page_title: Cessna 208 Caravan
section_title: Civilian
hierarchical_section_title: Cessna 208 Caravan / Variants / Civilian
caption_attribution_description: My ride for Puerto Escondido - Oaxaca that day...
context_page_description: 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 longer 208B Super Cargomaster first flew in 1986 and was developed into the passenger 208B Grand Caravan.
  The strutted, high wing 208 typically seats nine passengers in its unpressurized cabin, is powered by a single Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A tractor turboprop and has a fixed tricycle landing gear, floats or skis.
  By November 2017, 2,600 have been delivered and 20 million flight hours logged.
  Caravans are used for flight training, commuter airlines, VIP transport, air cargo and humanitarian missions.
context_section_description: 208 Caravan
  First production variant with a PT6A-114 turboprop engine and seating for up to nine passengers. The landplane variant was type approved on October 23, 1984 and the seaplane version with Wipline Model 8000 Amphibious/Seaplane Floats was type approved on March 26, 1986. Early aircraft can be modified to use the higher-powered PT6A-114A but have restricted operating limits.
  208 Caravan 675
  Marketing designation for the 208 Caravan with a higher-powered PT6A-114A engine.
  208A Cargomaster
  A pure-cargo version of the Caravan developed with Federal Express (now FedEx); 40 aircraft produced. All 208A aircraft were serialized as 208 models.
  208B Grand Caravan
  Officially named the 208B Caravan but marketed as the Grand Caravan. The 208B is 4 ft (1.2 m) longer than the 208; extending the cabin by the same amount. The 208B has a PT6A-114A engine. It was originally certified as a two-seater cargo version on October 9, 1986 and as an 11-seater passenger aircraft on December 13, 1989.
  208B Grand Caravan EX
  Marketing name for upgraded version of the 208B Caravan certified in December 2012, with a more powerful 867 hp (647 kW) Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6A-140 that improves the rate of climb by 38% and was developed by Pratt & Whitney Canada specifically to power the 208B. The unladen weight is 807 lb (366 kg) more but maximum payload is only 90 lb (41 kg) more. While the 192 hp (143 kW) more powerful PT6A-140 gives a 11-knot (20 km/h) higher cruise speed – and rate of climb is improved by 94 feet per minute (0.48 m/s), range is reduced to 964 nautical miles (1,785 km) on a similar fuel capacity. It requires a longer take off run at 2,160 feet (660 m) and its landing roll is at 1,871 feet (570 m). In early October 2019, after just under six years in production, the company had delivered 500 Grand Caravan EXs.
  208B Super Cargomaster
  Marketing name for the cargo variant of the 208B series. FedEx purchased 260 of this variant.
  Caravan Amphibian
  A 208 or 208B with either Wipaire 8000 or 8750 floats that have retractable landing gear, for water landings or land operations.
caption: 208B Grand Caravan in Mexico with its right rear airstair door open. The 208B Grand Caravan is 4 feet (1.2 m) longer than the 208 and the passenger-carrying version has eight side windows instead of the 208's six.
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