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The horizontal stabiliser sits at the very top of the vertical fin.
Regional turboprop identification practice
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 Identification Quiz
Use this focused practice page to learn the visual clues for the De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400, then test yourself in the image quiz.
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Recognition checklist
Three visual clues
Pointed nose
The forward fuselage tapers more sharply than an ATR 72’s rounded face.
Long body
The cabin looks stretched behind a high wing carrying six-blade propellers.
At a glance
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 specifications
Published headline figures vary by configuration and operating conditions.
- Length
- 32.8 m
- Wingspan
- 28.4 m
- Capacity
- Up to 90 passengers
Source: De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400
Make it stick
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Use the visual clues in a focused image quiz with immediate explanations.