IATA DH7ICAO DHC7

De Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash 7

De Havilland Canada

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Quiet four-engine STOL turboprop for short runways.

First flight

1975

Category

Regional turboprop

Seating

Range

1,300 km

Engines

Four Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-50 turboprops

Status

In service (limited)

The De Havilland Canada DHC-7, commonly known as the Dash 7, is a four-engine turboprop airliner designed for short takeoff and landing (STOL) operations. Developed in the 1970s, it was engineered to operate from very short or unprepared airstrips while carrying a meaningful passenger load, targeting remote communities and city-centre airports with restricted runway lengths. The aircraft features large, slow-turning propellers and advanced noise-suppression design, making it notably quieter than contemporary turboprops. This allowed it to serve airports with strict noise restrictions, including London City Airport during its early years. A total of 113 aircraft were built before production ended in 1988. Though largely retired from passenger service, a number of Dash 7s continue to fly in cargo, survey, and utility roles. Its STOL capabilities and rugged construction made it popular with operators in Arctic, island, and mountainous regions around the world.

Notable operators

Notable operators included Wardair, Rocky Mountain Airways, Tyrolean Airways, Brymon Airways, and Air Greenland.

Notable facts

›First flew on 27 March 1975 from Downsview, Ontario.
›Designed to operate from runways as short as 700 metres.
›One of the quietest turboprop airliners ever built due to its low-RPM propeller design.
›Was among the launch aircraft at London City Airport when it opened in 1987.
›Total production run was 113 aircraft, ending in 1988.

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The de Havilland Canada DHC-7, popularly known as the Dash 7, is a turboprop-powered regional airliner with short take-off and landing (STOL) performance. Variants were built with 50–54 seats. It first flew in 1975 and remained in production until 1988 when the parent company, de Havilland Canada, was purchased by Boeing in 1986 and later sold to Bombardier. In 2006 Bombardier sold the type certificate for the aircraft design to Viking Air, which was later reorganized as De Havilland Canada.

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