Pilatus PC-21 Totally Explained

Everything about The Pilatus Pc-21 totally explained

The Pilatus PC-21 is a single-turboprop, low swept-wing monoplane advanced trainer with a stepped tandem cockpit manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland.

Development

The development of the PC-21 officially started in November 1997, when Pilatus first flew a modified PC-7 Mk.II in order to test various improvements for a next generation turboprop trainer. As a result of these tests being concluded successfully, Pilatus decided to privately fund the development of a new advanced training system in November 1998. Full-scale development of what became known as the PC-21 was subsequently started in January 1999. Roll-out of the first PC-21 prototype was on 30 April 2002 at Pilatus' factory in Stans, Switzerland, with the first flight taking place on 1 July of the same year.
The second PC-21 prototype first flew on 7 June 2004.
One of the prototypes, HB-HZB, crashed on 13 January 2005, in Buochs, Switzerland on an aerobatic training flight, killing the pilot and injuring another person on the ground. The other prototypes, HB-HZA and HB-HZC, are still flying.

Design

The PC-21 features a modern glass cockpit with three large colour liquid crystal displays (LCD), a head-up display (HUD) and Hands on Throttle and Stick (HOTAS) controls.

Operators

Specifications (PC-21)

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