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In 2022, Tradewind Aviation marked a major fleet renewal and expansion program with the purchase of 20 new Pilatus PC-12 NGX aircraft in a deal valued at over $100 million, with deliveries proceeding at 3-4 per year through 2027. The program cements Tradewind's status as the operator of one of the world's largest fleets of Pilatus PC-12s, and ...
In March 2022, Tradewind marked a major fleet renewal and expansion program with the purchase of 20 new Pilatus PC-12 NGX aircraft in a deal valued at over $100 million, with deliveries proceeding at 3-4 per year through 2027. The program cemented Tradewind's status as the operator of one of the world's largest fleets of Pilatus PC-12s, and the ...
1 PC-12 NG Federal Office of Civil Aviation [9] United States. Bureau of Land Management - 1997 PC-12 N190PE - utility and fire logistics support. Use split between Alaska Fire Service and Boise NAO. [10] Colorado Department of Public Safety Division of Fire Prevention and Control - 2 PC-12 Spectre for wildland fire and SAR missions. [11]
Reduced operating costs. Key to the success of the PC-12s, which fly with a crew of two (pilot and sensor operator), are their endurance, small deployment footprint, and extensive sensor array. The aircraft have short-field capabilities of mission take-off in 2,300 ft and landing distance of 1,800 ft. [ 27 ]
The PC-24 was designed based on feedback from PC-12 customers, who desired increased range and speed, but wanted to retain the PC-12's ability to use very short runways. [39] The design program was first mentioned by Pilatus in its May 2011 annual report. [ 40 ]
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In October 2019 the PT6 E-Series was launched on the PC-12 NGX, the first general aviation turboprop with an electronic propeller and engine control system with a single lever and better monitoring for longer maintenance intervals, increased from 300 to 600 hours, and a TBO increased by 43% to 5,000 hours, reducing engine operating costs by at ...
Pilatus claims the PC-24 is the first business jet to be fitted with this standard pallet-sized cargo door. [ 43 ] The interior colour schemes of the PC-24 have been designed by BMW Designworks ; interiors for the Americas are to be completed at a facility in Broomfield, Colorado , which will be expanded by 50% to cope with the extra demand.