JC Wings EW28Q1002

JC Wings EW28Q1002 is a 1/200 scale diecast model of the de Havilland Canada Dash 8-Q103 (DHC-8-Q103) registration JA8973 in Ryukyu Air Commuter livery.

DHC-8-103: 1987 variant powered by two PW121 engines and increased MTOW.

RAC

Kyukyu Air Commuter (acronym: RAC) is a Japanese airline operating domestic passenger services. Formed in 1985, it is owned by Japan Transocean Air (72.9%), other shareholders (22.0%) and Okinawa Prefecture (5.1%).

de Havilland Canada Dash-8

The de Havilland Canada Dash 8 (DHC-8) is a Canadian twin-engine regional airliner developed from the Dash 7. It features improved cruise performance and lower operational costs, although it does not have short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities. The maiden flight took place on June 20, 1983, and it entered service in 1984 with NorOntair and Piedmont Airlines. The Dash 8 is manufactured in four variants: the initial -100, which seats 37-40 passengers; the more powerful -200; the stretched -300, which accommodates 50-56 seats; and the -400, which holds 68-90 seats. The Q Series, introduced in 1997, includes an active noise control system. The Q-400 is the only model currently in production.

In 1988, Boeing purchased de Havilland Canada, but it was sold to Bombardier in 1992. In 2019, Longview Aviation Capital acquired the manufacturing rights to the Q-400 and revitalised the de Havilland Canada brand.

The cockpit crew consists of two pilots, while the passenger cabin typically accommodates between 37 and 82 passengers, depending on the variant.

The Dash 8 is powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada turboprop engines, mounted one on each wing. These engines drive either four-bladed Hamilton Sundstrand propellers or six-blade Dowty propellers.