Sas Dash 8 Q400. The wings tail plane and front end of the fins are equipped with a de icing system. The aircraft have accounted for approximately 5 percent of the group s passengers.
Bombardier dash 8 q400 specs the transverse section near the circle of the fuselage and the tail section are manufactured by mitsubishi. The q400 aircraft is equipped with a r408 type six bladed composite propeller supplied by dowty. The aim is to replace traffic based on the q400 by reallocating current aircraft in the sas group s fleet and by means of leasing.
Bombardier dash 8 q400 is one of the quietest turboprop aircraft in the world developed by bombardier aerospace de havilland canada.
The development of this aircraft is intended to meet the requirements of regional airlines for larger aircraft on high density routes and short distances. In january 2000 sas was the first customer to use the dash 8 q400 in its traffic operations. It was the ninth similar happening with the same type of aircraft. The q400 aircraft is equipped with a r408 type six bladed composite propeller supplied by dowty.
