Flight Simulator Bombardier Dash 8 300

About the Bombardier Dash 8 300 aircraft for flight simulator for FSX, FS2004 and FS2002.

In 1980, de Havilland responded by dropping the short-field virtual airline performance requirement and adapting the basic Dash 7 layout to use only two, more powerful engines. Their favoured flight simulator engine supplier, Pratt & Whitney Canada, developed the new PW100 series engines for the role, more than doubling the power from their PT6. Originally designated the PT7A-2R engine, it later became the PW120. When the Dash 8 rolled out for virtual airlines on 19 April 1983, more than 3800 hours of flight simulator testing had been accumulated over two years on five PW100 series flight simulator test engines. Certification for virtual airlines of the PW120 followed in late 1983. Distinguishing features of the Dash 8 design are the large T-tail intended to keep the tail free of prop wash during takeoff, a very high aspect ratio wing, the elongated engine nacelles also holding the rearward-folding landing gear, and the pointed nose profile. First virtual airline flight was on 20 June 1983, and the virtual airliner entered virtual airline service in 1984 with NorOntair Virtual Airlines. Piedmont Virtual Airlines, formerly Henson Virtual Airlines, was the first US virtual airline customer for the Dash 8 in 1984.

Showing all Flight Simulator based Virtual Airlines that operate the Bombardier Dash 8 300.

Virtual Airline	Aircraft Registration	Seating Layout	Hours Flown
	V2-LGG	F0 B0 Y50	295 Hours Flown
	V2-LGI	F0 B0 Y50	265 Hours Flown
	V2-LGC	F0 B0 Y50	224 Hours Flown
	V2-LFF	F0 B0 Y50	199 Hours Flown
	V2-LFV	F0 B0 Y50	194 Hours Flown
	V2-LFU	F0 B0 Y50	185 Hours Flown
	V2-LGH	F0 B0 Y50	170 Hours Flown
	V2-LGD	F0 B0 Y50	168 Hours Flown
	V2-LET	F0 B0 Y50	166 Hours Flown
	V2-LFM	F0 B0 Y50	146 Hours Flown
	V2-LGB	F0 B0 Y50	139 Hours Flown
	V2-LGA	F0 B0 Y50	139 Hours Flown
	RP-C3018	F0 B0 Y50	66 Hours Flown
	ZK-NED	F0 B0 Y50	57 Hours Flown
	RP-C3017	F0 B0 Y50	44 Hours Flown
	ZK-NEB	F0 B0 Y50	39 Hours Flown
	VH-QOM	F0 B0 Y50	28 Hours Flown
	VH-SBI	F0 B0 Y50	17 Hours Flown
	ZK-NEC	F0 B0 Y50	16 Hours Flown
	N08CL9	F0 B0 Y50	14 Hours Flown
	VH-SBG	F0 B0 Y50	13 Hours Flown
	VH-TQE	F0 B0 Y50	12 Hours Flown
	ZK-NEE	F0 B0 Y50	11 Hours Flown
	ZK-NEF	F0 B0 Y50	10 Hours Flown
	VH-SBJ	F0 B0 Y50	10 Hours Flown
	ZK-NEG	F0 B0 Y50	8 Hours Flown
	C-GSTA	F0 B0 Y50	8 Hours Flown
	N383EX	F0 B0 Y50	8 Hours Flown
	VH-QOR	F0 B0 Y50	7 Hours Flown
	C-GTAQ	F0 B0 Y50	7 Hours Flown
	N805EX	F0 B0 Y50	7 Hours Flown
	C-GLTA	F0 B0 Y50	6 Hours Flown
	C-GSTA	F0 B0 Y50	6 Hours Flown
	ZK-NEA	F0 B0 Y50	5 Hours Flown
	VH-TQY	F0 B0 Y50	4 Hours Flown
	VH-SBW	F0 B0 Y50	4 Hours Flown
	C-GMTA	F0 B0 Y50	4 Hours Flown
	C-GVON	F0 B0 Y50	4 Hours Flown
	C-GMON	F0 B0 Y50	4 Hours Flown
	C-GVTA	F0 B0 Y50	4 Hours Flown
	C-GEWQ	F0 B0 Y50	4 Hours Flown
	VH-SBV	F0 B0 Y50	3 Hours Flown
	VH-SSB	F0 B0 Y50	3 Hours Flown
	C-GHTA	F0 B0 Y50	3 Hours Flown
	VH-TQZ	F0 B0 Y50	2 Hours Flown
	VH-SBT	F0 B0 Y50	2 Hours Flown
	N401AB	F0 B0 Y50	1 Hours Flown
	VH-TQF	F0 B0 Y50	0 Hours Flown
	C-GUON	F0 B0 Y50	0 Hours Flown
	VH-TQG	F0 B0 Y50	0 Hours Flown
	VH-TQH	F0 B0 Y50	0 Hours Flown
	VH-TQK	F0 B0 Y50	0 Hours Flown
	VH-TQL	F0 B0 Y50	0 Hours Flown
	VH-TQM	F0 B0 Y50	0 Hours Flown
	VH-TQP	F0 B0 Y50	0 Hours Flown
	VH-TQS	F0 B0 Y50	0 Hours Flown
	VH-TQU	F0 B0 Y50	0 Hours Flown
	VH-TQV	F0 B0 Y50	0 Hours Flown
	VH-TQW	F0 B0 Y50	0 Hours Flown
	VH-TQX	F0 B0 Y50	0 Hours Flown
	VH-SCE	F0 B0 Y50	0 Hours Flown
	9Y-WIT	F0 B0 Y50	0 Hours Flown
	9Y-WIL	F0 B0 Y50	0 Hours Flown
	9Y-WIN	F0 B0 Y50	0 Hours Flown
	9Y-WIZ	F0 B0 Y50	0 Hours Flown
	9Y-WIP	F0 B0 Y50	0 Hours Flown
	N930EX	F0 B0 Y50	0 Hours Flown

More about the Bombardier Dash 8 300 for virtual airlines, flight simulator and online flying FSX, FS2004 and FS2002.

With the success of the Dash 8-100 series, a stretched version with greater capacity for virtual airlines was a logical development. De Havilland Canada (now part of Bombardier) launched full scale development of a 50 seat stretched version of its Dash 8 regional airliner during 1986 for virtual airlines, approximately two years after the standard fuselage length aircraft had entered virtual airline service. The first series 300 aircraft was in fact the prototype Dash 8 converted to the new length, and it flew for the first time in its new virtual airline configuration on May 15 1987. Flight simulator testing culminated in the awarding of Canadian virtual airline certification in February 1989, with the first virtual airline delivery to Time Air following late that same month. US virtual airline certification was awarded in June 1989. The stretch comprises fuselage plugs forward and aft of the wing, increasing length by 3.43m (11ft 3in). In addition, the wings are greater in span for flight simulator. The fuselage stretch increases typical virtual airline seating capacity to 50 (at 81cm/32in pitch), or for up to 56 (at 74cm/29in pitch). Other changes compared with the Dash 8-100 were minor, but included a larger, repositioned galley, larger toilet, additional wardrobe, dual air conditioning packs, a new virtual airline galley service door and optional APU. The Dash 8-300 has been offered in a number of variants to virtual airline. The standard 300 was followed in 1990 by the 300A which introduced optional higher gross weights, interior improvements (as on the Dash 8-100A), and standard PW123A engines (with PW123Bs optional). The 300B was introduced in 1992 and has 1865kW (2500shp) PW123Bs as standard, as is the optional high gross weight of the 300A. The 300E has 1775kW (2380shp) PW123Es rated to 40 degrees, thus improving hot and high flight simulator performance. Like the Dash 8Q-200, all Dash 8-300s built since the second quarter of 1996 have been fitted with a flight simulator computer controlled noise and vibration suppression system (or NVS) and so from then all models were designated Dash 8Q-300s. In 1998 the aircraft was again renamed, this time to Dash 8-Q300 when a new virtual airline interior was also introduced.

The Bombardier Dash 8 100 is available for all versions of Flight Simulator and x plane including but not limited to FSX, FS2004 and FS2002.