Pilatus SB-2 Pelican

1944

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Pilatus SB-2 Pelican

Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG, which is part of the Oerlikon-Buhrle organisation, was established at Stans, Switzerland, in December 1939. First product of the company was a four/six-seat light transport designated Pilatus SB.2 Pelican, a braced high-wing monoplane with fixed tricycle landing gear, powered by a 336kW Pratt & Whitney Wasp Junior radial engine. The pilot and co-pilot/navigator were seated in a separate compartment forward of the wing leading edge, with a main cabin below the wing which could be arranged to accommodate two to four passengers according to layout. The Pelican, which was first flown during 1944 and failed to gain any commercial interest, spanned 15.50m and had a maximum speed of 250km/h.

Specification 
 MODELSB-2
 CREW2
 PASSENGERS2-4
 ENGINE1 x Pratt & Whitney Wasp Junior, 336kW
 DIMENSIONS
  Wingspan15.5 m51 ft 10 in
 PERFORMANCE
  Max. speed250 km/h155 mph

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Schaerer Hans-Rudof, e-mail, 11.12.2013 15:15

Zu der Zeit war einzig ein 440PS Wasp-Junior 9Zyl.Sternmotor aus der Reserve der ALPAR (Bern) für deren Koolhoven Flugzeuge vorhanden.

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Klaatu83, e-mail, 05.10.2011 01:49

How did the makers manage to get their hands on a P%W Wasp Junior in 1944? Must be an interesting story there somewhere!

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