IOC: 1995
Production: 91
Unitary Cost: USD$13.0 million
Also Known As:
Q200B
Origin:Canada
Contractor/s:
Bombardier
Description:
Bombardier's Q Series is a family of turboprop passenger aircraft outstanding by its durability and low noise emissions. These aircraft are also known as de Havilland Dash 8, Dash 8 designation also refers to Q100 model. They operate on regional routes and is enabled for operation at extreme climates such as arctic, tropic or desert. Originally, Dash 8 was the name assigned to this aircraft but in the 1990s Bombardier changed to Q Series to remark it was a quiet aircraft. As of 2005, more than 650 of these aircraft have been sold logging more than 13 million flight hours so far.
Bombardier has developed a family of turboprop aircraft varying the seating capacity from 37- to 70-seat which share a common crew training. Bombardier introduced a new Noise and Vibration Suppression (NVS) system in the Q Series aircraft for enhanced cabin comfort. The NVS system also lowered the noise emissions to unprecedented levels which were deemed as unattainable in the previous generations of turboprop aircraft.
The Q200 was develop to meet the requirements of airlines needing more power and greater payload but retaining the Q100 size. This critical requirement was met through the PW123 engine rated at 2,150 shp replacing PW120A and PW121 engines used on the Q100. The PW123 engine also powers the larger Q300 aircraft. The Q200 was demonstrated highly suitable operating at high locations and hot climate compared to Q100. In addition to Q100, Q200 can be operated from runaways as short as 800 meters.
Bombardier launched the Q200 project in 1992 and the first aircraft was delivered to an airline in 1995. It retains the maximum takeoff weight compared with Q100, is faster 290-kt versus 270-kt, but the aircraft's maximum range is shorter by 100 nautical miles (180 kilometers). The Q200 flight endurance is 9 and half hours. Optionally, the Q200 can be converted from a passenger aircraft into an all cargo aircraft taking as little as 20 minutes to reconfigure the cabin layout.
On 20 December 1996, LADS Corporation Limited of Adelaide, Australia, selected Dash 8 Series 200B as an airborne platform for revolutionary hydrographic survey of shallow coastal waters. The aircraft was scheduled for entry into service by mid-1998. On 30 January 1997, MBA Pty. Limited of Papua New Guinea placed an order for one Q200 turboprop aircraft and took options on one additional Q200. The firm order aircraft was valued at $12.5 million and was scheduled for delivery in September 1998.
On 8 October 1997, Midroc Aviation placed an order for two Q200s valued at $26 million and took an option on an additional aircraft. Aircraft deliveries were expected to be executed between 1997 and 1998. On 3 April 1998, Qantas placed an order for a Q200 airplane for its subsidiary Sunstate Airlines. On 18 May 1998, Augsburg Airways of Germany placed an order for four Q300 and two Q200 turboprop airplanes worth $78 million. On 17 March 1999, British carrier Jersey European Airways placed an order valued at $250 million for 3 Q200, 4 Q300, 4 Q400 and 4 CRJ200 airplanes.
On 26 March 1999, Piedmont Airlines placed an order for 9 Q200 airplanes. On 15 April 1999, Taiwan-based UNI Airways Corporation placed an order for one Q200 airplane plus another Q200 as option. On 13 September 1999, Surveillance Australia placed an order for two Q200 turboprop aircraft valued at $25 million. On 13 January 2000, Nagasaki Airways placed an order for one Q200 aircraft to be delivered in 2001.
On 22 September 2000, Mexico's Secretaria de Marina of the Mexican Navy ordered a Q200 turboprop aircraft for VIP transportation due for delivery in 2001. On 15 June 2005, Bombardier announced the third order for Q200 Multi-Role Surveillance Aircraft (MRSA) from US Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Office. The two other aircraft were ordered in 2003 and 2004.
Specifications Accommodation: Crew 3, Passengers 39
Dimensions: Height 7.5 m, Length 22.3 m, Wingspan 25.9 m
Weights: Max Weight 16,465 kg (36,299 lb), Min Weight 10,483 kg (23,111 lb), Payload 4,213 kg (9,288 lb)
Performance: Ceiling 7,620 m (25,000 ft), Cruise Speed 149 mps (536 kph), Endurance 10 hours 30 min, Max Range 1,713 km (925 nm)
Power: Power 4,300 shp
Other: Number of Engines 2
Family Members: Q100, Q300, Q400Related Equipment Power plant:PW100(2)
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Australia
Brazil
Colombia
Ethiopia
Germany
Japan
Mexico
Papua New Guinea
Taiwan
United Kingdom
United States of America