COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Cessna Caravan versus Kodiak 100
PUT SIMPLY, THE CESSNA® CARAVAN® BEATS THE KODIAK IN EVERY CATEGORY THAT MATTERS.
Warranty Resale Value Operating Costs Cruise Performance Payload-Range Interior
WARRANTY FROM THE INDUSTRY LEADER
Be confident and comfortable knowing we’re one call away from taking care of all your needs.
Kodiak requires its customers to negotiate with multiple component manufacturers for warranty matters.
Hartzell Pratt & Whitney Canada Artex L-3 Avionics Systems Garmin S-Tec Corporation Seamech Parker Hannifin Corp. PPG Aerospace
INVESTING IN THE CARAVAN MEANS YOU CAN REST ASSURED THAT YOUR RESALE VALUE WILL BE HIGHER THAN THE KODIAK.
Resale Value*
Percent of List Price
100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 1
2
3
4
5
Age of Aircraft – Years Caravan * Source: Vref Aircraft Value Reference 2015, Vol. 3.
Kodiak
THE CESSNA CARAVAN BURNS LESS FUEL, EVEN AT HIGHER MAXIMUM CRUISE SPEEDS. Operating Cost Comparison* For a 300 Nautical Mile Mission
$2.66 / nm
Caravan (186 kt.)
$2.64 / nm
Caravan (167 kt.)
$3.06 / nm
Kodiak (167 kt.)
$400
$420
$440
$460
$480
$500
$520
$ US / Hour 1
Source: Competitor costs are from Conklin and deDecker’s “The Aircraft Cost Evaluator” (Prop:2015 Vol I). Cost for Textron Aviation products based on internal rates and estimates. Block speed and block fuel flow are based on a 300 nm trip.
CESSNA CARAVAN BEATS THE KODIAK ON EVERY MISSION AND
GETS YOU TO YOUR DESTINATION QUICKER.
Cruise Speeds 25,000
Altitude (feet)
20,000
Enroute Times
15,000 10,000 5,000 Kodiak
Caravan
0 170 Source: Aircraft operating manuals.
175
180
185
Cruise Speed (knots)
190
Caravan
Kodiak
100 nm
0:35
0:39
200 nm
1:08
1:13
300 nm
1:40
1:48
400 nm
3:17
3:31
CESSNA CARAVAN GOES FARTHER AND CARRIES MORE THAN THE KODIAK ON EVERY MISSION.
Loading Capacities
585 lb.
200 nm
382 lb.
700
300 nm
178 lb.
600
600 nm
150 lb.
300 200 100 0
Full-Fuel Payload
Source: Business and Commercial Aviation 2015 Purchase Planning Handbook.
3,000 2,500 Payload (pounds)
706 lbs
400
0 Max Payload
Payload vs. Range 171 KTAS, no wind, ISA enroute, 45 min reserve
531 lbs.
500
100 nm
500
1,860 lbs.
1,000
2,695 lbs.
Weight (pounds)
2,500
1,500
Caravan Advantage
800
3,000
2,000
Mission Length
2,000
Caravan
1,500 Kodiak 1,000 500 0 0
200
400
600 Range (nm)
800
1,000
CARAVAN HAS MORE CABIN OPTIONS
WITH CLASS LEADING INTERIOR COMFORT AND VERSATILITY.
Club Seating
8 Place Commuter
Caravan
Kodiak
10 Place Commuter 55.0
64.0
57.0 54.0
11 Place Club
11 Place Commuter
Caravan offers greater flexibility and cabin width
The Kodiak’s cabin restricts comfort and limits its utility
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