De Havilland Canada Dash 7

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Dash 7
Brymon Airways Dash 7 in 1983
Role	STOL regional airliner Type of aircraft
National origin	Canada
Manufacturer	de Havilland Canada
First flight	March 27, 1975
Introduction	February 3, 1978
Status	In service
Primary users	Various airlines Canadian Forces United States Army Venezuelan Navy
Produced	1975–1988
Number built	113
Developed into	De Havilland Canada Dash 8

The de Havilland Canada DHC-7, popularly known as the Dash 7, is a turboprop-powered regional airliner with short take-off and landing (STOL) performance. Variants were built with 50–54 seats. It first flew in 1975 and remained in production until 1988 when the parent company, de Havilland Canada, was purchased by Boeing in 1986 and later sold to Bombardier. In 2006 Bombardier sold the type certificate for the aircraft design to Victoria-based manufacturer Viking Air.