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The Caravan can be found at international airports as well as remote jungle areas. Equipped with floats, it is one of the biggest amphibians worldwide. The Flying Bulls are the proud owners of a Caravan.
The Flying Bulls' amphibious Caravan is mainly used during water shows in Austria, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland. In 2008, the OE-EDM received a new 75 HP stronger Pratt & Whitney PT6A-114A propeller engine with 675 HP in total. This extra power enables the plane to take off from water after approximately 800 meters.
The Flying Bulls' Cessna 208 Caravan (OE-EDM) in flight against an alpine mountain backdrop.
To operate the Caravan with floats, the horizontal tail needs to be equipped with two auxiliary vertical fins as well as "Vortex Generators" to optimize the airflow at the horizontal tail. Around 15 hours of manpower are needed to maintain the floats as well as the corresponding hydraulics with its two redundant cylinders.
Every year, the glorious Caravan can be admired during the "Scalaria Air Challenge" at Wolfgangsee, one of the most beautiful lakes in Austria. Since its premiere in 2005, the Flying Bulls' Caravan has become an integral part of the annual event. Even in exclusive company at the "Scalaria Air Challenge", the Cessna 208 Caravan remains one of the most extraordinary representatives of aviation art.
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