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{{infobox Aircraft
|image =DHC-8.jpg
|image   = DHC-8.jpg
|name =Bombardier Dash 8
|name   = Dash 8
|type =Turboprop Airliner
|type   = Turboprop airliner
|fdm =YASim
|authors = Alex Park
|status =Development
|fdm    = YASim
|authors =Alex Park
|fgname  = dhc8
|fgname =
|status  = Development
}}
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The '''Bombardier Dash 8''' (formerly the '''de Havilland Canada Dash 8''', sometimes abbreviated as '''DHC-8''') is a series of twin-engined, medium range, turboprop [[:Category:Airliners|airliner]]s. Introduced by [[:Category:de Havilland Canada|de Havilland Canada]] (DHC) in 1984, they are now produced by [[:Category:Bombardier Aerospace|Bombardier Aerospace]]. Since 1996, the aircraft have been known as the '''Q Series''', for "quiet". Over 900 Dash 8s of all models have been built. Bombardier forecasts a total production run of 1,192 units of all Dash8/QSeries variants through the year 2016.
[[File:dhc8300q.jpg|thumb|270px]]
[[File:DHC-8 British Airways.jpg|thumb|270px|Two DHC-8s in British Airways colors at [[TNCM]].]]
The '''Bombardier Dash 8''', previously known as the '''de Havilland Canada Dash 8''' or '''DHC-8''' is a twin turboprop [[aircraft]] typically used on short-haul routes.
 
The [[FlightGear]] version is a working DHC8-300Q model, although lacking some instruments, most importantly the VSI.


== External links ==
== External link ==
* [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1748&st=0&sk=t&sd=a Forum topic]
* [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1748&st=0&sk=t&sd=a Forum topic]


[[File:DHC-8 British Airways.jpg|thumb|270px|Two DHC-8s in British Airways colors at [[TNCM]].]]
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[[Category:Airliners]]
[[Category:Airliners]]
[[Category:Twin-engined aircraft]]

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