> The Cessna looks pretty sleek, for a workhorse. I was surprised to note that
> it costs over $2m to buy, according to the Wikipedia entry.
As Jim mentions, the cargo pod makes it look like the
committee-designed brick that it is. The Caravan is one of the most
perfect winged vans ever made. It doesn't fly bad, either. Cessna
nailed it.
> A former colleague of mine flies for the British Antarctic Survey and I was
> sure that he told me that he had used a Caravan down south. But according to
> the BAS website they use only Twin Otters and a Dash 7. Mind you, the
> website also tells me that they never fly without a copilot, and I know that
> not to be true.
The Caravan's only real limitations is the single-engine, speed and
lack of pressurization. For that, the King Air 200 and 350 rules the
roost.
AG
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