The De Havilland DHC-8-400 series turboprop aircraft is commercially known as the Bombardier Q400. Also known as the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 series, the aircraft is built under the De Havilland Canada type certificate that Bombardier acquired when it purchased De Havilland Canada from Boeing in 1992. The De Havilland DHC-8-400 is a two engine turboprop capable of flying at jet like speeds (415 mph), with turboprop fuel efficiency. Also the De Havilland DHC-8-400 is one of the most quietest turboprop aircraft, inside the cabin and outside. To learn more about the De Havilland DHC-8-400 / De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 visit our Bombardier Q400 page. The Bombardier Q400 page has detailed information on the De Havilland DHC-8-400 series turboprop. Below the photo of the turboprop is more information on various areas of the aircraft.
Above Photo of an De Havilland DHC-8-400 Air Canada Express by Patcard on Flickr. Photo (only) released under a Creative Commons License.
Below are some of the facts and information on the De Havilland DHC-8-400 turboprop.
Where the De Havilland DHC-8-400 is built:
The De Havilland DHC-8-400 Turboprop is currently built at Bombardier's Toronto Downsview airport at Bombardier's facilities. All of the final assembly of the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 is done at the Toronto location.
De Havilland DHC-8-400 Engines - De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Engines:
The De Havilland DHC-8-400 engines are built by the Pratt & Whitney Canada. The engine powering the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 is the PW150A engine. The De Havilland DHC-8-400 engine PW150A is specifically made for the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Turboprop and is not used on any other aircraft.
De Havilland DHC-8-400 Interior:
The De Havilland DHC-8-400 Interior has recently been upgraded by Bombardier as part of the Bombardier Q400 Nextgen or De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Nextgen turboprop. To learn more about the De Havilland DHC-8-400 interior visit the Bombardier Q400 Interior page.
De Havilland DHC-8-400 Safety Record:
The De Havilland DHC-8-400 safety record has been very good. To learn more about the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 safety record visit our Bombardier Q400 Safety Record page. This page has detailed information on the De Havilland DHC-8-400 Safety Record.
De Havilland DHC-8-400 Price:
The De Havilland DHC-8-400 price for a new De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 is around $20-27 million Dollars (USD), depending on the configuration. To get the full details on the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Turboprop price visit our Bombardier Q400 Price page.
De Havilland DHC-8-400 Operators:
There are 32 De Havilland DHC-8-400 operators worldwide as of October 5, 2011. To see all of the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Operators visit our Bombardier Q400 Operators page, which has a list of all the operators of the De Havilland DHC-8-400.
De Havilland DHC-8-400 Seating Plan and De Havilland DHC-8-400 Seat Map / Seating Configuration:
To see all the De Havilland DHC-8-400 seating plans of the various airlines that operate the De Havilland DHC-8-400 turboprop visit our Bombardier Q400 Seating Plan page.
To see the De Havilland DHC-8-400 seat map, seating chart and seating configuration visit our Bombardier Q400 Seat Map - Seating Chart page.
De Havilland DHC-8-400 Landing Gear:
Here on the website you can learn about the De Havilland DHC-8-400 landing gear. To get the full details on the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 landing gear visit our Bombardier Q400 Landing Gear page. This page has detailed information on the operation of the De Havilland DHC-8-400 landing gear and some of the De Havilland DHC-8-400 landing gear problems.
De Havilland DHC-8-400 Propeller - Dowty R408
The De Havilland DHC-8-400 propeller is the Dowty R408 a six blade propeller built by Dowty a GE Aviation company. To learn more about the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 propeller visit our Bombardier Q400 Propeller - Dowty R408 page, which has the specifications, dimensions and details on the De Havilland DHC-8-400 Propellers.
De Havilland DHC-8-400 Cockpit and Flight Deck:
The De Havilland DHC-8-400 Cockpit - Flight Deck has 5 LCD screens displaying all the avionics information. To get the full details on the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Cockpit and Flight Deck visit the Bombardier Q400 Cockpit - Flight Deck page.
De Havilland DHC-8-400 Range:
The De Havilland DHC-8-400 range is around 1,756 sm (Statute Miles) depending on the configuration of the De Havilland DHC-8-400 aircraft. To learn about the full details on the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 range go to the Bombardier Q400 Range page on our site.
De Havilland DHC-8-400 Type Rating:
The De Havilland DHC-8-400 type rating is offered by many companies worldwide, with FlightSafety International being the main provider of the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 type rating. To get the full facts on the De Havilland DHC-8-400 type rating go to the Bombardier Q400 type rating page.
To learn all about the De Havilland DHC-8-400 turboprop use the Bombardier Q400 Information pages because the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 series turboprop is actually the Bombardier Q400.