Pilatus PC-21
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The Pilatus PC-21 is a Swiss-made, next-generation turboprop military trainer aircraft designed to provide jet-like performance and advanced training capabilities for fighter pilots.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pilatus PC-9 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military trainer aircraft
ⓘ
single-engine aircraft ⓘ turboprop aircraft ⓘ |
| avionics |
Hands On Throttle And Stick
ⓘ
Head-Up Display ⓘ glass cockpit ⓘ |
| cockpitConfiguration | tandem ⓘ |
| configuration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| cruiseSpeed | 600 km/h ⓘ |
| designedBy | Pilatus Aircraft engineering team ⓘ |
| designedFor | fighter pilot training ⓘ |
| engineType | turboprop ⓘ |
| feature |
embedded training system
ⓘ
pressurized cockpit ⓘ simulated radar and weapons systems ⓘ zero-zero ejection seats ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 2002-07-01 ⓘ |
| gLimits |
+8
ⓘ
-4 ⓘ |
| height | 3.74 m ⓘ |
| introduced | 2008 ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| length | 11.23 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Pilatus Aircraft ⓘ |
| marketedAs | jet-like performance turboprop trainer ⓘ |
| maxSpeed | 685 km/h ⓘ |
| maxTakeoffWeight | 4700 kg ⓘ |
| powerplant | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68B ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
French Air Force
ⓘ
surface form:
French Air and Space Force
Qatar Emiri Air Force ⓘ Republic of Singapore Air Force ⓘ Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ Royal Saudi Air Force ⓘ Swiss Air Force ⓘ |
| propeller | five-bladed Hartzell propeller ⓘ |
| range | 1333 km ⓘ |
| role |
advanced trainer
ⓘ
lead-in fighter trainer ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | 38000 ft ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| successorTo |
Pilatus PC-7
ⓘ
Pilatus PC-21 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Pilatus PC-9
|
| trainingRole |
advanced flight training
ⓘ
basic flight training ⓘ tactical training ⓘ weapons training ⓘ |
| wingspan | 9.11 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pilatus PC-9