The Pilatus PC-12 arriving at Scotland's Inverness Dalcross Airport in Highland Region SCO 2020
The Pilatus PC-12 is a corporate commuter and utility turboprop aircraft. The aircraft's first flight was in 1991. The aircraft is certified in 20 countries and over 700 PC-12 aircraft have been delivered. "The PC-12 is a corporate commuter and utility turboprop aircraft. "The aircraft, which seats up to nine passengers, is configured in VIP, business passenger and combined passenger / cargo configurations. The aircraft is also supplied in the PC-12 Spectre variant which is a family of special mission surveillance aircraft. The aircraft is operated by the Argentinian Border Guard, South African Red Cross, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Australian Flying Doctor Service. Over 300 PC-12 aircraft are operating in USA and Mexico. The aircraft can operate from short fields, grass and unmade runways. The cruise speed is 500km/hr and the maximum range with visual flight rules reserves is over 3,700km. In October 2006, Pilatus announced the PC-12 next-generation programme. The new aircraft will have new Honeywell Primus Apex integrated avionics with four large displays and an uprated Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67P engine. Most PC-12s are used as corporate transports, but recent regulatory changes in Australia, Brazil, Canada and the United States have cleared single engine turboprops such as the PC-12 for regional passenger transport operations in those nations. This has opened up a new potential market for the PC-12 as a regional airliner, in order to replace older twin piston-engined aircraft. SCO 2020
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Location: Dalcross Airport Inverness Highland Region Scotland UK
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
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