Cessna 208 Caravan
The original short-fuselage Caravan: a 675 shp PT6A-114A, fixed gear, a large cargo door and up to 14 occupants where approved. Flown for freight, skydiving, on floats and in the bush, also from grass and gravel strips.
Performance
- Cruise speed
- 186 kt
- Max operating speed (VMO)
- 175 kt
- Range
- 1,070 nm
- Service ceiling
- 25,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 1,234 ft/min
Fuel
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1 · Jet A
- Usable fuel
- 1,010 kg
- Total capacity
- 1,010 kg
- Wing tanks
- 2 × 507 kg
Turbine fuel is shown as mass, at a typical 0.80 kg/l, the way crews plan it.
Runway
- Minimum runway
- 626 m
- Take-off distance over 15 m (50 ft)
- 626 m
- Landing distance from 15 m (50 ft)
- 495 m
- Usable surfaces
- Asphalt · Concrete · Grass · Gravel
The longer of take-off and landing distance. At 3,629 kg, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway, no wind.
Cockpit and systems
- Cockpit
- Glass cockpit
- Avionics
- Garmin G1000 NXi
- Systems
- Autopilot · Constant-speed propeller
Weights and capacity
- Max passengers
- 13
- Minimum crew
- 1
- Cockpit seats
- 2
- Max take-off weight (MTOW)
- 3,629 kg
- Max landing weight
- 3,538 kg
- Empty weight
- 2,145 kg
Licence and training
- Licences that cover it
- PPL(A) · CPL(A)
- Class rating
- SET (land)
- Extra training or endorsements
- Turbine engine · Variable-pitch propeller
EASA terms. Other authorities name and split ratings differently.
Flight rules and approvals
- Flight rules
- Certified for IFR
- Approvals
- Night VFR · Known icing (FIKI)
Assumes the usual equipment. The aircraft's own documents decide what it may fly.
Type
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Category
- Aeroplane
- Engines
- 1× Turboprop
- ICAO type designator
- C208
- Wake turbulence category
- L · Light
- In service since
- 1985
Scale drawing
- Length
- 11.46 m
- Wingspan
- 15.88 m
- Height
- 4.52 m
- Fuselage width
- 1.75 m
- Propeller diameter
- 2.69 m
Drawn to scale from the published length, span and height; finer shapes are approximate.
Size comparison
- Cessna 208 CaravanLength 11.46 m
- Daher TBM 960Length 10.74 m
All drawn at one scale. The person is 1.8 m tall.
Speeds
- VSOStall, landing configurationStall speed with gear and full flaps down. Bottom of the white arc.
- 50 kt
- VS1Stall, cleanStall speed in the clean configuration. Bottom of the green arc.
- 63 kt
- VRRotationSpeed at which you lift the nose wheel on take-off.
- 70–75 kt
- VYBest rate of climbMost height in the shortest time.
- 107 kt
- VAManoeuvring speedBelow it, a full control deflection will not overstress the airframe (at maximum weight).
- 115–150 kt
- VFEMax flaps extendedHighest speed with flaps down. Top of the white arc.
- 125–150 kt
- VMOMax operating speedSpeed limit of a turbine aircraft in knots; higher up, the Mach limit (MMO) applies instead.
- 175 kt
A range runs from light to maximum weight, or across the flap settings for VFE. The exact speed depends on weight, flaps and conditions.
Typical published values for the named variant, for learning only. Always fly with the aircraft's own flight manual (POH/AFM).
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