The Pilatus PC-21 is a single-turboprop, low wing swept monoplane advanced trainer with a stepped tandem cockpit manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland.

• Role: Advanced Trainer aircraft
• Manufacturer: Pilatus Aircraft
• Designer: Pilatus Aircraft
• First flight: 1 July 2002
• Introduction: April 2008
• Status: Active service
• Number built: 100 February 20, 2015
• Developed from: Pilatus PC-7, Pilatus PC-9

Military Operators

• Royal Qatar Air Force
• Royal Saudi Air Force
• Republic of Singapore Air Force
• Swiss Air Force
• United Arab Emirates Air Force

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: Two (student & instructor)
• Length: 11.233 m (36 ft 11 in)
• Wingspan: 9.108 m (29 ft 11 in)
• Height: 3.749 m (12 ft 4 in)
• Wing area: 15.221 m² (163.848 ft²)
• Empty weight: 2,270 kg (5,005 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 3,100 kg (aerobatic) / 4,250 kg (utility) (6,834 lb (aerobatic) / 9,370 lb (utility))
• Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68B Turboprop engine, 1,200 kW (1,600 shp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 685 km/h (370 knots, 428 mph)
• Stall speed: 170 km/h (92 knots, 106.25 mph) gear and flaps up (20 km/h less with flaps and gear down)
• Range: 1,333 km (720 nm, 828 miles)
• Service ceiling: 11,580 m (38,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 1,219 m/min (4,000 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 208 kg/m² (42.7 lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: 0.39 kW/kg (0.23 hp/lb)

Armament

• Hardpoints: Provisions provided for 4× under-wing and 1× centerline external store stations, capable of mounting up to 1,150 kg (2,540 lb) of payload of air-to-ground weapons to operate in the Counter-insurgency role.