ℹ️ ➖➖➖ The Cessna 208 Caravan is a utility aircraft produced by Cessna. The project was commenced on November 20, 1981, and the prototype first flew on December 9, 1982. The production model was certified by the FAA in October 1984 and its Cargomaster freighter variant was developed for FedEx. The 4 ft (1.2 m) longer 208B Super Cargomaster first flew in 1986 and was developed in the passenger 208B Grand Caravan. The strutted, high wing 208 typically seats nine passengers in its unpressurized cabin, is powered by a single Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A tractor turboprop and has a fixed tricycle landing gear, floats or skis. By November 2017, 2,600 have been delivered and 20 million flight hours logged. Caravans are used for flight training, commuter airlines, VIP transport, air cargo and humanitarian missions. The Caravan interior can be outfitted with seats or as a cargo compartment. The standard high-density airline configuration has four rows of 1-2 seating behind the two seats in the cockpit. This variant is capable of holding up to thirteen passengers, although it is marketed as being able to make a profit carrying just four. The cabin can be configured in a low density passenger configuration, with 1-1 seating, as a combination of passengers and cargo, or as a strictly cargo aircraft. Many variants include an underbelly cargo pod, which can be used for additional freight capacity, or for passenger baggage.
208B Grand Caravan EX- Marketing name for upgraded version of the 208B Caravan certified in December 2012, with a more powerful 867 hp (647 kW) Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6A-140 that improves the rate of climb by 38% and was developed by Pratt & Whitney Canada specifically to power the 208B. The unladen weight is 807 lb (366 kg) more but maximum payload is only 90 lb (41 kg) more. While the 192 hp (143 kW) more powerful PT6A-140 gives a 11-knot (20 km/h) higher cruise speed – and rate of climb is improved by 94 feet per minute (0.48 m/s), range is reduced to 964 nautical miles (1,785 km) on a similar fuel capacity. It requires a longer take off run at 2,160 feet (660 m) and its landing roll is at 1,871 feet (570 m). In early October 2019, after just under six years in production, the company had delivered 500 Grand Caravan EXs.
📑 ➖➖➖ Guatemala has received a third Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX very recently. Serial 630 (msn 208B-5462, ex N115CB) was first noted on 2 December 2018. On that day, the Fuerza Aérea de Guatemala (FAG, Guatemalan Air Force) celebrated its anniversary with an (annual) open day at La Aurora, Guatemala City. The first two Grand Caravans delivered received serials 360 and 889.
The FAG operates its Grand Caravans with the Escuadron de Enlance y Reconocimiento (liaison and reconnaissance squadron), and just like Honduras, they will eventually operate four of this subtype of aircraft.
The aircraft are donated by the United States as part of a plan to modernize both air forces and improve support by the armed forces for the local population.

▪️🛠 Manufacturer Cessna
▪️ First flight December 9, 1982
▪️✅ Introduction 1984
▪️📏 Length 41 ft 7 in (12.7 m)
▪️ ↕️ Height 15 ft 6 in (4.7 m)
▪️ ↔️ Wingspan 52 ft 1 in (15.9 m)
▪️⬇️ Maximum Ramp Weight 8,842 lb (4,011 kg)
▪️↗️ Maximum Takeoff Weight 8,807 lb (3,995 kg)
▪️⬇️ Maximum Landing Weight 8,500 lb (3,856 kg)
▪️⬇️ Basic Empty Weight 5,310 lb (2,409 kg)
▪️ ⤴️ Useful Load 3,532 lb (1,602 kg)
▪️ Maximum Payload 3,190 lb (1,447 kg)
▪️ Full Fuel Payload 1,286 lb (583 kg)
▪️⏭ Maximum Cruise Speed 185 ktas (343 km/h)
▪️ Maximum Range 912 nm (1,689 km)
▪️ Takeoff Distance 2,160 ft (658 m)
▪️ Takeoff Ground Roll 1,399 ft (426 m)
▪️ Landing Distance 1,836 ft (560 m)
▪️ Landing Ground Roll 1,004 ft (306 m)
▪️ Maximum Operating Altitude 25,000 ft (7,620 m)
▪️ ↗️ Maximum Climb Rate 1,275 fpm (389 mpm)

Ref: Wikipedia; cessna.txtav.com.