Specifications
Broker
The Jet Company
AI Description
- Engine Model: PT6A-114A
- Engine TBO: 3600 hours
- Avionics:
- IFR Flight Rules
- Dual Garmin GNS-530 & GNS-430 Navigation Radios
- Bendix/King KRA-10A Radar Altimeter
- Dual Garmin GTX-330 Mode S Transponder
- AlliedSignal RDR-2000 Weather Radar
- Additional Equipment:
- Cargo pod, wide doors
- Multiple medical system options, mounts to existing seat tracks
- Interior Configuration: Air Ambulance
- Passenger Capacity: 9
- Seating: Gray soft leather, three rows of three seats (one double & one single)
- Air Conditioning: Yes
- Maintenance Items:
- 1600-Hour Inspection due by 2027-01-01
- 1200-Hour Inspection due by 2026-01-01
- Features:
- Cargo Pod equipped
- Weather Radar standard
- Flight Management System standard
- SATCOM standard
- Terrain Awareness & Warning System standard
- Traffic Collision Avoidance System standard
- Emergency Locator Transmitter standard
About this Model
Overview
The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan is a high-wing, fixed-gear turboprop designed around payload, simplicity, and off-airport practicality rather than speed or high-altitude cruise. It is commonly operated as a commuter, charter, freight, medevac, and special-mission platform, where quick turnarounds, rugged handling, and a large, reconfigurable cabin are more important than jet-like trip times.
Mission Fit
The Grand Caravan fits missions that value access and payload over speed: short-to-medium legs, frequent stops, and airfields with limited infrastructure. It is especially well suited to operators needing a single type to cover scheduled commuter runs, ad-hoc charter, and freight with minimal changeover time. For longer legs, passengers may experience more cabin noise and weather variability than in pressurized twins or jets.
Cabin
Cabin comfort is utilitarian and highly dependent on the interior and operator configuration. The wide, boxy cross-section supports a range of seat layouts and quick conversion between passengers and cargo. The high wing and tall cabin volume help with headroom and loading, while the large cargo door and low sill height (relative to many aircraft) make bulky items easier to handle. Noise and vibration levels are typical of single-engine turboprops and vary with insulation packages and propeller configuration.