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Support aircraftIn limited service
STOL regional airliner
De Havilland Canada Dash 7 is a sTOL regional airliner originating in Canada. It was built by de Havilland Canada.
CanadaAI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of De Havilland Canada Dash 7; geometry is illustrative. Not evidence for specifications.
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Canada
de Havilland Canada
In limited service
Various airlines Canadian Forces United States Army Air Tindi
114
1975–1988
February 3, 1978
March 27, 1975
De Havilland Canada Dash 8
2
50–54 passengers
80 ft 7.75 in (24.5809 m)
93 ft 0 in (28.35 m)
26 ft 2 in (7.98 m)
860 sq ft (80 m 2 )
27,690 lb (12,560 kg)
44,000 lb (19,958 kg)
4 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-50 turboprop engines, 1,120 shp (840 kW) each
231 kn (266 mph, 428 km/h)
690 nmi (790 mi, 1,280 km) with 50 passengers and baggage
21,000 ft (6,400 m) 25,000 ft (7,620 m) without passengers
1,120 ft/min (5.7 m/s) en-route, flaps and landing gear up
root: NACA 63A418 mod ; tip: NACA 63A415 mod
2,260 ft (689 m)
1,950 ft (594 m)
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 24.5809 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 24.5809 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 24.5809 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 24.5809 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 24.5809 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 24.5809 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
De Havilland Canada Dash 7 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
CanadaNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Fixed-wing deployment", 2 rows summed. The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
United StatesDirectory active-fleet estimate for the source types DHC-7 (EO-5C) (Recce), grouped under De Havilland Canada Dash 7. Sums only the listed service and role rows; includes training and special-mission versions where explicitly listed. Excludes the separate Ordered column, aircraft in storage, aircraft undergoing or awaiting upgrades, and the directory's other exclusions. This is the dated directory coverage of these types, not a complete owned-fleet census or a readiness count.