Pilatus PC-6 Porter, Turbo-Porter
1959
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Pilatus PC-6 Porter, Turbo-Porter

The first PC-6 flew on May 4, 1959.

Pilatus PC-6 Porter, Turbo-Porter


Specification 
 MODELPC-6 B2-H2 "Turbo-Porter"
 CREW1
 PASSENGERS10
 ENGINE1 x Pratt & Whitney PT6A-27 turboprop, 507kW
 WEIGHTS
    Take-off weight2800 kg6173 lb
    Empty weight1270 kg2800 lb
 DIMENSIONS
    Wingspan15.87 m52 ft 1 in
    Length10.9 m36 ft 9 in
    Height3.2 m11 ft 6 in
    Wing area30.15 m2324.53 sq ft
 PERFORMANCE
    Cruise speed213 km/h132 mph
    Ceiling7620 m25000 ft
    Range926 km575 miles

3-View 
Pilatus PC-6 Porter, Turbo-PorterA three-view drawing (803 x 1097)

Comments 
Marco, marco-kobel=bluewin.ch, 31.08.2010

I like the Pilatus PC-6 to bad is here the Pilatus PC-8 Twinporter missing, the PC-8 was a 2 engined Version , a sol prototyp was build, but the proiect was stopt when the PC-6 get the Turboprop engin. later was also the Project PC-10 a 2 engin Turbopropversion of the PC-6T but never made it over the dravingboard.

Kerry, seriokyuzenyo=hotmail.com, 05.08.2010

Got to make a few skydives out of these. Very short takeoff roll, climbs like a bandit, we built an 8 way in freefall and I looked over and the Pilatus was nose down staying with us. Great aircraft. What is the difference between a Porter and a Helio Courier?

Daniel Bohren, daniel.bohren=pilatusporter.ch, 02.06.2010

hallo zusammen

ich suche für die homepage www.pilatusporter.ch bilder, texte, etc.
vielen dank im voraus.
daniel.bohren@pilatusporter.ch

George Schwab, rideandfly=yahoo.com, 08.02.2010

I flew a PC-6 with the Garrett TP-331 and it was an efficient skydive lift device, and a whole lot of fun. Three loads to 15,000ft/hr was not unusual. A number of skydivers would opt to ride the plane down with me, as it was an experience that had to be experienced. Next to my F-16 time, this is the most fun I've had in an airplane.

Willie Utterback, willyback=hotmail.com, 26.12.2009

I first flew Porters with Air America in S.E. Asia. By 1967 AAM had converted all their Porter engines from Astazous to Garrett TPE-331s. This engine was a geared turbine unlike the P&W PT6 free turbine. I personally believe that the TPE-331 was better than the PT6 for critical STOL ops as the response from idle was quicker. Regardless of what engine, the Porter is a great airplane.

leo rudnicki, leo_rudnicki=hotmail.com, 28.04.2009

I read a novel in which a Turbo-Porter with 5 terrorists and a nuclear device flew trans-Atlantic to D.C. At least Santa Claus is real. Shoulda used a Junkers 390.

Joe King, sky257=gmail.com, 08.06.2008

I flew the PC-6 as a U.S. Army airplane in Berlin Germany. The flt detachment had two of them. We flew them on missions over the wall...
Great for gaining and losing altitude very fast.

J.W.Hazen, tokyojo=comcast.net, 04.04.2008

I first flew a PORTER (N185X) in Bangkok, Thailand on 5 December 1964. It had an Astazou engine at that time.

3VI, landmania=libero.it, 11.11.2007

We had a PC-6 in Thiene airstrip for skydiving. What a powerful lifter! With 9 skydivers + pilot the PC-6 gains 4200 meters in 12 min. Wonderful. And smell of kerosene in the cabin...

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