PILATUS PC-9

 

Origin:

Switzerland

Type:

Two-seat military training aircraft

Engine:

One 709 kw (950 shp) flat-rated Pratt & Whitney (Canada) PT6A-62 turboprop

Specifications:

  • Wingspan: 10.12 m (33 ft 2½ in)
  • Length: 10.05 m (32 ft 11¾ in)
  • Height: 3.26 m (10 ft 6⅓ in)
  • Wing area: 16.29 m² (175.3 sq ft)
  • Max speed at sea level: 496 km/h (308 mph)
  • Max speed at 6,100 m (20,000 ft): 556 km/h (345 mph)
  • Stalling speed undercarriage and flaps down, power off: 130 km/h (81 mph)
  • Initial rate of climb: 1,234 m/min (4,050 ft/min)
  • Service ceiling: 11,582 m (38,000 ft)
  • Max range at 3,050 m (10,000 ft): 1,111 km (690 miles)
  • Max range at 6,100 m (20,000 ft): 1,537 km (955 miles)
  • Empty equipped weight: 1,685 kg (3,715 lb)
  • Loaded weight clean: 2,250 kg (4,960 lb)
  • Max take-off weight, utility category with stores: 3,100 kg (6,834 lb)

Photo source: Wikipedia