Pilatus PC-6 Turbo-Porter
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Designed by: Pilatus Aircraft Ltd, Stans, Switzerland
Year of manufacture: 1966 (12 Porter) and 1975 (6 Turbo-Porter)
Purpose: Transport, air-rescue, liaison, para-scouts
Crew: 1 pilot; 7 passengers or up to 10 parascouts
Commenced service: 1967
Number of aircraft procured: 18
Number of aircraft still in service: 15 (as per january 2015)
Registration: V-630 to V-635; V-612 to V-623
The Swiss Air Force utilizes the Pilatus Porter PC-6 as a light transport category aircraft. Its robust design and short-field take-off and landing capability allows it to operate in nearly every region.
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| Max. speed: | 280 km/hr |
| Average cruising speed: | 220 km/hr |
| Max. rate of climb: | 10 m/s |
| Max. flightlevel: | 7600 m/asl |
| Max. flight endurance: | 3 hours |
| Max. range: | 650 km |
| Structure: | Tapered high wing, all-metal fuselage |
| Length: | 11 m |
| Height: | 3.2 m |
| Width span: | 15.2 m |
| Empty mass: | 1400 kg |
| Permissable load: | 1370 kg |
| Max. take-off mass (MTOM): | 2770 kg |
| Engine: | Model Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 (575 PS) |
| Type: | Free-spool turbo-prop |
| Max. Rpm: | 33000 rev/Min |
| Equipment: | Dual cockpit controls, flaps, equipped for instrument and night flying |