Pilatus PC-12 is among the best model that has been introduced by the Pilatus Aircrafts based in Switzerland. The Pilatus PC-12 is powered with single turboprop engine as passenger and cargo aircrafts. The demand for these Aircrafts is huge, especially in the regional airliner and corporate transport operators.

Pilatus Aircrafts has announced the PC-12 model with the development of the annual National Business Aviation Association that was introduced in the year 1989, October. The two prototypes for the first flight has been overlook and taken place in the month of May on 31st, 1989. The Pilatus PC-12 has received the certification that was originally planted as by redesigning the wings and hence ensures the winglets performance by the safety Administration. The Swiss certification for the PC-12 was took place in the year 1994 on March 30 and was been approved from the US Federal Aviation Administration on July 15 in 1994.

The Pilatus PC-12 is well powered with Whitnet Canada PT6 and Pratt that includes turboprop engine for the PT6A-67B and is certifies with single pilot IFR operations through the winglets. This model was been choose in order to utilize the second flight crew member with standard seating arrangement of nine, six seats for the corporate class and combi version for the four seat passengers. The Three bench seat has been attached with transmission range of six and five and thus considered as the Pilatus best model.

The PC-12M is totally based on the PC-12, more powerful and equipped with addition of the power consuming equipments and are utilize for the second flight. This helps the PC-12M in order to perform the missions for air ambulance, flight inspection, parachutist dropping, aerial surveillance and aerial photography. This is in order to make the US market flourish because of the special mission with the PC-12 Spectre. Below are the special variants of the Pilatus PC-12 model that carries an huge market in the Civil Aviation.

  • PC -12/ 14
  • PC -12/ 45
  • PC -12/ 47
  • PC -12/ 47E
  • PC -12M Spectre
  • U – 28A

Operators for Pilatus PC-12

  • Pascan Aviavtion
  • Nakina Air Service
  • Seaport Airlines
  • Wasaya Airways
  • Peace Air
  • NAC Air
  • Bearksin Airlines
  • Royal Flying Doctor Service
  • AirSprint Incorporation
  • Air Bravo Corporation