Pilatus PC-12

what is it?

The Pilatus PC-12 is a pressurized, single-engine 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. Due to its efficient, high-utility design, the PC-12 is used by a large variety of operators.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 turboprop · 16.3 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 528 km/hcruise speed
• range 3,417 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 9passengers
• size 4,740 kgmax take-off weight
• built 2,000made in total

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 35 years ago, in 1991.
• 🚗Wingspan of 16.3 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 3,417 km: 19× Amsterdam to Brussels.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.0× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

turboprop: A jet-style turbine turning a propeller: efficient on short hops.

spec sheet

first flight

1991-05-31

introduced

1994

status

in production

number built

2,000

role

passenger and cargo aircraft

origin

🇨🇭 Switzerland

makers

Pilatus Aircraft

engines

1× Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67P

crew

1

passengers

9

length

14.4 m

wingspan

16.3 m

height

4.3 m

max take-off weight

4,740 kg

top speed

—

cruise speed

528 km/h

range

3,417 km

ceiling

9,144 m

wings

monoplane

ICAO code

PC12

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.