Aircraft
Cessna Unveils New Caravan, Diesel 182 at EAA AirVenture
Cessna introduced the diesel-powered Turbo 182 NXT at AirVenture. (Photo: Matt Thurber)
Cessna introduced the diesel-powered Turbo 182 NXT at AirVenture. (Photo: Matt Thurber)

Under the leadership of Scott Ernest, appointed CEO last year, Cessna has accelerated new product introductions. At yesterday’s opening of the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh show, Cessna announced that the single-engine Grand Caravan turboprop is getting a bigger engine, an 867-shp PT6A-140. “It’s time for more power,” said Caravan business leader Lannie O’Bannion. With 25 percent more available power than the current model’s 675-shp PT6A, the new Grand Caravan EX will climb 20 percent better and fly 10 knots faster (without cargo pod). It will also accept floats. Deliveries of the EX should begin in the fourth quarter of this year.

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