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Swiss manufacturer based in Stans: single-engine turboprops such as the PC-6 Porter and PC-12, the PC series trainers and the PC-24 business jet.
Country: Switzerland · 5 aircraft types
Turbine-powered propeller aircraft for short routes and smaller airports, such as the ATR 42/72 and the Dash 8.
Pilatus PC-12
PC-12 NG
A single turboprop up front, a tall T-tail and a huge cargo door at the rear left: the Swiss Pilatus PC-12 is a business aircraft, air ambulance and workhorse in one. Here is how to recognize it.
Pilatus PC-6 Porter
PC-6 Turbo-Porter
Long, slim nose, tailwheel at the back, a strut-braced wing like a plank: the Pilatus PC-6 Porter lands where others cannot even taxi. Here is how to recognize the STOL legend from central Switzerland.
Business aircraft from the Cessna Citation to the Gulfstream – out in force at many airports during trade fairs and major events.
Transports, tankers, trainers and combat aircraft. Seen mainly at military airfields, at airshows and as visitors at civil airports.
Pilatus PC-21
PC-21
A propeller aircraft that flies like a jet: the Pilatus PC-21 from Stans trains future fighter pilots in Switzerland, France, Spain, Australia and the Gulf. Here is how to recognize it by its five-blade propeller and stepped canopy.
Pilatus PC-7
PC-7 Turbo Trainer
A slim turboprop with a three-blade propeller, two seats in tandem and a large glass canopy: the Pilatus PC-7 has trained military pilots since the late 1970s and flies aerobatics with the Swiss Air Force’s PC-7 Team. Here is how to recognize it.
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