Cessna
Grand Caravan
Versatile Caravans operate around the world, carrying passengers and cargo on a dizzying variety of missions. The ubiquitous Cessna 208 first flew in 1982, and the single-engine turbine pioneers have logged more than 10 million flight hours and counting. Caravans now carry G1000s as standard equipment, cruise up to 184 knots and can cover 907 nm with IFR fuel reserves.
Cost: $2.16 million
Engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-114A, 675 shp
Length: 41 ft 7 in
Height: 15 ft 6 in
Wingspan: 52 ft 2 in
Seats: 11/14 (including pilot)
Max cruise speed after max gross takeoff: 184 KTAS @ 10,000 ft/fuel burn 379 pph
Max speed at max operating altitude: 155 KTAS @ FL220/fuel burn 257 pph
Empty weight: 5,215 lb (typically equipped)
Max takeoff weight: 8,750 lb
Usable fuel: 335 gal/2,224 lb
Useful load: 3,570 lb
Max payload with full fuel: 1,346 lb
Takeoff over 50-ft obstacle: 2,420 ft (MGTOW @ sea level, std conditions)