All this great discussion has got me thinking on what the Dash-8 needs?
Any ideas? XM Satellite Radio? Keyless trunk entry? Heated seats? LED turn signals? Dual cup holders? Give up? New engines!! :)
So here we have the Dash-9. I am replacing the PW120A/PW121 engine with the General Electric TF34-GE-2 turbofan with 9,275 lbf. Engines are from a S-3.
The maximum takeoff weight of the Dash-8 is 36,300 lb. The maximum takeoff weight of the S-3 is 52,539 lb. Lots of power to spare. The main landing gear will be moved to fuselage sponsons. And then I'll add all other fiddly bits to make a it MPA or some other long range resource.
Please filter out the the nacelle bits. I'll cut those off when I am ready to build this kit.
Note that I used my patented IAOFTABSAFTTROAMMFTPOACTCPFALTPABOBM.