Rated 0 The de Havilland Canada Dash7 was developed as a short takeoff and landing plane, with a lot of noise control restrictions of smaller airports in mind. It had large props which spun at slower speeds around 1000rpm-which is very unlike most modern planes, turboprop or otherwise, creating some sense of trouble:). Also the interior noise of the turboprops at any speed would've been deafening, hence the
Dash 7 pointed down
The captain's announcement,
Doesn't make a sound
Rated 0 The de Havilland Canada Dash7 was developed as a short takeoff and landing plane, with a lot of noise control restrictions of smaller airports in mind. It had large props which spun at slower speeds around 1000rpm-which is very unlike most modern planes, turboprop or otherwise, creating some sense of trouble:). Also the interior noise of the turboprops at any speed would've been deafening, hence the
Dash 7 pointed down The captain's announcement, Doesn't make a sound
just my take