Bombardier Products - Bombardier Aircraft, Bombardier Motorcycles, Bombardier People Movers, Bombardier Rail Vehicles, Bombardier Dash 8 (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 49. Chapters: Bombardier aircraft, Bombardier motorcycles, Bombardier people movers, Bombardier rail vehicles, Bombardier Dash 8, Bombardier Advanced Rapid Transit, LRC, Bombardier CRJ700 series, Bombardier CSeries, Superliner, Bombardier Global Express, Bombardier CRJ200, Bombardier 415, Bombardier BiLevel Coach, Bombardier Challenger 600, Canadair CL-215, BRP Can-Am Spyder Roadster, R142, Bombardier Guided Light Transit, Sea Doo Xp, List of Bombardier Transportation products, R62A, Bombardier Innovia APM 100, Bombardier Challenger 300, Bombardier Learjet 40, Bombardier Challenger 850, Bombardier MOVIA C951, Bombardier Invitation sailboat, Bombardier Global 7000, Bombardier Innovia APM 200, Bombardier Double-deck Coach, Horizon, List of Bombardier recreational and snow vehicles, Bombardier Bombi. Excerpt: The Bombardier Dash 8 or Q Series, previously known as the de Havilland Canada Dash 8 or DHC-8, is a series of twin-engined, medium range, turboprop airliners. Introduced by de Havilland Canada (DHC) in 1984, they are now produced by Bombardier Aerospace. Over 1,000 Dash 8s of all models have been built, with Bombardier forecasting a total production run of 1,192 units of all variants through to 2016. The Dash 8 was developed from the de Havilland Canada Dash 7, which featured extreme short take-off and landing (STOL) performance. With the Dash 8, DHC focused on improving cruise performance and lowering operational costs. The engine chosen was the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100. The aircraft has been delivered in four series. The Series 100 has a maximum capacity of 39, the Series 200 has the same capacity but offers more powerful engines, the Series 300 is a stretched, 50-seat version, and the Series 400 is further stretched to 78 passengers. Models delivered after 1997 have cabin noise suppression and are designated with the pr...