Comparison of Cessna Grand Caravan and Pilatus PC-12NGX

Attribute	Pilatus PC-12NGX ×	Cessna Grand Caravan ×
General
Manufacturer	Pilatus Aircraft	Cessna
Model	Pilatus PC-12NGX	Cessna Grand Caravan
Country	Switzerland	United States
Manufactured from (year)	1991	1984
Type	Private Single Engine	Passenger Turbo Props
Icao	PC12	C208
Performance
Engine	1x Pratt & Whitney PT6E-67XP	1x 1 X Pratt And Whitney PT6A- 114A
Power, hp (hp)	1,200	675
Avionics	Pilatus Advanced Cockpit Environment (ACE)	Garmin G1000 glass cockpit, Flight Stream 510 for wireless database uploads and flight plan transfers
Max cruise speed (km/h)	537	344
Approach speed (km/h)	124	232
Travel range (km)	3,339	1,982
Fuel economy (km/l)	-	1.575
Service ceiling (m)	9,144	7,620
Rate of climb (m/sec)	9.75	6.27
Take off distance (m)	758	740
Landing distance (m)	661	550
Weights
Max take off weight (kg)	4,740	3,629
Max landing weight (kg)	4,500	3,538
Max payload (kg)	1,014	1,393
Fuel tank capacity (l)	1,522	1,268
Baggage volume (m³)	1.13	0.89
Dimensions
Seats	9	14
Cabin height (m)	1.47	1.3
Cabin width (m)	1.52	1.58
Cabin length (m)	5.16	4.29
Exterior length (m)	14.4	11.49
Tail height (m)	4.26	4.3
Fuselage diameter (m)	1.7	1.7
Wing span (m)	16.28	15.9
Wing tips	Small Winglets	No Winglets