C208B shown - Longer fuselage
The Cessna Caravan aircraft is known for its rugged utility and flexibility. With its powerful turboprop engine, the Caravan aircraft delivers the rare combination of high performance, low operating costs and ability to adapt to a wide variety of missions. (Cessna's website)
Made to 1-1 scale, my model of the 208 is the first of mine to have a full modeled airfoil with functional everything. All the doors open and there's even a well modeled interior. You've even got a few cup holders in the back. Wayfinder map made by PlaneWelder
Controls are easy. AG-1,2,3,4 for doors, AG7 for GYRO and AG8 for wheel control.
General characteristics
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)
Aspect ratio: 9.702
Airfoil: wing root: NACA 23017.424, wing tip: NACA 23012[49]
Empty weight: 4,730 lb (2,145 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 8,000 lb (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)
Propellers: 3-bladed McCauley constant speed, full feathering, reversible pitch
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)
Avionics
Garmin G1000 with GFC700 integrated digital automatic flight control system
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Specifications
Spotlights
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General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 51.7ft (15.7m)
- Length 41.1ft (12.5m)
- Height 17.2ft (5.2m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 6,949lbs (3,152kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.306
- Wing Loading 31.3lbs/ft2 (152.9kg/m2)
- Wing Area 221.9ft2 (20.6m2)
- Drag Points 1801
Parts
- Number of Parts 680
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 2,693
Fun caravan facts: the B model, the little humps in front of the wings are the wing routes of the little caravan (the A model- the shorter one) the wings are the same just moved further aft, the bumps are the wing route with a faring over it, and was done to keep parts the same on the production line.
The flaps on the caravan were made too large and the ailerons too small, the fix was spoilerons on the outer sections in front of the flaps, the flaps are also asymmetrical with the left flap containing a triangular notch in them, the notch was added for the little caravan due to the flap hitting the cargo door if the flaps were down and the cargo door open, this feature also is on the B model to keep parts the same, despite the notch not being needed
The EX is the only variant to come with the 4 blade prop as a stock add on from factory
(800 hours logged in the caravans- A, B and EX models)
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