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5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Pilatus P3-03 P3-Flyers HB-RBP OTT 2013 02: Julian Herzog ( Website )· CC BY 4.0
- 2. Pilatus P-3 (8141397661): Aeroprints.com· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Pilatus P-3 Swiss Air Force (27704651251): Rob Schleiffert from Holland· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 4. Pilatus P3-05 C-FGBQ 01: Ahunt· Public domain
- 5. Pilatus P3-05 C-FGBQ 04: Ahunt· Public domain
what is it?
The Pilatus P-3 was a military training aircraft built by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10.4 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 73 years ago, in 1953.
- Top speed is 2.4× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 10.4 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1953-09-03
- introduced
- 1956
- status
- still flying
- number built
- 78
- role
- trainer aircraft
- origin
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- makers
- Pilatus Aircraft
- engines
- 1× Lycoming GO-435-C2-A2 / GO-435-C2A
- passengers
- 2
- length
- 8.8 m
- wingspan
- 10.4 m
- height
- 3.1 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,500 kg
- top speed
- 310 km/h
- cruise speed
- 252 km/h
- range
- 750 km
- ceiling
- 5,500 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q632886, Wikipedia: Pilatus P-3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.