Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG

Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter

US Army designations: UV-20A Chiricahua and AU-23A Peacemaker

Type TOP

Light utility transport.

Programme TOP

First flight piston-engined prototype 4 May 1959; PC-6/A, A1, A2, B, B1, B2 and C2-H2 with various
turboprops (see 1974-75 Jane's All the World's Aircraft); superseded by PC-6/B2-H4, introduced mid-
1985. Production ended in 2000; c/n 939 departed to USA in October 2000.

Manufacture reinstated; c/n 940 first flew 12 May 2003 and exported to France for CERP de Maubeuge
as F-GRUB.

Full description of PC-6/B2-H4 in 2001-02 All the World's Aircraft and in current Jane's Aircraft Upgrades;
following is shortened version.

Current Versions TOP

PC-6/B2-H4 TOP

Gross weight for FAR Pt 23 passenger carrying increased by 600 kg (1,323 lb) over immediately previous
B2-H2, giving up to 570 kg (1,257 lb) greater payload for CAR 3 operations; changes include turned-up
wingtips, enlarged dorsal fin, uprated mainwheel shock-absorbers, new tailwheel assembly and slight
airframe reinforcement; H4 changes can be retrofitted to B2-H2.

Customers TOP

Total of 534 built by late-2006, including 45 of piston-engined versions and 92 of early turboprop versions
under licence manufacture by Fairchild in USA; some 290 remain in service in more than 50
countries. Six built 2003-04 and delivered to CERP de Maubeuge, France; Jereb Airservice, Germany;
Gardenia, Italy; Yajasi Aviation, Indonesia (two); and CDP du Centre, Orleans, France. Two more in 2005
and at least five in 2006. See tables.

PILTUS PC-6 ANNUAL PRODUCTION

Swiss US Prod Cum total

Prod
Year Qty Cum
1959 4 4 4
1960 5 9 9
1961 22 31 31
1962 14 45 45
1963 14 59 59
1964 13 72 72
1965 23 95 95
1966 23 118 4 122
1967 35 153 22 179
1968 26 179 6 211
1969 27 206 8 246
1970 3 209 nil 249
1971 7 216 9 265
1972 5 221 15 285
1973 nil 221 5 290
1974 9 230 22 321
1975 15 245 1 337
1976 22 267 359
1977 17 284 376
1978 8 292 384
1979 5 297 389
1980 3 300 392
1981 5 305 397
1982 4 309 401
1983 9 318 410
1984 14 332 424
1985 2 334 426
1986 10 344 436
1987 5 349 441
1988 1 350 442
1989 7 357 449
1990 7 364 456
1991 4 368 460
1992 12 380 472
1993 12 392 484
1994 12 404 496
1995 1 405 497
1996 2 407 499
1997 3 410 502
1998 9 419 511
1999 6 425 517
2000 5 430 522
2003 1 431 523
2004 5 436 528
2005 6 442 534
Totals 442 92 534

PILATUS PC-6 CUSTOMERS

Pilatus Fairchild
Government
Angolan Air Force 1
Argentine 6
Gendarmeria
Argentine Navy 4
Australian Army 19
Austrian Air Force 13
Bolivian Air Force 2
Bophuthatswana
Defence
Force 1
Chad Air Force 2
Colombian Air 7
Force
Dubai Air Force 2
(UAE)
Ecuadorean Air 4
Force
Ecuadorean Army 2 2
French Army 5
Indonesian Air 5
Force
Iranian Air Force 15
Iraqi Air Force 2
Israel Defence 2
Force
Malaysian Police 7
Mexican Air Force 4
Myanmar Air Force 7
Oman Police Air 2
Wing
Peruvian Air Force 13
Slovenian Air 2
Force
Somali Air Force 1
South African 7
Police
Swedish Army 1
Swiss Air Force 19
Thai Air Force 7 35 1
Thai Border Police 1 9
United Nations 1
US Army 22

Diverse civil
Algeria 7
Angola 1
Argentina 7
Australia 7
Austria 2
Belgium 4
Canada 1 1
Colombia 3
Congo (Zaire) 2
Ecuador 5 5
Falkland Islands 1
Finland 1
France 25
Germany 14
Greece 2
Guatemala 3
Hungary 4
Indonesia 16
Iran 1
Italy 10
Japan 6
Kenya 2
Korea, South 1
Laos 26 1
Lesotho 1
Mexico 1
Namibia 1
Nepal 7
Netherlands 4
New Zealand 3
Nigeria 1
Norway 2
 Pakistan 1
Panama 1
South Africa 5
Spain 1
Sudan 8
Switzerland 45
Taiwan 1
United Kingdom 5
USA 46 27
Totals 438 92

1. AU-23A Peacemaker
2. UV-20A Chiricahua

 First 10 Fairchild aircraft built from Pilatus kits

Does not include one PC-8D Twin Porter

Design Features TOP

Rugged, light transport with STOL performance and easily accessible, versatile cabin. Braced, constant-
chord, high wing with single strut each side; unswept fin with large dorsal fillet.

Wing section NACA 64-514 (constant) with span-increasing wingtips; dihedral 1º; incidence 2º.

Landing Gear TOP

Non-retractable tailwheel type. Oleo shock-absorbers in all units. Steerable (±25º)/lockable tailwheel.
Main tyres size 11.00-12 (8 ply), pressure 1.38 bar (20 lb/sq in), or 7.50-10 (8 ply). Tailwheel with size
5.00-4 (6 ply) tyre, pressure 3.24 bar (47 lb/sq in). Goodyear hydraulic disc brakes. Pilatus wheel/ski gear
and (since July 1994) plain or amphibious floats optional.

Power Plant TOP

One 507 kW (680 shp) Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 turboprop (flat rated at 410 kW; 550 shp at S/L),
driving a Hartzell HC-B3TN-3D/T-10178 C or CH, or T10173 C or CH, three-blade constant-speed fully
feathering reversible-pitch propeller with Beta mode control; four-blade propeller optional for operations in
noise-sensitive areas. Standard fuel in integral wing tanks, usable capacity 644 litres (170 US gallons;
142 Imp gallons). Two underwing auxiliary tanks, each of 242.3 litres (64.0 US gallons; 53.3 Imp gallons),
available optionally. For self-ferry, up to three 189 litre (50.0 US gallon; 41.6 Imp gallon) fuel tanks can be
carried in main cabin.

Accommodation TOP

Cabin has pilot's seat forward on port side, with one passenger seat alongside, and is normally fitted with
six quickly removable seats, in pairs, to rear of these for additional passengers. Up to 11 persons,
including pilot, can be carried in 2-3-3-3 high-density layout; or up to 10 parachutists; or two stretchers
plus three attendants in ambulance configuration. Floor is level, flush with door sill, with seat rails.
Forward-opening door beside each front seat. Large rearward-sliding door on each side of main cabin;
fixed, external mounting step, starboard side. Optional double door, without central pillar, on port side.
Hatch in floor 0.58 × 0.90 m (1 ft 10¾ in × 2 ft 11½ in), openable from inside cabin, for aerial camera or
supply dropping. Starboard side door in rear fuselage permits stowage of six passenger seats or
accommodation of freight items up to 5.0 m (16 ft 5 in) in length. Walls lined with lightweight
soundproofing and heat insulation material. Adjustable heating and ventilation systems. Dual controls
optional.

Equipment TOP

Generally to customer's requirements, but can include gear for parajumping role; stretchers for
ambulance role; aerial photography and survey gear. Agricultural version no longer produced.

Dimensions, External

Wing span 15.87 m (52 ft 0¾ in)

Wing chord, constant
Wing aspect ratio
Length overall
Height overall (to top of
rudder), tail down
Tailplane span
Wheel track
Wheelbase
Propeller diameter
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
8.4
10.90 m (35 ft 9 in)
3.20 m (10 ft 6 in)
5.13 m (16 ft 10 in)
3.00 m (9 ft 10 in)
7.87 m (25 ft 10 in)
2.67 m (8 ft 9 in)

Dimensions, Internal

Cabin, from back of pilot's

seat to rear wall:
Length 2.30 m (7 ft 6½ in)
Max width 1.16 m (3 ft 9½ in)
Max height (at front) 1.28 m (4 ft 2½ in)
Height at rear wall 1.18 m (3 ft 10½ in)
Floor area 2.67 m2 (28.6 sq ft)
Volume 3.3 m3 (107 cu ft)

Areas

Wings, gross 30.15 m2 (324.5 sq ft)

Weights and Loadings

Weight empty, basic 1,250 to 1,400 kg (2,756 to

3,086 lb)
Max fuel weight: internal 508 kg (1,120 lb)
underwing 392 kg (864 lb)
Max payload:
with reduced internal fuel
with max internal fuel
with max internal and
underwing fuel
Max T-O weight, Normal
(CAR 3):
wheels (standard)
skis
Max landing weight: wheels
skis
Max cabin floor loading
Max wing loading (Normal):
wheels
skis
Max power loading (Normal):
wheels
skis
Performance (Normal category)
Never-exceed speed (VNE)
Max cruising speed at S/L
Econ cruising speed at 3,050
m (10,000 ft)
Stalling speed, power off:
flaps up
flaps down
Max rate of climb at S/L
Max operating altitude
Service ceiling
T-O run at S/L: normal and
STOL
T-O to 15 m (50 ft) at S/L:
normal
STOL
Landing from 15 m (50 ft) at
S/L at MLW, with propeller
reversal
Landing run at S/L at MLW,
with propeller reversal
1,130 kg (2,491 lb)
1,200 kg (2,645 lb)
571 kg (1,259 lb)
2,800 kg (6,173 lb)
2,600 kg (5,732 lb)
2,660 kg (5,864 lb)
2,600 kg (5,732 lb)
488 kg/m2 (100 lb/sq ft)
92.9 kg/m2 (19.03 lb/sq ft)
86.2 kg/m2 (17.67 lb/sq ft)
6.83 kg/kW (11.22 lb/shp)
6.34 kg/kW (10.42 lb/shp)
151 kt (280 km/h; 174 mph)
EAS
125 kt (232 km/h; 144 mph)
115 kt (213 km/h; 132 mph)
58 kt (108 km/h; 67 mph)
EAS
52 kt (96 km/h; 60 mph) EAS
308 m (1,010 ft)/min
7,620 m (25,000 ft)
6,250 m (20,500 ft)
197 m (650 ft)
475 m (1,560 ft)
440 m (1,445 ft)
315 m (1,035 ft)
127 m (420 ft)
Max range at 115 kt (213
km/h; 132 mph) at 3,050 m
(10,000 ft), no reserves:
with max payload 394 n miles (730 km; 453
miles)
with standard internal fuel 500 n miles (926 km; 576
miles)
with standard internal and 811 n miles (1,503 km; 933
underwing fuel miles)
g limits +3.58/-1.43