• Role: Passenger and cargo aircraft
• National origin: Switzerland
• Manufacturer: Pilatus Aircraft
• First flight: 31 May 1991
• Introduction: 1994
• Status: Active service, in production

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: one or two pilots
• Capacity: 9 passengers standard, 6-8 executive
• Payload: 1,500 kg (3,502 lb)
• Length: 14.40 m (47 ft 3 in)
• Wingspan: 16.23 m (53 ft 3 in)
• Height: 4.26 m (14 ft 0 in)
• Wing area: 25.81 m² (277.8 ft²)
• Empty weight: 2,761 kg (5,867 lb)
• Loaded weight: 4,700 kg (10,450 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 4,740 kg (10,450 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B or -67P turboprop, 895 kW (1,200 shp)
• Maximum landing: 4,500 kg (9,921 lb)
• Maximum payload full fuel: 539 kg (1,189 lb)
• Tail wingspan: 5.20 m (17 ft 1 in)
• Propeller: Hartzell HC – E4A – 3D/E10477K – 4 blade aluminum
• Propeller diameter: 2.67 m (8 ft 9 in)
• Propeller RPM: 1,700 rpm

Performance

• Cruise speed: 500 km/h (312.5 mph/270 KTAS/280 KTAS @ 20000 ft (PC-12NG))
• Stall speed: 120 km/h (74.8 mph/ 65 KCAS/66 KCAS (PC-12NG))
• Service ceiling: 9,150 m (30,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 512 m/min at sea level (1,680 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 174.3 kg/m² (35.7 lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: 3.7 kg/shp (8.2 lb/shp)
• Range 0 passenger: 3,389 km (1,830 nm)
• Range 9 passenger: 2,804 km (1,753 mi) (1,513 nm)
• Takeoff distance over 15 m (50 ft) obstacle: 701 m (2,300 ft)
• Takeoff distance ground roll: 450 m (1,475 ft)
• Landing distance over 15 m (50 ft) obstacle: 558 m (1,830 ft)
• Landing distance ground roll: 228 m (945 ft)
• Climb to 30,000 ft: 26.5 minutes
• Fuel consumption: 360 pounds per hour (54 gph)

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