The Cessna 208 Caravan is a single turboprop short-haul regional airliner and utility aircraft built in the USA by Cessna. The airplane typically seats 9 passengers, with a 1 person crew, although with a FAR Part 23 waiver, it can seat up to 14 passengers. It has a typical cruise speed of 184 knots (340 km/h) true airspeed (KTAS), and can carry close to 2,000 lb (900 kg) of payload.
The Caravan first flew in 1982, and was certified in October of 1984.
There are several basic models of the Caravan: the original Caravan I with a 600 shp (450 kW) Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114, the 208B Grand Caravan with a 1.2 meter longer cabin and 675 shp (500 kW) PT6A-114A, and the Caravan 675: basically the Caravan I with the more powerful PT6A-114A turbine engine.
Cessna Caravans are also popular with mail couriers such as FedEx.
External links
Cessna 208 (http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=158) - Technical Data concerning The Cessna 208
The Grand Caravan is Cessnaâs top of the line turbo prop.
With a single engine and three blade propeller, the Grand Caravan reaches an average speed of 180 mph and is a short range aircraft reaching up to 960 miles.
The Grand Caravan seats up to eight passengers with an interior cabin of 5.2W x 16.7L x 4.3H.
The Cessna 208 Caravan is an unpressurized single turboprop light utility and passenger aircraft manufactured by Cessna Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas.
The aircraft is in operation in 70 countries worldwide and is known for its capability to use rough fields and airstrips, its economical operation and versatility for high speeds and heavy loads.
Caravan is known for its capability to use rough fields and airstrips.
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