approaches 290 knots (537 km/h). Maximum takeoff weight exceeds 36,000 pounds (16,329 kg), with seating typically around 37 passengers.
The Q200 has been widely used by regional airlines in North America and Europe. Its operating economics made it well suited to thin routes. Production ended as larger turboprops gained popularity, but many aircraft remain in service.
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