3/31/2024 0 Comments Ata chapter 208![]() ![]() Ī passenger model, the 208B Grand Caravan, was derived from the Super Cargomaster. įedEx was initially planning to build twin-engine piston-powered airplanes with Piper Aircraft, but picked the Caravan after surveying it and having flown the prototype, becoming its standard carrier. ![]() Another cargo variant for Federal Express, with a longer fuselage and a cargo pod under the belly, was developed as the 208B Super Cargomaster and flew for the first time in 1986. A freighter variant without cabin windows was developed at the request of Federal Express as the Cargomaster. The production model was certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in October 1984. The prototype first flew on December 9, 1982. Berwick had originally approached VP Bill Boettger with the idea and once Dwane Wallace approved it, Berwick told Russ Meyer he would design it. ![]() John Berwick, chief engineer at Pawnee, came with a concept of a single engine, high-wing airplane with a large payload. On November 20, 1981, the project was given a go-ahead by Cessna for its Pawnee engineering facility. ![]()
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