What We Fly

Our fleet includes the incomparable Cessna Grand Caravan and the venerable Piper Chieftain, both aircraft with great credentials and strong safety records.

Cessna Grand Caravan

The Cessna 208 Caravan is a single turboprop engine, fixed-gear short-haul regional airliner and utility aircraft built in the United States by Cessna. The airplane typically seats nine passengers, with a single person crew. The Caravan has had a close association with FedEx, on whose request Cessna especially developed two pure freight versions. The 208B Grand Caravan first flew in 1990 and is a stretched version of the basic Caravan. Makani Kai’s Caravans are fitted with underbelly cargo pods, greatly increasing the utility of these workhorses.

Performance and specifications Crew 1 Capacity 9 passengers Length 41 ft 7 in Wingspan 52 ft 1 in Height 15 ft 5 in Wing Area 279 sq ft Useful load 3,545 lbs. Max weight 8,750 lb Baggage Capacity Weight 1,410 lbs. Volume 143 cubic feet Powerplants TPratt & Whitney PT6A-114A Power Output 675 shp Maximum Cruise 175 knots Maximum Range 871 nm Service Ceiling 25,000 ft Stall Speed 61 knots

Piper Chieftain

The Chieftain is a cabin-class, twin-engine aircraft designed and built by Piper Aircraft for the general aviation market, using Lycoming engines. The Chieftain began development in the mid-1960s for small-scale cargo and feeder liner operations and the corporate market. Its reliability and solid flying characteristics made the aircraft a huge success and it continues to prove a popular choice to this day.

Performance and specifications Crew 1 or 2 Capacity 9 passengers Length 40 ft 8 in Wingspan 40 ft 8 in Height 13 ft Wing Area 229 sq ft Useful load 2,533 lbs. Max weight 7,000 lb Powerplants Two Lyoming TIO-540-J2BD Power Output 350 hp each Maximum Cruise 178 knots Maximum Range 1,025 nm Service Ceiling 24,000 ft Stall Speed 77 knots