SB-2 Pelican
First flight: May 30, 1944
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P-2
First flight: April 27, 1945
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P-3
First flight: September 3, 1953
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P-4
First flight: March 22, 1948
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PC-6
First flight: May 4, 1959
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PC-6 A Turbo-Porter
First flight: May 2, 1961
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NCPC-7
Previously the PC-7, upgraded in 2007-2008 to the NCPC-7
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PC-8 Twin Porter
On November 28, 1967, the prototype of the Twin Porter flew for the first time. Performance was below expectations and further development was cancelled in January 1969.
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PC-9 HB-HPJ
First flight: May 7, 1984
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PC-9
The Chadian air force armed PC-9s and used them in military operations in violation of Swiss export legislation.
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PC-11 B4 Glider
First flight: November 7, 1966
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PC-12/45 NG
First flight: May 31, 1991
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PC-12 NG Cockpit
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PC-21
First flight: November 23, 2010
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Pilatus is Switzerland's biggest developer and constructor of aircraft, selling its planes all around the world. These include military trainers, passenger and transport aircraft.
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Planes are assembled at the company’s headquarters in Stans, canton Nidwalden, while some parts are put together by subcontractors in Poland and Portugal.
Pilatus also has subsidiaries in the United States and Australia, while it owns an aircraft servicing firm based at Altenrhein airport in canton St Gallen. (Photos: pilatus-aircraft.com, Keystone)
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The smell is strong, almost sickening. The fuselage of PC-21, a military trainer, has just received its last coat of paint, bright red, like a Ferrari. “We changed the colour to make the plane more visible,” explains Markus Kälin, a 25-year employee of Pilatus and our guide for the day on the site a few…
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Based in Stans, canton Nidwalden, Pilatus saw its sales jump substantially in 2011. It took in SFr781 million ($832 million) last year, up 14 per cent on 2010. The future looks bright too. Since the beginning of the year, the company has received orders for 154 aircraft, including 79 for the PC-21 trainer. According to…
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