The Cessna 208 Caravan is a single-engined turboprop, fixed-tricycle landing gear, short-haul regional airliner and utility aircraft that is built in the United States by Cessna. The airplane typically seats nine passengers with a single pilot, although with a FAR Part 23 waiver it can seat up to fourteen passengers. The aircraft is also used for cargo feederliner operations.

 

The Caravan interior can be outfitted with seats or cargo holds. The standard high-density airline configuration features four rows of 1-2 seating behind the two seats in the cockpit. This variant is capable of holding up to thirteen passengers, although it is marketed as being able to make a profit carrying just four. The cabin can be configured in a low density passenger configuration, with 1-1 seating, as a combination of passengers and cargo, or as a strictly cargo aircraft. Many variants include an underbelly cargo pod, which can be used for additional freight capacity, or for passenger baggage. A number of Caravans are operated as skydiving aircraft with the left-side cargo hatch converted to a roll-up door

 

General characteristics

• Crew: one or two

• Capacity: 12  passengers 

• Length: 41 ft 7 in (12.67 m)

• Wingspan: 52 ft 1 in (15.88 m)

• Height: 15 ft 1 in (4.60 m)

• Wing area: 279 sq ft (25.9 m2)

• Aspect ratio: 9.555

• Airfoil: NACA 23000 Series

• Empty weight: 4,558 lb (2,067 kg) (weight of typically equipped unit is 2127 kg/4690 lb)

• Gross weight: 8,807 lb (3,995 kg) (maximum landing weight is 3856 kg/8500 lb.)

• Fuel capacity: 335.6 gallon/2246 lb

• Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A-140 turboprop, 868 hp (647 kW)

• Propellers: 3-bladed Hartzell Constant speed, full feathering, reversible pitch, 8.8 ft 106 in (5.37 m) diameter

Performance

• Maximum speed: 213 mph (343 km/h; 185 kn) true air speed

• Cruise speed: 213 mph (185 kn; 343 km/h) true air speed

• Stall speed: 70 mph (61 kn; 113 km/h) calibrated air speed

• Never exceed speed: 201 mph (175 kn; 323 km/h) indicated air speed

• Range: 1,240 mi (1,078 nmi; 1,996 km) with max fuel and reserves

• Service ceiling: 25,000 ft (7,620 m)

• Rate of climb: 1,275 ft/min (6.48 m/s)

• Wing loading: 31.49 lb/sq ft (153.7 kg/m2)

Avionics

• Garmin G1000 with GFC700 integrated digital automatic flight control system