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by Markus Herzig Updated: 10-Mar-2024 |
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The PILATUS PORTER World |  |
PILATUS
PORTER
PORTER FACTS PORTER VERSIONS  |
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| PC-6.com
by Markus Herzig Updated: 10-Mar-2024 |
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The PILATUS PORTER World | |
PILATUS
PORTER
PORTER FACTS PORTER VERSIONS |
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THE
WOLRD'S LEADING STOL
The Pilatus PC-6 Porter and the Turbo Porter, best known under the name "Pilatus Porter", is a STOL- (short take off and landing) and multi-purpose airplane designed and built since 1959 by Pilatus Aircraft Ltd in Stans, Switzerland. First flight on May 4th, 1959 |
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PRODUCTION
NUMBERS
Total frames built up today: 603 by Pilatus Aircraft Ltd Switzerland: 511 by Fairchild-Hiller Corp. under licence: 92 CURRENT
STATUS
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The outstanding features of the small transporter are: extremely short take off and landing distances (a football field is sufficient), remarkable climbing performance, high robustness, large additional load in relation to the dead weight. The PC-6 Porter is usable for almost each function and indicates an impressing area of operations: Pax and material transport, medical and emergency service, measurement and photo flights, with spraying equipment for agricultural work and for fire fighting. It can land equipped with skis on glaciers and with floats on water and it's an ideal airplane for parachuting. |  |
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The Pilatus Porter attained world validity and made known the name Pilatus in all the world. Who knows Swiss cheese, Swiss clocks or the Swiss Army Knife knows as well the Pilatus Porter - isn't it? If not, it's really time to look at it and I hope my pages will give you an image of this remarkable airplane. |  |