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Cessna 208 Familiarisation Course
The Cessna 208 Caravan, also known as the Cargo master, is a single turboprop engine,
fixed-gear short-haul regional airliner and utility aircraft built in the USA by Cessna. The
airplane typically seats nine passengers, with a single person crew, although with a FAR
Part 23 waiver, it can seat up to fourteen passengers. The aircraft is also used for cargo
feederliner operations.
The prototype first flew in December 1982 for two years of certification and testing. The
production model was certified by the FAA in October of 1984. Since then, the Caravan
has undergone a number of design evolutions. Working with FedEx, Cessna produced
first the Cargomaster, and followed that with the stretched and upgraded Super
Cargomaster. The passenger model, the Grand Caravan, was derived from the Super
Cargomaster.
Cessna offers the 208B in many configurations. The basic 208 airframe can be outfitted
with various types of landing gear, allowing it to operate in a wide variety of
environments. Some common adaptations include skis, enlarged tires for unprepared
runways, and pontoon floats on the Caravan Amphibian model.
AIRPLANE OVERALL
Length (Overall) 37.58 Feet
Height (Maximum) 14.83 Feet
Wing Span (Overall) 52.16 Feet
Propeller Diameter (Hartzell) 100.00 Inches
Propeller Diameter (McCauley) 106.0 Inches
Propeller Ground Clearance (Nose tire inflated and nose strut fully extended 4.50 inches)
(Hartzell) 14.52 Inches
Propeller Ground Clearance (Nose tire inflated and nose strut fully extended 4.50 inches)
(McCauley) 11.53 Inches
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Landing Gear Track Width
(Centerline to centerline MLG tire):
Standard Tires 11.66 Feet
Optional Tires 11.66 Feet
Wheelbase (At static empty weight) 11.62 Feet
FUSELAGE
Cabin Width
(Maximum sidewall to sidewall) 62.00 Inches
Cabin Height
(Floorboard to headliner) 51.00 Inches
Cabin Volume
(Including rear baggage area) 341.4 Cubic Feet
Cargo Pod 83.7 Cubic Feet
WINGS
Area (Includes cabin top) 279.40 Square Feet
Chord Length and
Root W.S. 35.00 77.995 Inches
Mean Aerodynamic Chord
(W.S. 141.45) 66.398 Inches
Wing Station 308.00 48.108 Inches
Projected Tip (W.S. 310.00) 47.892 Inches
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Models
208A Caravan I the basic introductory model, outfitted for passenger operation.*
208A Caravan 675 the current production model of the basic Caravan, with higher-
powered PT6A-114A engine.
208A Cargomaster Developed with FedEx, a pure cargo version of the Caravan. FedEx
took delivery of 40 of these aircraft.
208B Grand Caravan A stretch of the Caravan I by 4 feet. The 208B also features a
more powerful PT6A-114A engine.
208B Super Cargomaster The cargo variant of the 208B series. FedEx took delivery of
260 of these.
Caravan Amphibian A 208A Caravan with Wipaire 8000 floats in place of the landing
gear, for water landings. Some models of the floats are amphibious, also allowing land
landing.
General Info
Cruise Speed -175knots324 km/h
Engine- Pratt & Whitney Canada, Inc., Free Turbine. Flat Rated at 675 shaft
horsepower PT6A-114A.
Propeller -McCauley three-bladed, constant speed, full feathering, reversible, 106-inch
diameter
Powerplants
208 - One 450kW (600shp) Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114 turboprop driving a
three blade variable pitch Hartzell propeller.
208-675, 208B Super Cargomaster & Grand Caravan - One 505kW (675shp) PT6A-114A.
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Fuselage
The fuselage is constructed of aluminum Alloy and is divided into three major
sections:-
Forward Section
Center Section
Tail cone section
The Forward Section
The fuselage forward section consists of mainly
The instrument panel
The avionics panel
Circuit breaker panel
Center pedestal
Center Section
The center section contains of the Cargo/ passenger compartment, Seat rails and
access plates.
The Tail Cone section
The tail cone section contains the oxygen cylinder, filler valve access plate, flight
control cables, Emergency locator transmitter, baggage partition, access plates and
stinger.
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Aileron controls
The aileron controls consists of cables, Qudrants, bellcranks and push pull rods.
The System is divided into two loops
Low tension loop-In the fuselage
High tension Loop- In the wings
Roll Spoilers
Pair of Roll spoilers are mounted above the outboard ends of the Flaps These are
incorporated to improve low speed roll control.
These spoilers are interconnected with the aileron system through a push rod
mounted to an arm on the aileron bellcranks.
These Spoilers only move upwards.
Aileron trims
The Right (Stbd) trim tab is actuated by the pilot it is actuated by use of Cables, Jack
screw actuator and push rods.
The Left (Port) trim tab is a servo tab and is mechanically displaced in the opposite
direction when the aileron is moved
Elevator Control
Is a conventional cable system, consists of a FWD and AFT bellcrank and a push pull
rod. These are located under the cabin floor. The aft bellcrank connects to the
elevator torque tube via the push rod.
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Elevator trim
The elevator trim is located on the trailing edges of the elevator both Left and right.
This Tab consists of a sprocket/chain and cable assembly.
It is actuated by a trim wheel located on the center pedestal in the cockpit.
Rudder Control
The rudder control is a conventional cable and bellcrank system .It is controlled by
manually movement of the rudder pedals in the cockpit.
Rudder trim
This consists of a trim wheel driving a flex shaft which is connected to the rudder
pedals shaft.
This movement moves the rudder.
Flaps
The wing flaps consist of a cabin mounted electrically driven jackscrew type actuators.
The system consists of Two flap motors
A Main and a Standby Motor.
The system actuation is achieved by the use of bellcranks and push rods.
Fuel System
The fuel system holds 332.0 US gals total.
The fuel is contained in the wings in a wet
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Wing cavity in each wing. Filing of the tanks is accomplished through outboard fuel
filler caps.
Both tanks are connected to a center reservoir Tank before it is fed to the engine.
Landing Gear
The Landing gear is a fixed gear, employing a rugged three piece tubular main gear
spring assembly and a steerable nose gear equipped with an oil snubber shock strut
and a tubular spring drag link.
Main gear shock absorption is provided by a tubular spring steel main gear spring with
a center main gear tube connecting the two outer main gear legs at the gear attached
trunnions.
Brake System
The brake system is hydraulic operated.
It has two (2) master cylinders and a brake reservoir.
The reservoir supplies the fluid for actuating the brake.
Electrical System
The electrical system is a 28 V, single wire negative ground direct current system.
Power is supplied by a 200A Starter /generator and a 28V lead acid battery .Power
may also be supplied through an external connection.
An optional stand by electrical power source is provided by a belt driven 70A
Alternator
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