Jazz Dash 8 400 Freighter

[Bajan Pilot]

Jazz has never had any Q models except for the 400.

[dhc#]

So has Jazz utilized the freighter config yet?

[2R]

How much pop and chips can they haul ?
Better practice those short field landings

[Rowdy]

Rumor has it, that it has not actually operated.

[Inverted2]

I asked some Q pilots and yes, best intentions but the idea never “took off”

[rudder]

Unlike AC which sourced customers prior to developing their cargo mods, Jazz took the “If you build it, they will come” approach.

Nobody came.

[Daniel Cooper]

They'll use it in Pickle Lake in 30 years.

[GoinVertical]

I really thought when they had announced this that they had already figured out a structure to distribute some of the freight AC was bringing into YYZ/YUL to smaller communities...

Obviously that wasn't the case.

[goingnowherefast]

They'll use it in Pickle Lake in 30 years.

They'll be out of cycles, so run them unpressurized with a giant hole cut in the side to fit roof rafters. I'm sure they'll still be sporting Jazz paint because anybody in Pickle Lake is too cheap to paint planes.

[co-joe]

This mod leaves the seat tracks, windows, overheaed bins and everything still intact. Basically takes the seats out and strap down cargo to the seat tracks instead. The isle needs to be open because fire supression will be people walking down the isle with a fire extinguisher. There's no weight reduction, nothing being done to actually make it into a "good" freighter. This is temporarily repurposing the airplane to haul a little freight. They want the plane to quickly transform back into a passenger aircraft with minimum effort. If they wanted a perminant Q400 freighter, the overhead bins would be gone, windows removed and plugged with aluminum, floor would be entirely changed. Fire supression would be automated so the now non existant isle can carry cargo. The weight capacity of a perminant Q400 freighter would be substantially higher than this temporary mod.

Hopefully the first thing a cargo Dash would have is a barn door.

[goingnowherefast]

Yeah hopefully, turn the air stairs into a massive cargo door if there becomes a real Q400 freighter. The rear doors needs to support flight loads from the tail, the front just needs to support the cockpit weight, no controlling and stabilizing forces.

[discountpilot]

Did Jazz offer to fly freighter for 10% off? Just curious.

[rxl]

Did Jazz offer to fly freighter for 10% off? Just curious.

NO

[flyingcanuck]

Did Jazz offer to fly freighter for 10% off? Just curious.

Hahahaha good one

[discountpilot]

Did Jazz offer to fly freighter for 10% off? Just curious.

Hahahaha good one

I'll be here all week.

[Inverted2]

I don’t think Jazz even did any revenue Q400 freighter flights period. If we did it was only a handful.

[Canuck1988]

Did Jazz offer to fly freighter for 10% off? Just curious.

Hahahaha good one

I'll be here all week.

Probably longer, depending on recalls...