N900SA Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Supervan 900 of Xcalibur Aviation (Australia) Pty Ltd, at Jandakot Airport, Western Australia – 14 January 2023.
Still wears the titles of the previous owner, Sky-Med Inc / Pacific Skydiving Honolulu and was delivered Honolulu – Majuro – Cairns – Jandakot on 12 January 2023. It was registered VH-XA3 to Xcalibur Aviation on 31 January 2023 and was later modified for geophysical survey work.
The aircraft has been converted from a standard Grand Caravan to a Texas Turbine Conversions Supervan 900, where the 675hp Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A was replaced by a 900 hp Honeywell TPE331-12JR-702TT engine, and the 3-bladed prop is replaced by a 4-bladed prop.
Photo © David Eyre