What Makes the Q400 Amazing

I was on a turboprop once already, but I'm still looking for a chance to flying a Dash 8. Way back I got a hop in an RCAF Buffalo. But I'm thinking it was different somehow. My Grandfather flew a De Havilland Mosquito in the war. He was killed on ops in 1943. My dad liked to tell a tory about the time he saw a De Havilland Beaver take off in the width of the runway and then coming around over the airfield, throttling back and actually move backwards relative to onlookers. It was obviously a very windy day.

this is making me want to fly the Q400 in msfs hurry Up Majestic ffs arghh

Unfortunately, it just didn’t sell in North America to the same level as the other models.

Great video and since its 2 years old i kinda was looking forward to watching some more of your dash 8 content. Unfortunately i saw your last video was a year ago.

I hope you are doing well.

Q400 is the most amazing garbage can in the world, it can fly! But, it can't land without falling apart...

I'm watching this dreaming that soon enough Majestic will bring their excellent Dash 8 to MSFS. They've announced the Q400 but also the smaller variants!

Great video. I fly in the Q400 regularly and I'm interested in the Q designation. I assume they play the engine noise 180 degrees out of phase to cancel the noise, but my, it is a noisy aircraft. Especially when taxiing when there is a mid range whirring/growling sound on some of them.

I would like to learn more about the Dash-8 Landing gears

Beautifully condensed, Mac...More strength to you, in your future videos, to enhance the learning and comprehension of ppl who wish to learn👍

Late to the game here but great video. I have always thought this was a cool plane. Even more so after this. One question…what are the three little balls on the centre windshield pillar? They are on other aircraft to and I have always been curious.

Worst planes to fly on as a passenger. I hate these planes.

Terrific job!

This particular model seems to have a history of landing gear troubles. I’m interested in seeing an extended series on this plane. Well Done Sir.

Comfortable enough flight I found

In high school my shop teacher told us that before he retired from dehaviland he worked as an engineer responsible for the landing gear design for the dash 8. I didn’t appreciate this at the time. His name was Mr Fraser, I don’t remember his first name. Really smart guy.

Q400 is faster YYZ TO YUL than an A 320.

The Skyking brought me here

I am a frequent flyer on 400 Air Canada Express. Only problem what we run into quite often the lock of the luggage room. Sometimes the grand crew having difficult time to be able to fit all of the luggages and yes, we need to double the plane with a second 400, efficiency is gone. Other then that this little "Deery" is so much fun to fly and so cute! Yes, as you mentioned the braking power of the props reversing flow is amazing! Winter time on slippery runways is much much safer than the runners brake! Love this bird! ❤

Max, as you may know, hor-stabs are airfoils that are "flipped upside down" which create "lift" in the opposite direction, when sufficient airflow is flowing over and under it. Therefore what you'll have is a plane that tends to pitch up not down.
Since you mentioned the Twin Otter... I suggest you google am image of it again and look at where the hor-stabs are positioned on it... they are right in the flow of thrust generated by the props.

What makes it amazing is sky king

i would love to see more

I took the Dash 8-400 for the first time with Air-Canada from Bathurst N-B to Montreal Qc. It was a 90 minutes flight, the flight it self went pretty good. The only complaint I have it the seat are thight.

Are they safe? I'm flying in one for the first time this weekene lol super nervous.

Is it true that these planes can stop upon landing so quickly that the seatbelts can bruise the passengers?

Flew to Croatia with one of those, you feel every smallest turbulence and good forbid if there is some stronger wind, acceleration prior to take off is so all of a sudden that is far from pleasant, landing is also very stressful as it decelerates so quickly after the touchdown and is not very stable..maybe it was due to the pilot I don't know, will not complain about the noise as it is a propeller airplane so it is what it is, however I would rather skip it next time if possible

Well not it’s landing gear lock

Unless they have made the cabin more comfortable to fly in as a passenger IT Sux. The most unfit plane to travel in 🤨

Please do a seres

I love the view of the landing gear

Im taking a QANTAS Dash 8 400 from Brisbane to Longreach tommorrow.

I loved the F27 Friendship, which was much loved here in Australia.

However, i think the Dash 8 is a great replecement for the Friendship. It has proved itself well.

This is first airliner and my favorite airliner. I fly Majestic's sim as I don't use X-Plane right now.

Flown on one twice, very powerful on take off, around 1500 ships horse power each engine, ,think in the late eighties jersey European used to fly them from Birmingham to Majorca, great plane.

This made me miss flying the Q4XP in XP11. Truly one of the best (if not the best) turboprop sim out there. A close tie with the Hotstart TBM tbh. Great vid!

I always thought the Dash 8 looks like a throwback to 1950 designs. The ATR 42/72 looks a lot more modern with it's sleek aerodynamics.

Correction - The horizontal stabilizer provides downforce for stability not lift - Additional airflow from the propellers causes the nose to pitch up - Not down.

Asian Spirit a small airline in the Philippines has Dash 8 and used in short runways of the old airport such as Caticlan as its a STOL. Now Q400 NextGen was used by Philippine Airlines.

Kindly continue with the Q400 series, awaiting more of your content

Hi, Can you please explain why Dash Q 400 features a significantly large horizontal tail (16.7 sq. m with much bigger volume coefficient of ~1.7 ) compared to ATR 72 (11.7 sq. m with volume coefficient of ~1.1)?

Informative, excellent detail and superb graphics. Yes, would love more - such as flaps and slat operations, landing gear and that bit about cabin pressure levels prior to opening hatches after landing. 👍

I’m a copilot of a q400 and I can say it’s a beast! You have the risk of overspending with 1 engine inop up to 8000 feet😂

Small correction but if the horizontal stabilizer is behind the downwash if would cause it to generate more down force, not lift, since the airfoil shape is cambered upwards, so it would pitch nose up not nose down.

All i know is sitting 4 adults widthwise on these things should be a crime.

Im doing my ATPL's rn and my instructor flew a dash 8 for flybe, great plane, my other instructors were pilots for the hercules, phatoms, 747s, 737s but theres somthing so great about the dash 8's

I love this plane.

I would definitely watch and surely enjoy a series on the Dash 8

great movie. concise but clear descriptions and detailed animation.

I'm watching this Aviation Video Topic on The Dash 8-400's The Dash 8 Family of Turboprops which I fly on back in the Day I hoped to fly on There Q400's Turboprops in the near future Awesome Video Man 100%