Aircraft comparison

ATR 42 / 72 vs De Havilland Canada Dash 8

A Model
ATR 42 / 72 illustration

ATR 42 / 72

ATR · variant ATR 72-600

Still in production
1984First flight72Typical passengers1,404 kmRange
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B Model
De Havilland Canada Dash 8 illustration

De Havilland Canada Dash 8

De Havilland Canada · variant Dash 8 Q400

Out of production since 2022
1983First flight82Typical passengers1,596 kmRange
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Natural rivals

In a nutshell

The De Havilland Canada Dash 8 carries 10 more passengers than the ATR 42 / 72: 14% more.

Over 1,000 km of cruise, the De Havilland Canada Dash 8 arrives 28 minutes ahead of the ATR 42 / 72.

Nose to tail, the De Havilland Canada Dash 8 is 5.7 m longer than the ATR 42 / 72.

To scale

Parked side by side at the same scale: each drawing is as wide as the aircraft is long (the chosen variant or, when the model is chosen, its representative variant).

AATR 42 / 72
ATR 42 / 72 illustration
27.2 m · 89 ft
BDe Havilland Canada Dash 8
De Havilland Canada Dash 8 illustration
32.8 m · 108 ft
10 m

Figure by figure

Each bar is measured against the largest in the comparison; the crown marks the leader.

Passengers and range
A72up to 78
B82up to 90
A1,404 km758 NM
B1,596 km862 NM
A2 h 45 min
B2 h 24 min
Speed and altitude
Cruise speedA Mach 0.48 · B Mach 0.63
A510 km/h275 kt
B667 km/h360 kt
A7,620 m25,000 ft
B7,620 m25,000 ft
Size
Length
A27.2 m89 ft
B32.8 m108 ft
A27.1 m89 ft
B28.4 m93 ft
Height
A7.7 m25 ft
B8.3 m27 ft
Weights
A23,000 kg50,706 lb
B29,574 kg65,199 lb
A13,450 kg29,652 lb
B17,885 kg39,430 lb
Production
Units built
A1,800
B1,250

Lifeline

From each model's first flight to the end of its production.

AATR 42 / 721984 → today
BDe Havilland Canada Dash 81983 → 2022
19801990200020102020

Figures for each variant (and, when the model is chosen, for its most representative variant), taken from manufacturers' published specifications and standard aviation references: every configuration changes them somewhat. A specific aircraft takes its variant's figures when its designation identifies it unambiguously, plus the data in its own record.

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