by General Aviation News Staff | Aug 8, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230810, Aviation News, Cessna Caravan, flying, General Aviation, Pilots, Products, Textron Aviation
Starting in 2024, the Caravan and Grand Caravan EX, will offer the Garmin G1000 NXi, according to company officials. Avionics that will become standard include the GDL 60 datalink, the GTX 345DR diversity transponder, and the GI 275 electronic standby. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jan 16, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230126, Aviation News, Briefings, cessna, Cessna Caravan, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots, Textron Aviation
With the delivery of a Cessna Grand Caravan EX to a Brazilian company in Jan. 13, 2023, Textron Aviation hit a milestone: The 3,000th Caravan delivered worldwide. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jan 6, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230126, Aviation News, Briefings, Cessna Caravan, Floatplane, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
“We did this flight manual supplement to align the Outside Ambient Temperature (OAT) flight and ground limit for a floated Caravan with that of a wheeled Caravan,” explains Brad Kutz, vice president of engineering for Wipaire. “Prior to this, the ground OAT was...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jun 12, 2021 | 20210701, Aviation News, Briefings, Cessna Caravan, General Aviation, News
Raisbeck Engineering reports it has successfully completed its pre-certification flight tests for its new Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) program for the EPIC Caravan, a drag reduction system designed for the Cessna Caravan 208B. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 18, 2021 | 20210603, Aviation News, Cessna Caravan, General Aviation, Products
The Airforms replacement covers the crew ladders for the pilot’s and co-pilot’s sides for most Cessna Caravan C208 and C208B/EX models. The ladders are produced with bushing material in the upper and lower arm assemblies to eliminate galvanic corrosion issues,...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 17, 2021 | 20210603, Aviation News, Cessna Caravan, General Aviation, Hartzell Propeller, Products
Both the composite and aluminum propellers were designed specifically for the Honeywell 950 shaft horsepower TPE331 engines by Hartzell’s engineering team for the Supervan-modified 208 and 208B Caravans. The result is a “true 200+ knot airplane, with a 40%...