The airplane we flew for this report was a 2000-model-year 208B Grand Caravan with a Blackhawk-installed Pratt & Whitney PT6A-140 turboprop engine with the original avionics and flight instruments, but with new engine instruments, standard with the Blackhawk engine exchange program.
TYPICAL PRICE INCLUDING USED CARAVAN: $1.4-$1.8 million
ENGINE: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-140
POWER RATING: 867 shp
PROPELLER: Hartzell constant-speed, reversible 3-blade, 106-inch diameter
SEATING: 9-14
WINGSPAN: 52.1 FT.
WING AREA: 279 SQ. FT.
LENGTH: 41.5 FT.
HEIGHT (AT TAIL): 14.9 FT.
CABIN WIDTH: 64 IN.
CABIN HEIGHT: 54 IN.
EMPTY WEIGHT: 5,185 LBS.
MAX. RAMP WEIGHT: 8,785 LBS.
MAX. TAKEOFF WEIGHT: 8,750 LBS.
USEFUL LOAD: 3,321 LBS.
FUEL CAPACITY: 335 GALS.
FULL FUEL PAYLOAD: 1,277 LBS.
TAKEOFF DISTANCE: 1,190 FT.
TAKEOFF OVER 50-FT. OBSTACLE: 1,968 FT.
MAX. RATE OF CLIMB: 1,299 FPM
MAX. CRUISE SPEED: 193 KTAS
