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Pilatus PC-12
Maiden Flight: Friday, May 31, 1991
IOC: 1994
Total Production: 800
Also Known As:
PC-12 NG (Next Generation PC-12), Pilatus PC-12 Eagle (police and military version)
Origin:Switzerland
Contractor/s:
Pilatus Aircraft
Description:
The Pilatus PC-12 is a small, single-engine, passenger turboprop aircraft intended to fulfill commuter, executive and freight transport missions as well as for police and military special missions. Pilatus Aircraft performed the maiden flight of the PC-12 prototype on May 31, 1991. Type certification was awarded in 1994 with first customer deliveries following soon after. Including a single pilot, the Pilatus PC-12 can transport up to nine passengers in its commuter variant or six in its executive variant. As of 2007, Pilatus Aircraft had delivered more than 700 PC-12s.
The Pilatus PC-12 aircraft is powered by a single Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67P engine rated at 1,200-shp, early models were powered by PT6A-67B turboprop. The engine drives a four-blade Hartzell propeller. The PC-12 features a landing gear designed for grass and unprepared airfields; enclosed lavatory (executive version); winglets for fuel economy; Honeywell Primus Apex avionics; and a large cargo door available for the freight variant.
In October 2006, Pilatus Aircraft announced its next generation PC-12 (PC-12 NG) that will featuring a fully integrated Honeywell Primus Apex avionics system; a new cockpit designed by BMW Group Designworks USA; a more powerful Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A engine; dual-zone Environmental Control System for increased cockpit and cabin comfort; a fully automatic digital Cabin Pressurization Control System which requires no input from the pilot; and a fully redundant Power Generation and Distribution System. Type certification award is expected in early 2008.
Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 1, Passengers 8
Dimensions: Height 4.3 m, Length 14.4 m, Propeller Diameter 2.7 m, Wing Area 26 square meter, Wingspan 16.3 m
Weights: Max Landing Weight 4,500 kg (9,921 lb), Max Takeoff Weight 4,740 kg (10,450 lb), Min Weight 2,974 kg (6,556 lb), Payload 1,036 kg (2,284 lb)
Performance: Ceiling 30,000 ft (9,144 m), Climb Rate 1,920 fpm (), Cruise Speed 280 kt (518 kph), Endurance 5 hours, Landing Run Distance 558 m (1,831 ft), Max Range 1,600 nautical mile (), Stall Speed 66 kt (122 kph), Take Off Run Distance 808 m (2,651 ft)
Power: Power 1,200 shp
Other: Number of Engines 1, Propeller Blades 4
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