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Analog Caravan

Black Square

JUST FLIGHTBLACK SQUAREANALOGCARAVANSTEAM GAUGE

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Black Square’s Analog Caravan brings you a completely new interior and panel for the default MSFS Grand Caravan, featuring analog instrumentation (steam gauges), swappable radio configurations and an overhauled electrical system with every circuit breaker, bus, meter, switch, and knob functioning.

Radio and navigation systems are available from several eras of the Caravan’s history, so users can fly without GPS via an original Bendix KNS-80 RNAV system, or with the convenience of a Garmin GTN 750 (PMS50 or TDS). Other swappable radio equipment in this aircraft includes KX-155 NAV/COM radios, GNS 530, GNS 430, KR 87 ADF, KDI 572 DME, GTX 327 Transponder, KAP 140 Autopilot, and a Bendix RDR1150XL Color Weather Radar.

Note: This product is an INTERIOR AND SYSTEMS OVERHAUL ONLY that makes use of the default MSFS Caravan exterior visual model. Improvements have been made to almost all aspects of the aircraft, except the visual appearance of the exterior. All default Caravan liveries are compatible with this product. REQUIRES the default G1000 Caravan EX to be installed.

For more information on this product’s capabilities and a list of all included avionics and equipment, see the extensive PDF operating manual at www.JustFlight.com.

Systems

Black Square’s overhauled cockpits with analog instrumentation go far beyond a visual upgrade. Included, you will find a complete redesign of all aircraft systems to more closely match the real aircraft, with a focus on electrical systems. Also included are more accurate weight and balance, lighting systems, flight dynamics and ground handling. Enjoy features such as:

  • Completely interactable electrical system with 12 buses and 90 circuits
  • Improved turbine dynamics (ITT, TRQ, Ng, Fuel Flow, Inertial Separator), battery charging circuitry and load shedding
  • Selective state saving for radio selection, radio frequency memory, cabin aesthetics etc.
  • Engine limit excursions that decrease engine health and will eventually lead to failure
  • 90+ system failures, set via in-cockpit interface. These are either random,based on settable MTBF, or schedulable, with optional time acceleration
  • Cabin environmental control system for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and ram air cooling. Cool things off by opening a window or watch the aircraft heat up in the sun.
  • Crew/Passenger oxygen system that depletes according to pressure altitude, passenger occupancy and the biological demand of each passenger based on weight
  • Standby flap motor circuitry, logic and switches, and working propeller governor test
  • Dimmable annunciators and backlighting controlled via their respective electrical circuits and individual radio power settings
  • Automatically dimming screens via photocell match real-world equipment
  • Mathematically accurate VOR and ADF signal attenuation and noise, and remote compass

Checklists

Over 350 checklist items are provided for 30+ Normal, Abnormal and Emergency procedures in textual form in the manual, and in-game, using the MSFS native checklist system with control and instrument highlighting. If it’s in the checklist, it’s settable in the aircraft!

Sounds

Black Square’s Analog Caravan features the default MSFS-native (Wwise) 3D Grand Caravan sound package, with new custom sounds added for aural warnings, environmental control systems, electronics and more.

Flight dynamics

The Analog Caravan features an improved flight model compared to the default Grand Caravan, with tweaks based on operator feedback online.

Manual

Read the nearly 100 page manual before you buy at www.JustFlight.com.

The Grand Caravan is a single-engine, high-wing utility aircraft developed and produced by American aviation manufacturer Cessna. The Grand Caravan, designated the 208B by Cessna, is a stretched variant of the 208 Caravan, which took its first flight on December 9, 1982 and was introduced in 1984. The Grand Caravan was certified in 1986 as a cargo aircraft and in 1989 as a passenger carrier. The Grand Caravan Analog features a cockpit with analog “steam” instrumentation.

Piloted by one or two, the Grand Caravan can hold up to 14 passengers or 3,442 pounds of cargo. It features a stout, boxy fuselage and a strut-braced, high-aspect ratio main wing. It has a fixed tricycle undercarriage and a traditional tail unit. The aircraft is renowned for its versatility, reliability, and overall robustness. It can operate out of a wide variety of airfields, including grass and gravel airstrips. The airframe has been used for cargo, passenger service, geotechnical surveying, and for military applications.

The Grand Caravan measures 41 feet, 7 inches in length, stands 15 feet, 6 inches tall, and has a wingspan of 52 feet, 1 inch. It is powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A turboprop engine that turns a 3-blade, constant-speed, fully-feathering, reversible composite propeller.

The Grand Caravan has a range of 1,669 miles, a service ceiling of 15,000 feet above sea level, and a climb rate of 975 feet per minute. It has a stall speed of 70 miles per hour and a cruise speed of 178 mph.

Specifications


WINGSPAN52.8 ft
LENGTH38.1 ft
ENGINE675 SHP (496 kW) Pratt & Whitney PT6A-114A
EMPTY WEIGHT4,570 lbs
MAX WEIGHT8,750 lbs
FUEL CAPACITY330 US gal
MAX ALTITUDE25,000 ft
RANGE964 nm
CRUISE SPEED195 KTAS