Cessna 208 Caravan
Sign in to saveAlso known as C208, 208 Caravan, Caravan, Cessna Caravan, Cessna Caravan 1
1982 utility aircraft family
Key facts
- Type
- Regional airliner , utility aircraft
- National origin
- United States
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Status
- In service
- Primary users
- FedEx Feeder Brazilian Air Force Afghan Air Force Colombian Aerospace Force
- Number built
- 3,000 (2022)
- Manufactured
- 1982–present
- First flight
- December 9, 1982
- Variant
- Soloy Pathfinder 21
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Operator
- Mesa Airlines
- Country of origin
- United States
- Mass
- 3310
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Official website
- cessna.txtav.com/en/turboprop/caravan
- Image
- AOPA-GrandCaravan.jpg
- Height
- 4.32
- Length
- 11.46
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- maximum capacity
- 9
- Commons category
- Cessna 208
- wingspan
- 15.88
- vehicle range
- 1797
- maximum operating altitude
- 27600
- cruise speed
- 174
- first flight
- 1982-08-08
- service entry
- 1984-00-00
- total produced
- 1500
- Commons gallery
- Cessna 208 Caravan
- wing configuration
- shoulder wing
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cessna 208 Caravan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.