PILATUS PC-21

 

Origin:

Switzerland

Type:

Two-seat military trainer

Engine:

One 1,200 kw (1,600 shp) Pratt & Whitney PT6A-68B turboprop

Specifications:

  • Wingspan: 9.77 m (28 ft 9 in)
  • Length: 11.19 m (36 ft 8½ in)
  • Height: 3.91 m (12 ft 10 in)
  • Wing area: 14.9 m² (160.38 sq ft)
  • Max operating speed: 685 km/h (426 mph)
  • Max operating Mach number: 0.72
  • Design dive speed: 778 km/h (483 mph)
  • Max level speed at 3,048 m (10,000 ft): 630 km/h (391 mph)
  • Cruising speed at sea level: 556 km/h (345 mph)
  • Stalling speed undercarriage and flaps down: 148 km/h (92 mph)
  • Max rate of climb at sea level: 1,219 m/min (4,000 ft/min)
  • Service ceiling: 11,580 m (38,000 ft)
  • Range with max fuel on training sorties: 1,295 km (805 miles)
  • Empty weight: 2,250 kg (4,960 lb)
  • Loaded weight in aerobatic category: 3,100 kg (6,834 lb)
  • Max loaded weight in utility category: 4,250 kg (9,370 lb)

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