Textron Cessna Grand Caravan Ex 208B Pilot's Operating Handbook And Faa Approved Airplane Flight Manual page 472

SECTION 7 CESSNA
AIRPLANE AND SYSTEMS DESCRIPTION MODEL 208B 867 SHP
GARMIN G1000
AIRFRAME
The airplane is an all metal, high wing, single-engine airplane equipped
with tricycle landing gear and designed for general utility purposes.
The construction of the fuselage is of conventional aluminum bulkhead,
stringer, and skin design commonly known as semimonocoque. Major
components of structure include the front and rear carry-through spars
to which the wings are attached, a bulkhead and forgings for main
landing gear attachment and a bulkhead with attaching plates at its
base for the strut-to-fuselage attachment of the wing struts.
The externally braced wings, containing integral fuel tanks, are
constructed of a front and rear spar with formed sheet metal ribs,
doublers, and stringers. The entire structure is covered with aluminum
skin. The front spars are equipped with wing-to-fuselage and wing-to-
strut attach fittings. The aft spars are equipped with wing-to-fuselage
attach fittings. The integral fuel tanks are formed by the front and rear
spars, upper and lower skins, and inboard and outboard closeout ribs.
Extensive use of bonding is used in the fuel tank area to reduce fuel
tank sealing.
Round-nosed ailerons and single-slot type flaps are attached to the
trailing edge of the wings. The ailerons are constructed from
conventional formed sheet metal ribs and smooth aluminum skin
construction. A slot lip spoiler, mounted above the outboard end of
each flap, is of conventional construction. The left aileron incorporates
a servo tab while the right aileron incorporates a trimmable servo tab,
both mounted on the outboard end of the aileron trailing edge.
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