Flybe - British European Bombardier DHC-8-402 Q400 G-JECE
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David Gowans / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
E7XXFFFile size:
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5587 x 4381 px | 47.3 x 37.1 cm | 18.6 x 14.6 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
17 August 2014Location:
Dyce airport, Aberdeen. Grampian Region. Scotland. United KingdomMore information:
Distinguishing features of the Dash 8 design are the large T-tail intended to keep the tail free of prop wash during takeoff, a very high aspect ratio wing, the elongated engine nacelles also holding the rearward-folding landing gear, and the pointed nose profile. First flight was on June 20, 1983, and the airliner entered service in 1984 with NorOntair. In 1984, Piedmont Airlines, formerly Henson Airlines, was the first US customer for the Dash 8. The Dash 8 design has better cruise performance than the Dash 7, is less expensive to operate and much less expensive to maintain, due largely to having only two engines. The Dash 8 has the lowest cost per passenger mile of any regional airliner of the era.[when?] It is a little noisier than the Dash 7 and cannot match the STOL performance of its earlier DHC forebears, although it is still able to operate from small airports with 3, 000 ft (910 m) runways.