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CESSNA



10,000,000 FLIGHT HOURS. AND COUNTING.



it more tan 10 million eet ours under its massive, stalwart wings, te Cessna Caravan as set

legendary standards or a wororse aircrat. Yet tis penomenal perormer is ar rom content to rest on

its ard-earned laurels. In today’s Caravan tere are even more tools to elp you get te job done. A next-

generation glass cocpit and a new anti-ice system empower you to venture wit even more confdence. So climb

aboard. Fire up te ultra-dependable, 675-orsepower Pratt & Witney turbine engine. And go get ‘em.

HOw THe TOUGHeST OF ALL



ame great Caravan. All-new comman

center. Tis Garmin G1000® glas

cocpit integrates all primary igt, engine

and sensor data to provide intuitive, at-a-

glance situational awareness. Te system

includes ully integrated transponder

and dual Nav/Comm/GPS. Two LCD

primary igt displays and a center

Multiunction Display present real-time

igt-critical data. Including trafc.

Topograpic and relative terrain.

Digital attitude and eading. Engine and

Airrame Indication and Crew Alerting.

Standard equipment also includes te

impressive capabilities o te new Garmin

digital, ully-integrated GFC 700 auto

mated ligt control system. All o wic

bring new levels o saety and confdence to

your go-anywere, do-everyting Caravan

wITH eveRywHeRe TO G



Cross-country business jaunts are perectly suited or te ard-carging twin jets o a Cessna Citation. But

or serious eavy liting to destinations on and o te beaten pat, te Caravan is, ands down, your go-to

drat orse. Tis extremely economical aircrat will aul watever you need to carry and land werever

you need it to be. And wit bot Sure Ting ® wororses in your stable, you’re poised to ully exploit te

combination o speed, versatility and capability oered by te ardest-woring perormers in any business.TO yOUR STAbLe.



Weter you’re ying or amily sport or raw utility, it sould go witout saying tat te Cessna Caravan is

one aptly named veicle. Wit up to 340 cubic eet o cabin space or up to 12 passengers*, you can carry a

mountain o cargo or a ealty combination o bot. Your sojourns ar and wide will always be well-provisioned.*Dependingon localregulations.

THe OF THe



Tarmac. Water. Dirt. Grass. Gravel. Tundra. And so on. Wen equipped wit te appropriate

gear or te igt aead – sturdy pontoons or water and massive weels or roug felds – te

Caravan greets all comers and maes even te most unappealing terrain a welcome airstrip. So

weter it’s toucing down wet or dry, your landing can be about as smoot as te ligt itsel.

eNjOy A jUmbO HeLpING OF



ALL FOR ONe.

Freight-hauling missions. Amphibious missions. Airline missions. Life-critical missions. Watever te mission,

you can be sure tat te Cessna Caravan is already igly accomplised at it – many times over. And

tat tis ruggedly intrepid, amazingly versatile aircrat stands at te ready to mae it all appen or you.



mISSIONS



s a business tool, te Caravan is t

unequaled ing o te air wen i

comes to cost-efciency, yability and t

transportation o people and cargo witin

a 600- to 800- mile radius. But wen ard

earned personal time comes your way,

your Caravan’s more tan up to te

callenge o playing opscotc wit an

island cain, or auling gear and guests

to te peas o te Rocies. And wit te

sumptuous comort o te available Oasi

interior, you and your crew will start t

unwind te second you climb aboard.

TAke yOUR



Supple leater seating. Exquisite wood trim and cabi netry. Flat-panel video displays.

And elegant design options trougout. Wit te newly redesigned Caravan

Oasis Interior, your new luxury oice suite is located in a 25,000-oot ig-rise.

DeSeRveS AN OASIS.

Luxuryinterior option shown is oered byYingling Aviation under a supplementaltyp e ce



ure, te intrepid Caravan is beloved by

bus pilots, cargo aulers and outdoor

adventure guides. Yet te same eavy-liting,

land-anywere, ruggedly powerul qualities

tat mae it a woring-class ero ave

also made it a avorite or te world’s

wite-collar warriors. Tis igly eective

executive transport eatures more cabin

space tan a comparable twin-engine

aircrat. Yet it operates at a raction o te

cost. Weter you’re rolling up your sleeves

and getting down to business or rolling up

your pant cus or a wal on te beac.

ReD pOweR TIe



mISSIONS



Every day, Caravan Ampibians brin

civilization to corners o te eart ta

ave never even tougt o aving a tradi

tional runway. And, every day, unters

anglers and oter outdoorsmen use te

Caravan to escape civilization entirely.

So, go aead. Load it up wit a generous

amount o baggage and passengers.

Stu even more gear into te enormous,

sturdy oats. Lit o and y at speeds in

excess o 185 miles per

our or more tan

500 statute miles a

max payloa



As te largest single-engin e aircrat on oats built today, te Caravan oatplane is , by ar, te ultimate

ampibian. Ater all, tere’s a vast world out tere waiting to be explored. And your adventurousspirit souldn’t be limited by te weels on your aircrat. Seaplane-exclusive oats are also available.

SIGHTeD:



Imagine this: Tere’s tis quiet place, way o te beaten pat, were te tropy fs

are always ungry. And your Caravan Ampibian is ready to tae you, and your fsing

buddies, on te adventure o a lietime. So pac up all your avorite fsing tacle,

camping gear and provisions. Now, tae o. Splasdown were tey’re biting. And

return ome wit a creel ull o ying and fs stories tat need no embellisment.



mISSIONS



Every day, te

world counts on

FedEx to deliver.

In t u rn , FedEx

depends on a eet o more

tan 250 Super Cargomasters to mae

it appen. In an industry were every

second count s , FedEx nows te

Cargomaster’s 452 cubic eet o total

cargo volume will accommodate

even te largest orders, and tat

te 49 x 50-inc double cargo doors

will allow or ast loading o ully

palletized sipments. Wile te capable

675-orsepower Pratt & Witney

turboprop elps expedite delivery.

And w i t ront - to -bac load ing,

spacious lat looring and a 99%+

di spat c re l i ab i l i t y r a te , t e eavy -

l it ing Caravan is te ai l -sae coice

to elp you deliver te goods, as wel

AbSOLUTeLy, pOSITIveLy



mISSIONS



ressed in a coat o wite wit a red cross on its side, te Caravan oers trauma victims a second

cance. Srouded in a res coat o camo, it becomes a special-ops tool in te eort to preserve

peace. Wit a sort ground roll, impressive maximum weigt and generous cargo space, te Caravan

is suited to te needs o specialized operators. It’s quite simply te most versatile, efcient and logical

aircrat in its class, revered or its dependability in situations tat allow zero room or error. Weter

it’s surveilling wit inrared radar, providing disaster relie assistance, or deploying a paramedic crew

wit te Caravan to provide air ambulance services, tere will be gratitude all around at mission’s end.

HAve meTAL wINGS.



mISSIONS

A LOyAL AIRCRAFT



A LOyAL AIRCRAFTCReATeS LOyAL

Utilized by airline operators worldwide or

its adaptability, reliability and just plain

money-maing potential, te Caravan is

also a business tool or providing smaller,

underserved marets wit economical

transportation. A Grand Caravan can

accommodate up to 12 passengers and

two pilots*. Yet because te Caravan

can turn a proft transporting as ew

as our passengers, your proftability

grows wit eac additional passenger.

And wit te low maintenance costs

and low uel consumption o a single-

engine aircrat, your investment will go

urter. As it taes your airline arter.

*depending on local regulations.



CLeAR DISpLAyS OF INCOmpARAbLe pOweR.THE Garmin G1000 Glass CoCkpiT aT a GlanCE:



ARAVA

Glass Cockpit Displays. Wide viewing angles, clear sunlight

readability, and the highest resolution (1024 x 768) in their class.

PFD/MFD Reversionary Mode. PFD and engine data can be

transerred between displays.

Dual Nav/Comm/WAAS/GPS. Dual integrated radio modules

provide WAAS-certied, IFR oceanic-approved GPS; VHF navigation with

ILS; and VHF communication with 16-watt transceivers and 8.33-kHz

channel spacing.

Traffic. The optional KTA 870 Traic Advisory System (TAS) will

automatically display other transponder-equipped traic (Mode A/C

and S) within 40 nm.

Terrain Mapping. Includes topographic shading, relative terrain

mapping and obstacle clearance.

TAWS-B. The optional Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS-B)

provides aural and visual warnings and cautions o impending terrain.

Features include: excessive rate o descent, negative climb rate and voice

callout within 500’ o nearest runway elevation.

AHRS. Attitude Heading & Reerence System (AHRS). Solid-state system

capable o in-fight and on-the-move initialization.

Three-Axis Magnetometer. Provides ull three-axis magnetic

eld inormation in all fight attitudes.

Enhanced Safety Features. Standby pitot/static instruments

(airspeed, altimeter, attitude indicator).

EIS. Engine Indication System electronically displays and monitors all

critical engine, uel, vacuum and electrical inormation providing both

graphical and aural exceedence alerting.

ADC. The solid-state, digital air data computer computes TAS, CAS, VSI,

TAT, wind direction and velocity or display.

Weather. The Flight Information System (FIS) supplies XM Satellite Weather

and Radio services via the GDL69A datalink (subscriptions optional).

Digital Audio Panel. Includes three Comm, two Nav, Pilot/Crew

Isolation intercom capability, DME, ADF, HF, Satphone, entertainment and

clearance recorder playback capability.

GFC 700 AUTOPILOT. At eye level, at te top o te console,

rest te controls or te Garmin GFC 700 ully integrated ligt control

system. Wit innovative eatures including airspeed old, overspeed

protection, pitc old and coupled VNAV, te GFC 700 provides

precise lateral and vertical guidance and capabilities ormerly available

only on te most sopisticated business jets. Oter eatures include:

All-digital, 3-axis (pitch and roll), dual-channel, fail-safe system • Fully

coupled enroute legs, approaces, olding patterns, procedure turns,

DME arcs, vertical navigation (VNAV) • WAAS coupled for GPS-only

precision approaches • Control Wheel Steering (CWS) for temporary

hand flying without disconnecting autopilot • Flight Director command

bars • Dedicated Back Course (BC) mode.

ACTIVE WEAThER RADAR: For superb weater detection and avoidance, te G1000

glass cocpit integrates te Garmin GWX 68 Airborne Color Weater Radar. Using a 12-inc

pased array antenna or up to 305 nm reporting range, te GWX eatures various pilot-adjustable

scan angles, pitc and roll stabilization and oter “smart” eatures to provide te Caravan pilot

te ultimate picture o real-time igt conditions.

THE Garmin G1000 Glass CoCkpiT aT a GlanCE:

veNTURe wITH CONFIDeNCe.

For Caravan pilots, te days o juggling carts, asing or permission to get weater updates and wondering exactly wat’s luring beind tat cloud up aead



TAkEOFF AND CLIMB. Climbing out o Asheville, the system tracks your position relative to airports along your route o ight, Class B, C and D Airspace, MOAs, and

other restricted or prohibited areas. You can also monitor your progress as you pass waypoints you’ve included in your ight plan, including intersections, VORs, holding

patterns and fxes that comprise approaches at your destination. In addition, several key terrain graphics may also be simultaneously displayed. The result is increased

situational awareness and added saety during this phase o ight.

ENROUTE WEAThER. You cruise smoothly along, staying one step ahead o conditions with the optional XM Weather service. In addition to the unctions you’ll

likely use most oten – textual and graphical METARS, TAFs, NEXRAD radar, and graphical winds alot – you also get lightning, cloud tops, reezing levels, and

TFRs, as well as many other textual and graphical weather products. All this pilot-riendly inormation is automatically sent to your aircrat via the XM Satellite System and

updated continuously to provide you with a near real-time picture o conditions you’ll encounter – or avoid – during your light. Want even a little more reassurance? Range

rings depicting your range with reserves and maximum range based on current uel low and wind conditions are readily available.

For Caravan pilots, te days o juggling carts, asing or permission to get weater updates and wondering exactly wat s luring beind tat cloud up aead

are over. Now everyting about your journey is all at your ingertips – as tese our panels illustrate, depicting a ligt rom Aseville, N.C. to Mempis, Tenn.

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APPROAChING MEMPhIS. Get ready or a ar smoother approach. The G1000’s Electronic Approach Charts mean no more grappling with the ight bag or utzing

with tissue-thin papers during the absolute-busiest segment o your ight. To make the deal even sweeter, with optional Garmin ChartView powered by Jeppesen your

aircrat’s position is displayed on the upper section o the chart. Talk about the ultimate in situational awareness during the approach-to-landing phase. You’ll know exactly where

you are relative to the approach segment. And, there’s nothing new to learn; the charts are ormatted just like the ones you’ve likely been using or years. Simple and easy.

TAXI AND TERMINAL. Once on the ground in Memphis, optional Garmin SaeTaxi Charts make navigating even the most complex airport mazes ultra-simple and sae.

Your aircrat’s position is graphically superimposed on the airport diagram, which is complete with runway and taxiway designators as well as airport structures and

landmarks. So put away those clumsy books and charts. And enjoy all o the ease and benefts o ight the way it was meant to be. In a paperless cockpit.

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2 CARAVAN

CARGO POD

Te rugged cargo pod is one o te Caravan’s most popular

options and is available on all models except te Ampibian.

It provides an additional 111 cubic eet and 1,000 pounds o

useul storage space in our separate loading areas to prevent

weigt siting. Its wide loading doors acilitate easy access.

TURBINE ENGINE

Wit over 300 million total igt ours to its credit, Caravan’s

Pratt & Witney PT6A-114A engine as a sceduled overaul

interval o 3,600 ours and a ot section inspection at 1,800

ours. Te cowling can be completely removed in less tan

15 minutes, exposing te engine and accessories or exceptional

ease o maintenance.

DURABLE LANDING GEAR

Te main gear is a massive steel tube lined directly to te

uselage. Its lexible design is perect or grass, gravel and

even roug airstrips. Te nose gear is engineered to absorb

bot vertical and lateral orce by transmitting te impact to te

uselage. And large, roug-feld tires contribute urter to te

Caravan’s rugged exibility.

ANTI-ICING

A new TkS anti-icing system as been engineered on te Caravan

or enanced saety. Fluid is supplied to porous titanium panels

on te leading edge o te wings, propeller, windsield and tail to

eep critical suraces clear o ice. Wit no loss o perormance.



4 CARAVAN ARAVA

CARGO DOOR

Te Caravan’s let-side, 49 x 50-inc double cargo door allows easy,

precise insertion o even palletized cargo and oter large items.

Te sturdy two-piece design provides or maximum clearance and

convenient access or loaders.

AIRSTAIR

Te durable, rigt-rear airstair was created to enable passengers

to board quicly and efciently. Te door is easily opened or closed

rom inside and outside te aircrat. Once inside, passengers will

enjoy a comortable ride in te roomy Caravan cabin.

CARGO hAULER

Te Caravan’s square cabin and lat loor mae pacing

eicient and easy. Front-to-bac cabin loading is simpliied

wit pre-mared weigt-limit zones tat can be partitioned to

eep weigt rom siting.

NEW SEAT DESIGN

Standard Caravan seats ave been redesigned to oer maximum

comort. All seats can be easily repositioned or removed entirely to

accommodate mixed loads o passengers and cargo.

Four doors for easy access:

tw cew d, td d ge cg d.

Wide, flat floor and square cabin

cete xu cg ced te ey dg.

Wet wing tanks betweeftd

THe mANy QUALITIeS OF A CARAvAN.



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f the wg f wech eed.

F-fe wing

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Sturdy, comfortable seats

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bbg tires.

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glass cockpit f t--gcetut wee d ct.

Easily removed cowling

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Wet-wing tanks betwee ft d

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ctbutg t xu gef e th 1,100 ttute e.

All-metal propeller

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Pratt & Whitney PT6ATurboprop engine vde

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Inertial separator vde

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56 Caravan Authorized Service Stations 26 cute wdwde,

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Tks anti-icing system

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INTeRIOR CONFIGURATIONS



8 CARAVAN ARAVA

Sigl-Sat Rws

High-DsityAirli

EXECUTIVE

Te executive seating options tae you

to extreme places in extreme comort.

COMBINATION

Passengers and cargo? No problem. Your

Caravan can adapt to andle te load.

CARGO

Te Super Cargomaster oers a rugged,

at oor and 220 pounds more payload.

AIRLINE

Flexible seating confgurations provide

or up to 12 passengers and two pilots.*

*dependingon localregulations.

CARAvAN 675Cruise Speed (10,000 ft) ktas/km 186 344

Range (10,000 ft) nm/km 932 1,726I l d t k li b i d t



3 7 . 6 ’

52.1’

11.6’106”

1 4 .

8 ’

0 CARAVAN ARAVA

PeRfoRmAnce

Iluds tak,lib,ruis, dst,ad45-i. rsrv at ax.ruis pwr

S.L. Rate of Climb fpm/mpm 1,234 376

Certified Ceiling ft/m 25,000 7,620

Takeoff S.L. ISAGrudRll t/ 1,160 35450-t obs.t/ 2,053 626

Stall Speed (Ldg) ktas/km 61 113

Landing S.L. ISAGrudRll t/ 745 22750-t obs.t/ 1,655 504

Maximum Weights lb/kgRap 8,035 3,645Tak 8,000 3,629Ladig 7,800 3,538

Standard Empty Weight lb/kg 4,239 1,923

Maximum Useful Load lb/kg 3,796 1,722

Wing Loading lb/sq ft 28.6

Power Loading lb/hp 11.9

SPecIfIcATIonS

Itrir

Cabin (Aft of Pilot Area)Lgth t/ 12.7 3.7Hight t/ 4.3 1.3Width t/ 5.2 1.6

Vlu u t/u 254 7.2

extrir

Overall DimensionsLgth t/ 37.6 11.5Spa t/ 52.1 15.9Hight t/ 14.8 4.5

Cargo Pod (External) Optional

Wight Liit lb/kg 820 372 Vlu u t/u 83.7 2.4

Engine PT6A-114ASHP 675

Fuel Capacity gal/lb 335 2,248

Max Seating FAR 23/Other 10 14

Propeller– 3-bladd,cstat Spd,fullfathrig, Rvrsibl

DImenSIonS

RAnGe AnD PAYLoAD

200

370

1:09

173

400

741

2:14

179

600

1,111

3:18

182

800

1,482

4:23

182

965

1,789

5:16

183

100

185

:37

162

300

556

1:42

176

500

926

2:46

180

700

1,296

3:51

182

900

1,667

4:55

183

1,000

454

1,500

680

2,000

907

2,500

1,134

3,000

1,361

3,500

1,588

PAYLOAD Caravan (without pod)(lb) BOW =4,409 lb/2,000 kg(kg) (Includes 170 lbpilot & 45-minute fuelreserve

RANGE (nm)(km)

FLIGHT TIME

BLOCK SPEED (ktas)

CARAvAN AmpHIbIANCruise Speed (10,000 ft) ktas/km 162 300

Range (10,000 ft) nm/km 790 1,463Iluds tak lib ruis dst



3 8 . 9 ’

52.1’

10.6’106”

1 6 .

3 ’

2 CARAVAN ARAVA

PeRfoRmAnce

SPecIfIcATIonS

DImenSIonS

Iluds tak,lib,ruis, dst,ad45-i. rsrv at ax.ruis pwr

S.L. Rate of Climb fpm/mpm 1,110 338




Landing S.L. ISAGrudRll t/ 1,045 31950-t obs.t/ 1,935 590






Itrir


Vlu u t/u 254 7.2

extrir


Float Baggage

Wight Liit lb/kg 400 181 Vlu u t/u 23 0.7



Max Seating FAR 23/Other 10


RAnGe AnD PAYLoAD

100

185

:39

154

200

370

1:14

162

300

556

1:49

165

400

741

2:24

167

500

926

2:59

168

600

1,111

3:33

169

700

1,296

4:08

169

800

1,482

4:43

169

837

1,550

5:14

169

0

500

680

1,000

907

1,500

1,134

2,000

1,361

2,500

1,588

PAYLOAD Caravan (without pod)(lb) BOW =5,309 lb/2,000 kg(kg) (Includes 170 lbpilot & 45-minute fuelreserve

RANGE (nm)(km)

FLIGHT TIME

BLOCK SPEED (ktas)

Cruise Speed (10,000 ft) ktas/km 184 341

Range (10,000 ft) nm/km 907 1,679Iluds tak,lib,ruis, dst,

GRAND CARAvAN



1 5 .

5 ’

4 1 . 6 ’

52.1’

11.6’106”

4 CARAVAN ARAVA

ad45-i. rsrv at ax.ruis pwr

S.L. Rate of Climb fpm/mpm 975 297










Itrir


Vlu u t/u 340 9.6

extrir


Cargo Pod (External) Optional

Wight Liit lb/kg 1,090 494.4 Vlu u t/u 111.5 3.2



Max Seating FAR 23/Other 11 14


DImenSIonS

PeRfoRmAnce

SPecIfIcATIonS

DImenSIonS

PAYLOAD Caravan (with cargo pod)(lb) BOW =4,864 lb/2,206 kg(kg) (Includes 170 lbpilot & 45-minute fuelreserve

RANGE (nm)(km)

FLIGHT TIME

BLOCK SPEED (ktas)

100

185

:39

154

200

370

1:14

162

300

556

1:49

165

400

741

2:24

167

500

926

2:59

168

600

1,111

3:33

169

700

1,296

4:08

169

800

1,482

4:43

169

889

1,646

5:14

169

1,000

454

1,500680

2,000

907

2,500

1,134

3,000

1,361

3,500

1,588

RAnGe AnD PAYLoAD

Cruise Speed (10,000 ft) ktas/km 175 324

Range (10,000 ft) nm/km 862 1,596Iluds tak,lib,ruis, dst,ad45 i rsrv at ax ruis pwr

CARAvAN SUpeR CARGOmASTeR



4 1 . 6 ’

52.1’

11.6’106”

1 5 . 5

’

6 CARAVAN ARAVA

ad45-i. rsrv at ax.ruis pwr

S.L. Rate of Climb fpm/mpm 925 282










Itrir


Vlu u t/u 340 9.6

extrir


Cargo Pod (External) Standard

Wight Liit lb/kg 1,090 494 Vlu u t/u 111.5 3.2



Max Seating 2


PeRfoRmAnce

SPecIfIcATIonS

DImenSIonS

PAYLOAD Caravan (with cargo pod)(lb) BOW =4,850 lb/2,200 kg(kg) (Includes 170 lbpilot & 45-minute fuelreserve

RANGE (nm)(km)

FLIGHT TIME

BLOCK SPEED (ktas)

100

185

:39

154

200

370

1:14

162

300

556

1:49

165

400

741

2:24

167

500

926

2:59

168

600

1,111

3:33

169

700

1,296

4:08

169

800

1,482

4:43

169

885

1,639

5:14

169

1,000

454

1,500680

2,000

907

2,500

1,134

3,000

1,361

3,500

1,588

RAnGe AnD PAYLoAD



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