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The first PC-6 flew on May 4, 1959.
| MODEL | PC-6 B2-H2 "Turbo-Porter" |
| CREW | 1 |
| PASSENGERS | 10 |
| ENGINE | 1 x Pratt & Whitney PT6A-27 turboprop, 507kW |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 2800 kg | 6173 lb |
| Empty weight | 1270 kg | 2800 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 15.87 m | 52 ft 1 in |
| Length | 10.9 m | 35 ft 9 in |
| Height | 3.2 m | 10 ft 6 in |
| Wing area | 30.15 m2 | 324.53 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Cruise speed | 213 km/h | 132 mph |
| Ceiling | 7620 m | 25000 ft |
| Range | 926 km | 575 miles |
 | A three-view drawing (803 x 1097) |
| 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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