| Manufacturer |
Blackburn Aircraft |
De Havilland Canada |
| Description |
The Blackburn B-20 was an experimental aircraft, first flying in 1940, that attempted to drastically increase the performance of flying boat designs. |
The De Havilland Canada DHC-8, commonly known as the Dash 8, is a series of turboprop-powered regional airliners, introduced by de Havilland Canada (DHC) in 1984. |
| First Flight |
1940-03-26 |
1983-06-20 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1984-01-01 |
| Production End |
|
2005-01-01 |
| Designer |
John Douglas Rennie |
De Havilland Canada |
| Type |
Prototype flying boat |
Turboprop regional airliner |
| Length (m) |
21.0312 |
22.2504 |
| Height (m) |
7.62 |
7.3152 |
| Cockpit Crew |
6 |
|
| Max Seating |
|
37 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
492.4593 |
|
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
535.2275 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
|
7620 |
| Armament |
provision for two turrets and other defensive positions; bomb-cells in centre section |
|
| Capacity Description |
|
37 |
| National Origin |
United Kingdom |
Canada |
| Number Built |
1 |
1258 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Rolls-Royce Vulture X-24 liquid-cooled piston engines, 1283 kW (1720 hp) each |
PW123C/D, -100: PW120 |
| Primary Users |
Royal Air Force |
QantasLink, WestJet Encore, Widerøe, Voyageur Airways |
| Status |
|
Production suspended since 2022, pending new facility |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_B-20 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_Dash_8 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
24.9936 |
25.908 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
99.0346 |
54.3483 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Rolls-Royce Vulture |
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |