Pilatus Porter
History
by Markus Herzig
S/N
625
PILATUS PORTER
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Presented at the Le Bourget airshow in 1968
Photo by Nicky Scherrer © 1968
During another testflight
Photo by Pilatus Flugzeugwerke © 1968
HB-KOA is taking off at Buochs for a test flight
Photo by Pilatus Flugzeugwerke © 1967
S/N:
625
Built:
1967
TSN:
-
Registration
Type
Operator / Owner
From
To
Remarks
HB-KOA
PC-8D Twin Porter
Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG
1967-11-28
1969-12
serial number 1001
The frame of #625 was used for the Pilatus PC-8D Twin Porter prototype HB-KOA #1001. The first flight was on November 28, 1967. Due to quite bad flying characteristics the project was cancelled in January 1969. The aircraft has been scrapped.
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