Cessna Aircraft Company
Cessna 208 Caravan
Manufactured 1982–present
Introduction date 1984
First flight December 9, 1982
Cessna 208 Caravan First flight Dec 9, 1982
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| General information | |
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| Type | Utility aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Cessna |
| Status | In service |
| Primary users | FedEx Feeder |
| Number built | 3,000 (2022) |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1982–present |
| Introduction date | 1984 |
| First flight | December 9, 1982 |
| Variants | Soloy Pathfinder 21 |
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History Cessna Aircraft Company
Cessna 208 Caravan
Manufactured 1982–present
Introduction date 1984 First flight December 9, 1982
The Cessna 208 Caravan is a utility aircraft produced by Cessna. The project was commenced on November 20, 1981, and the prototype first flew on December 9, 1982. The production model was certified by the FAA in October 1984 and its Cargomaster freighter variant was developed for FedEx. The 4 ft (1.2 m) longer 208B Super Cargomaster first flew in 1986 and was developed into the passenger 208B Grand Caravan. The strutted, high wing 208 typically seats nine passengers in its unpressurized cabin, is powered by a single Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A tractor turboprop and has a fixed tricycle landing gear, floats, or skis.
By 2022, 3,000 had been delivered and 24 million flight hours have been logged. Caravans have been used for flight training, commuter airlines, VIP transport, air cargo, skydiving and humanitarian missions.
Development
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On November 20, 1981, the project was given a go-ahead by Cessna for its Pawnee engineering facility. John Berwick, chief engineer at Pawnee, conceived of a single engine, high-wing airplane with a large payload. Berwick had originally approached Vice President Bill Boettger with the idea and once Dwane Wallace approved it, Berwick told Russ Meyer he would design it.
The prototype first flew on December 9, 1982. The production model was certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in October 1984.
Deliveries began in 1985, and amphibious floats were approved that same year.A freighter variant without cabin windows was developed at the request of Federal Express as the Cargomaster. FedEx had been initially planning to build twin-engine piston-powered airplanes with Piper Aircraft, but picked the Caravan after surveying it and having flown the prototype, becoming its standard carrier.
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Cessna Aircraft Company
Cessna 208 Caravan Manufactured 1982–present
Introduction date 1984 First flight December 9, 1982
Cessna Aircraft Company
Cessna 208 Caravan
General Info
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- Crew: one or two
- Capacity: nine passengers or 13 with FAR Part 23 waiver
- Length: 37 ft 7 in (11.46 m)
- Wingspan: 52 ft 1 in (15.87 m)
- Height: 14 ft 11 in (4.53 m)
- Wing area: 279 sq ft (25.96 m2)
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- Empty weight: (2,145 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: (3,629 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 2,224 lb (1,009 kg) / 332 US gal (1,257 L)
- Cabin height: 54 in (1.37 m)
- Cabin width: 64 in (1.63 m)
- Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A turboprop, 675 shp (503 kW)
Performance
- Cruise speed: 186 kn (214 mph, 344 km/h) true air speed
- Stall speed: 61 kn (70 mph, 113 km/h) calibrated air speed
- Range: 1,070 nmi (1,230 mi, 1,980 km)
- Service ceiling: 25,000 ft (7,600 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,234 ft/min (6.27 m/s)
- Wing loading: 28.674 lb/sq ft (140.00 kg/m2)
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Cessna 208 Caravan First flight Dec 9, 1982
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