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Cessna 208
Light Utility · Cold War (1970–1991)
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.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Light Utility
- Domain
- Civil
- Era
- Cold War (1970–1991)
- Engine
- 1× turboprop
- Thrust / Power
- 675 shp
- Length (ft)
- 37
- Wingspan (ft)
- 52
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 4730
- MTOW (lb)
- 8001
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 25000
- Range (mi)
- 1231
- Max Speed (mph)
- 214