PILATUS
Manufacturer | PWR | Max TD | Max TR | WS | FL | Max RF | Max Kts/Mach | H | Max OC | Max Pay. | C | P | E |
PC-12 Passenger | 880kW | 16.1 | 14.4 | 4,260 | 230kt | 35,000 | 1,410 | 1 | 8hr 10min | ||||
1 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A 67B turboprop | |||||||||||||
Central hardpoint available for cargo or special mission scan equipment. Std. IFR in icing condition | |||||||||||||
PC-6 Turbo-Porter Turboprop utility transport | 507kW | 15.9 | 10.9 | 115kt | 25,000 | 1,130 | 1 | 11 | |||||
1 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A 27 Turboprop | |||||||||||||
Max internal fuel, payload is with reduced internal fuel | |||||||||||||
PC-7 Turbo-Trainer Trainer turboprop-powered | 10.4 | 9.8 | 2,630 | 196kt | 26,000 | 2 | 3h 45min | ||||||
1 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A 25A Turboprop | |||||||||||||
PC-7 MkII Trainer turboprop-powered | 10.1 | 10.1 | 1,935 | 250kt | 6 | 30,000 | 2 | 4h30min | |||||
1 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A 25C Turboprop | |||||||||||||
Ab Intio/Basic trainer, Advanced Allied Signal Avionics Inc. MFD,GPS and HUD. | |||||||||||||
PC-9 Advanced Turbo-Trainer turboprop-powered | 820kW | 10.1 | 10.1 | 1,536 | M 0.68 | 6 | 38,000 | 1,425 | 2 | 4h30min | |||
1 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A 62 Turboprop | |||||||||||||
Improved version with optimised HUD for navigation & Tactical training, OBOG's, vapour cycle cooling |
Abbreviations: PWR-Power, Max TD-Thrust dry, Max TR-Thrust re-heat, WS-Wingspan, FL-Fuselage length, Max RF-Max range (km), H-Hardpoints, Max OC-Max Operating Ceiling, Max Pay.-Max Payload, C-Crew, P-Pax, Max WLE-Max Load External (warload) (kg), E-Endurance, CR Max PNR-Combat Radius Max Payload No-Refuel.
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd, Flugzeugwerke Stans, CH-6371, Switzerland; Tel:+41 41 619 6111, Fax:+41 41 619 6224, Telex 866202, WWW pilatus-aircraft.com
Pilatus continues to offer a family of turboprop training aircraft, the PC-7, PC-7+ and PC-9, along with a military derivative of its PC-6 Turbo Porter STOL utility aircraft. The company is also offering the PC-12 single-turboprop utility aircraft as the basis of several dedicated military variants, including the PC-12 Eagle. This aircraft carries a variety of electro-optical sensor in an under-fuselage pod.
Source: Flight International