Pilatus Porter
History
by Markus Herzig
S/N
625
PILATUS PORTER
CURRENT STATUS
PRODUCTION LIST
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.
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
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