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