CVA Dash 8 World Tour Charter!

The DeHavilland Dash 8 is one of the best, and most popular, turboprop aircraft in the world today. Jump in the cockpit of this great aircraft for a round-the-world adventure, starting in Canada and visiting the far north, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, South Pacific, Australia and back across the Pacific through Alaska and home!

The plan is to use smaller regional airports wherever possible, and to avoid the bulk of "main-stream" Europe, which is already serviced by CV'eh charter services. Instead, we'll visit some of the more "out-of-the-way" locales that a North American pilot normally wouldn't fly into. Countries such as Belarus, the Ukraine, Iran/Iraq, Pakistan, India and other such areas. I intend to fly to countries I've never been to before, and probably will never fly to again.

Aircraft

As it is a Dash 8 charter, use of the Dash is mandatory on all legs of the flight. There are many great, free aircraft available from our own CVA site and all the other major FS download areas. However, I HIGHLY recommend the FANDA Dash8-Q300_2 v1.004b for the journey. It's simply the best FS aircraft I've ever flown and it's FREE! Click the banner to find this great aircraft!

You can also find some great panel enhancements at AVSIM.COM.

CVA repaint of FANDA's Dash 8 by Ken (CVA487) is available HERE. (Many thanks Ken!)

DHC8Q300 specifications

General

Crew 2+1
Passengers 50-56
Engines
Number Two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123B turboprops
Power 2,500 shp
Propellers Hamilton Standard 14SF-23 four-blade, reversible pitch

Avionics
Honeywell SPZ-8000 dual-channel digital AFCS
Dual digital air data system
Primus 660 weather radar
Collins nav/comm systems

Dimensions

External:
Length overall 84 ft 3in 25.7 m
Wingspan 90 ft 27.4 m
Wing area (net) 605 ft2 56.2 m2
Height overall 24 ft 7 in 7.49 m
Fuselage maximum diameter 8 ft 10 in 2.69 m

Internal:
Cabin length (excluding cockpit) 41 ft 6 in 12.6 m
Cabin maximum width (centreline) 8 ft 3 in 2.51 m
Cabin width (floor level) 6 ft 8 in 2.03 m
Maximum height 6 ft 5 in 1.95 m
Floor area (excluding cockpit) 329 ft2 30.6 m2
Cabin volume 1,838 ft3 52 m3
Baggage volume 320 ft3 9.1 m3

Doors & exits:
Passenger door (LH, fwd)
Height 5 ft 5 in 1.65 m
Width 2 ft 6 in 0.76 m
Height to sill 3 ft 7 in 1.09 m
Baggage door (LH, aft)
Height 5 ft 1.52 m
Width 4 ft 2 in 1.27 m
Height to sill 3 ft 7 in 1.09 m

Weights

Maximum takeoff weight 43,000 lb 19,505 kg
Maximum landing weight 42,000 lb 19,051 kg
Maximum zero fuel weight 39,500 lb 17,917 kg
Typical operating weight empty 25,995 lb 11,791 kg
Maximum payload 13,505 lb 6,126 kg
Payload with full fuel 11,327 lb 5,138 kg
Fuel capacity 835 U.S. gal /
695 lmp. gal

Performance

Range: NM SM KM
Maximum range (50 pax) 841 968 1,558
(with optional LR fuel tanks) 1,098 1,264 2,034

Speeds:
Maximum cruise speed 285 kts 328 mph 528 km/h


Airfield Performance:
FAR takeoff field length (SL, ISA) at MTO 3,865 ft 1,178 m
FAR landing field length (SL) at MLW 3,415 ft 1,041 m

Ceiling:
Maximum operating altitude 25,000 ft 7,620 m

FAR 36
Noise Level: EPNdB
Takeoff 80.5
Sideline 86.9
Approach 93.3

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