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The Pilatus PC-12 is a pressurized, single-engined, turboprop aircraft manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Stans, Switzerland since 1991. It was designed as a high-performance utility aircraft that incorporates a large aft cargo door in addition to the main passenger door.
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 ]
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 ...
The Pilatus PC-24 jet entered service in early 2018, with PlaneSense taking delivery of the first production model. Building on the success of the Pilatus PC-12 turboprops, the PC-24 aims to offer PC-12 versatility with turbojet powered performance. PlaneSense is the launch customer with a preliminary order for six jets under contract. Before ...
For the next decade, Aviation Week predicts 8,683 business jets and 2,877 turboprops deliveries, from 792 jets in 2019 to 917 in 2028, and mostly in North America with 5,986 jets and 2,024 turboprops worth $126.1 billion. Most value will come from ultra-long-range jets with $104.7 billion, followed by super-midsize jets for $33.3 billion and ...
The Pilatus PC-9 is a single-engine, low-wing tandem-seat turboprop training aircraft designed and manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland.. Developed as a more powerful evolution of the preceding Pilatus PC-7, the PC-9 features an enlarged cockpit and a ventral airbrake while possessing only a low level of structural commonality with its predecessor.
Pilatus PC-6/A1-H2 Turbo Porter lx Astazou XII 545 kW (731 hp) equivalent. Potez 840 4x 440shp (328 kW) Turboméca Astazou II; Potez 842 4x 600shp (447 kW) Turboméca Astazou XII; SFERMA Nord 1110; SFERMA SF-60 Marquis 2x Astazou X; SFERMA PD-146 Marquis 2x Astazou IIA; Short SC.7 Skyvan series II 2x Astazou XII 545 kW (731 hp) equivalent.
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.