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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. First
deliveries to Air Alps, a Swiss customer and
Wien Alaska Airlines got under way in 1962.
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.
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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.
- 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: |
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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: |
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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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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 152 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. |
*
AU-23A.
Civil
Pilatus PC-6 written-off by accidents from the year 2000:
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12-03-2000 |
OO-FWJ |
PC-6/B2-H2 |
Paracentrum Oost Turnhout. |
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08-04-2000 |
HB-FMC |
PC-6/B2-H2 |
Imiginair. |
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13-06-2000 |
D-FDHM
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PC-6/C1-H2 |
Private. |
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26-06-2001 |
F-GUAS
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PC-6/B2-H2 |
Parachutisme 74. |
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01-07-2001 |
D-FALL |
PC-6/B2-H2 |
Pull
Out Skydiving. |
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22-01-2002 |
OB-1600 |
PC-6/B2-H2 |
Aero
Andino. |
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01-06-2002 |
D-FEAR |
PC-6/B2-H2 |
Private. |
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09-06-2002 |
OO-NAP |
PC-6/B2-H2 |
Namur
Air Promotion. |
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15-08-2002 |
F-GLTP |
PC-6/B2-H2 |
SARL
Europlane. |
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18-08-2002 |
? |
PC-6 |
Italy? |
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28-08-2003 |
N394R |
PC-6C/H2 |
Ton
Bishop (Skydive Texas) ex Air America
(CIA). |
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13-11-2003 |
F-GMMA |
PC-6/B2-H2 |
On
Top Aviation. |
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16-07-2005 |
N908PL |
PC-6/B2-H2 |
GG
Aircraft. |
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03-10-2005 |
N7895J |
PC-6/B2-H2 |
Vertical Air. |
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