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Pilatus PC-6 Porter / Turbo
Porter |
Pilatus PC-6 Porter / Turbo
Porter |
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The Pilatus
PC-6 success is due to providing operators with
the flexibility of choice or conversion between
roles. These include passenger and/or cargo
transport, supply and Para dropping,
photographic and aerial survey, forward support,
agricultural work, search and rescue, ambulance
and a variety of other missions. In addition the
Pilatus PC-6 is certified to operate with
amphibious or normal floats and also with skis.
The Pilatus
PC-6 Porter started with a piston engine. The
first PC-6/A Turbo-Porter with French Turboméca
Astazou II turboprop power, giving vastly
improved performance.
The real
breakthrough for the aircraft came in 1964, when
the PT6A-6A engine was fitted. The current
B2-H4-model was introduced in mid 1985,
featuring an enlarged dorsal fin, up-rated shock
absorbers, new tail-wheel and airframe
reinforcement.
Fairchild-Hiller
Thirty-six
armed PC-6/C's were produced for COIN duties in
Vietnam as Fairchild-Hiller AU-23A Peacemaker,
they flew their missions in the Royal Thai Air
Force.
CIA
At least 37
PC-6 Turbo Porters were flying for the CIA by
Air America, Continental Air Services, Bird &
Sons, ICCS Air Services and Air Asia, Tainan.
From the beginning Air America used its Turbo
Porters in three theaters of South East Asia:
Several were assigned to an Air Force contract
for use out of Saigon as liaison aircraft.
Several were used to support the CIA's Hmong
program in Laos, and two went to contracts in
Thailand, especially to support the Royal Thai
Border Police. |
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Developing nation: |
Switzerland. |
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Manufacturer/designer: |
Pilatus Aircraft
AG. |
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Production line: |
Production at
Stans continues at low rates. |
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Task: |
STOL (short take
off and landing) utility transport. |
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First flight: |
- PC-6 Porter May
4, 1959, HB-FAN.
- PC-6/A Turbo
Porter May 2, 1961, HB-FAD.
- PC-6/B Turbo
Porter May 2, 1964, N187H.
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Fairchild-Hiller PC-6/C Turbo Porter October
1965, N180K.
- PC-6/D-H3 Swept
tail April 3, 1970, HB-FFW.
- PC-8D Twin
Porter November 28, 1967, HB-KOA. |
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Pilatus
PC-6/B2-H4 Turbo Porter |
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Crew: |
2. |
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Passengers: |
7 - 11. |
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Cabin length: |
2,3 m without
cockpit. |
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Cabin width: |
1,16 m. |
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Cabin height: |
1,18 m. |
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Cabin floor area: |
2,67 m². |
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Cabin volume: |
3,30 m³. |
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Wing Span: |
18,57 m. |
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Wing Area: |
30,15 m². |
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Fuselage length: |
11,00 m. |
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Fuselage height: |
3,20 m tail down. |
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Elevator span: |
5,12 m. |
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Wheelbase: |
7,87 m. |
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Wheel track: |
3,00 m. |
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Engines: |
one Pratt &
Whitney Canada PT6A-27 turboprop rated 410 kW. |
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Propeller: |
Hartzell
HC-B3TN-3D constant speed, diameter 2,56 m.
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Weight: |
- empty: 1.270 Kg.
- max. zero-fuel
weight 2.400 kg.
- internal
fuel: 508 Kg.
- external
fuel: 392 Kg.
- max.
payload: 1.130 Kg. |
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Max. take off weight: |
- 2.800 Kg on
wheels.
- 2.699 Kg on
skis. |
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Max. landing weight: |
2.660 Kg. |
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Cruise speed: |
213 km/h
at 3.050 m. |
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Max. speed: |
280 km/h
at m. |
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Max. ceiling: |
7.620 m. |
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Range: |
- range 926 km
without external tanks.
- ferry range 1.612
km external tanks. |
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Performance: |
- max. rate of climb
at sea level 287 m per minute.
- take-off run
197 m at max. take-off weight.
- landing run 127
m at max. landing weight. |
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g limits: |
-1.5 / +3.72 |
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Underwing
hardpoints: |
two for underwing
tanks. |
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Extra: |
skis or
amphibious floats. |
Pilatus PC-6 production:
528 built in all versions,
approximately 258 active, stored or under rebuilt 20,
written-off 150 and scrapped 100.
Production
by Pilatus Aircraft Ltd Switzerland: 436
Production by Fairchild-Hiller Corp. under license: 92
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Pilatus
PC-6 built of each variant: |
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64 - PC-6,
Lycoming GSO-480-B1A6. |
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1 - PC-6/275,
Lycoming GO-480-D1A. |
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8 - PC-6/350,
Lycoming IGO-540-A1A. |
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35 - PC-6/A,
Turbomeca Astazou IIE / G. |
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6 - PC-6/A1,
Turbomeca Astazou XII. |
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1 - PC-6/Ax,
Turbomeca Astazou X. |
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1 - PC-6/A2,
Turbomeca Astazou XIVE. |
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12 - PC-6/B,
Pratt & Whitney PT6A-6A. |
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94 - PC-6/B1,
Pratt & Whitney PT6A-20. |
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236 - PC-6/B2,
Pratt & Whitney PT6A-27. |
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34 - PC-6/C,
Garrett TPE-331-25D. |
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1 - PC-6/C1,
Garrett TPE-331-1-100. |
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36 - PC-6/C2*,
Garrett TPE-331-1-101F. |
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1 - PC-6/D-H3,
Lycoming TIO-720-C1A2. |
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1 - PC-8D,
Lycoming IO-540-G1B5. |
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AU-23A.
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Pilatus PC-6
military operators: |
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Algerian. |
- 2
PC-6/B2-H4.
- 1 PC-6. |
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Angola. |
- 6 PC-6. |
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Argentina. |
- 4
PC-6/B1A-H2.
- 6
PC-6/B2-H2. |
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Australia. |
- 19 PC-6/B1-H2. |
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Austria. |
- 13
PC-6/B2-H2.
- 1 PC-6/B2-H4. |
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Bolivia. |
- 1 PC-6A.
- 2
PC-6C-1.
- 16 PC-6/B2-H2. |
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Brazil. |
- 5 PC-6. |
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Chad. |
- 2 PC-6. |
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Chile. |
- 1 PC-6. |
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Colombia. |
- 1 PC-6A.
- 6 PC-6/B2-H2. |
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Dubai. |
- 2
PC-6/B2-H4. |
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Ecuador. |
- 2 PC-6/B2-H2.
- 3 PC-6/B2-H4. |
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France. |
- 5
PC-6/B2-H2. |
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Guatemala. |
- 6 PC-6. |
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Hungary. |
- 4 PC-6/B1/H2. |
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Indonesia. |
- 11 PC-6B. |
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Iran. |
- 15
PC-6/B2-H2. |
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Israel. |
- 1 PC-6.
- 1
PC-6/B1-H2.
- 1 PC-6A. |
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Malaysia. |
- 7 PC-6/B2-H4. |
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Mexico. |
- 6 PC-6/B2-H4. |
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Myanmar. |
- 7 PC-6/B2-H2. |
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Nepal. |
- 1 PC-6/B1-H2. |
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Oman. |
- 2 PC-6/B1-H2. |
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Peru. |
- 17 PC-6A.
- 23 PC-6/B2-H2. |
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Slovenia. |
- 2 PC-6/B2-H4. |
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South-Africa. |
- 9 PC-6/B2-H4. |
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Sudan. |
- 7 PC-6/B1-H2. |
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Sweden. |
- 1 PC-6. |
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Switzerland. |
- 12
PC-6/B2-H2M-1. |
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Thailand. |
- 2
PC-6/B1-H1.
- 5
PC-6/B2-H2.
- 18
AU-23A.
- 3 PC-6C-H2. |
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United States of
America. |
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US Army. |
- 2 UV-20A.
- 1 PC-6/B2-H4.
(UV-20A). |
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CIA - Central
Intelligence Agency. |
- 7
PC-6A/H2.
- 1
PC-6C/H1.
- 29 PC-6C/H2. |
Military Pilatus PC-6
written-off by accidents:
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?? 2
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PC-6B Royal Thai Air Force.
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? 340
PC-6/B2-H2 Peruvian Air Force.
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341
PC-6/B2-H2 Peruvian Air Force.
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? A14-692
PC-6/B1-H2 Royal Australian Air Force.
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FAC1113 PC-6/B2-H2 Colombian Air Arms
operated by SATENA.
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03Dec69
A14-686
PC-6/B1-H2 Royal Australian
Air Force.
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13sep74 316
PC-6/B2-H2 Peruvian Air Force.
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17mar75 314
PC-6/B2-H2 Peruvian Air Force.
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1977
T-185 PC-6/B2-H2 Ecuador Air Force.
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16mar77 339
PC-6/B2-H2 Peruvian Air Force.
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23Mar77
A14-692 PC-6/B1-H2
Royal Australian Air Force.
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20feb78
0674 PC-6/B1A-H2 Fuerza Aérea Argentina.
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28Nov80
A14-681
PC-6/B1-H2 Royal Australian Air Force.
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21Sep81
A14-680 PC-6/B1-H2
Royal Australian Air Force.
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01aug82
GN-806 PC-6/B2-H2 Fuerza Aérea Argentina.
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1984
1607
PC-6B Royal Thai Air Force.
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27jun84
3G-EI PC-6/B2-H2 Austrian Air Force.
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05sep86
0684 PC-6/B1A-H2 Fuerza Aérea Argentina.
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25 jun88 FAC1114
PC-6/B2-H2 Colombian Air Arms operated by SATENA.
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17may89
9M-PSJ PC-6/B2-H2 Malaysian Air Force.
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19apr89
FAC1110 PC-6/B2-H2 Colombian Air Arms operated by
SATENA.
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21nov90
338 PC-6/B2-H2 Peruvian Air Force.
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09nov91
0685 PC-6/B1A-H2 Fuerza Aérea Argentina.
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12Nov91
A14-683 PC-6/B1-H2
Royal Australian Air Force.
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feb92
1317 PC-6/B2-H2 KASET Ministry of
Agriculture.
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07apr93
V-621 PC-6/B2-H2M-1
Swiss Air Force.
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24jun93 FAC1112 PC-6/B2-H2
Colombian Air Arms operated by SATENA.
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29aug97
FAC1115 PC-6/B2-H2 Colombian Air Arms
operated by SATENA.
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24aug98 332
PC-6/B2-H2 Peruvian Air Force.
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??jan00
1603 PC-6B Royal Thai Air Force.
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29jan02
V-615 PC-6/B2-H2M-1
Swiss Air Force.
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15mar02 79-23253
UV-20A Golden Knights/US Army.
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06sep03 GN-809
PC-6/B2-H2 Fuerza Aérea Argentina.
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