Pilatus PC-12: Difference between revisions

{|{{Infobox aircraft begin

|national originnational_origin= [[Switzerland]]

|first flightfirst_flight= 31 May 1991

|introducedintroduction= 1994

|primary userprimary_user= [[PlaneSense]]

|more usersmore_users= [[Royal Flying Doctor Service]] <br />[[United States AirTradewind ForceAviation]] <br />[[TradewindUnited AviationStates Air Force]] <!--- NOTE: Limit of three "more users" here --->

|number builtnumber_built= 2,000 ({{As of|2023|5|lc=yes}})<ref name=Flight15may2023/>

|variants with their own articles=

The '''Pilatus PC-12''' is a pressurized, single-engined, [[turboprop]] aircraft manufactured by [[Pilatus Aircraft]] of [[Stans, Switzerland]] since 1991. It was designed as a high-performance [[utility aircraft]] that incorporates a large aft cargo door in addition to the main passenger door. Due to its efficient, high-utility design, the PC-12 is used by a large variety of operators. The main use for the aircraft is [[business aircraft|corporate transportation]], but it is also used by [[Fractional Aircraft Ownership|fractional]] and small [[Regional airline|regional]] airlines, [[Air medical services|air-ambulance]] operators, and many government agencies, such as police departments and armed forces. The 2,000th PC-12 is successful with 2,000 deliveries madewas asdelivered ofin May 2023.<!--Flight15may2023-->

Early sales of the PC-12 principally went to utility operators, because Pilatus was reportedly uncertain of the sales potential for business and passenger operators.<ref name="FM100810">{{cite news |author= McClellan, J. Mac |url= http://www.flyingmag.com/pilot-reports/turboprops/value-only-one-engine |title= Pilatus PC-12: The Value of Only One Engine |work= [[Flying (magazine)|Flying]] |date= 10 August 2010 |access-date= 21 February 2016 |archive-date= 26 February 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160226020924/http://www.flyingmag.com/pilot-reports/turboprops/value-only-one-engine |url-status= dead }}</ref> In 1994, the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia became the launch customer of the PC-12. It operates 32 PC-12s throughout Australia to deliver medical services in remote areas.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/about-the-rfds/our-fleet/ |title= Our Fleet |publisher= [[Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia]]}}</ref>

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