De Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash-7

The de Havilland Canada DHC-7, popularly known as the Dash 7, is a turboprop-powered regional airliner with STOL (short take off and landing) performance. It first flew in 1975 and remained in production until 1988 when the parent company, de Havilland Canada, was purchased by Boeing and was later sold to Bombardier. Bombardier sold the type certificate for the aircraft design to Victoria-based manufacturer Viking Air in 2006.

Users

 * Canada
 * Canadian Coast Guard
 * Royal Canadian Air Force
 * Royal Canadian Navy
 * United States
 * United States Air Force
 * Venezuela
 * Venezuelan Air Force

Related Development

 * De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
 * De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash-8

Comparable Aircraft

 * ATR-42
 * Antonov An-24
 * Convair 540/580/600/640
 * Dornier Do328
 * Fokker F27 Friendship
 * Hawker Siddeley HS748
 * Saab 340