Private Single Engine
Pilatus PC-12NGX
ICAO: PC12
Overview
The Pilatus PC-12 NG is a single-engine turboprop aircraft designed for passenger, cargo, and special mission roles. Developed in Switzerland, it has become one of the most successful aircraft in its class. The NG variant introduced upgraded avionics and improved performance.
Specifications
Units
- Engine
- 1 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67B
- Engine type
- Turboprop
- Power
- 1,200 shp · 895 kW
- Avionics
- Honeywell Primus Apex Glass Cockpit
- Wing tips
- No winglets
- Seats
- 9
- Crew
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- Cabin width
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- Cabin height
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- Cabin length
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- Exterior length
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- Tail height
- —
- Fuselage diameter
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- Wing span
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- Baggage volume
- 35 ft³ · 1.0 m³
- Gross weight
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- Empty weight
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- Max takeoff weight
- 23,000 lb · 10,500 kg
- Max landing weight
- —
- Max payload
- 1,500 lb · 700 kg
- Fuel capacity
- Max cruise speed
- 270 kt · 311 mph · 500 km/h
- Maximum speed
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- Cruise speed
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- Approach speed
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- Range
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- Fuel burn
- 12.90 nm/gal · 6.31 km/L
- Ceiling
- —
- Rate of climb
- —
- Takeoff distance
- 1,480 ft · 450 m
- Landing distance
- 940 ft · 290 m
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Operational Context
Pilatus PC-12 NG — single-engine multirole turboprop
The PC-12 first flew in 1991 and entered service in 1994 as a versatile pressurized turboprop capable of operating from short and unpaved runways. The NG, or Next Generation, version was introduced in 2008 with enhanced cockpit systems and refinements to the airframe. It retained the basic layout of a low-wing monoplane with a large cargo door and retractable landing gear.
Powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67P turboprop engine producing approximately 1,200 shaft horsepower, the PC-12 NG cruises at around 280 knots (520 km/h). Maximum takeoff weight is about 10,450 pounds (4,740 kg). The aircraft can carry up to nine passengers in executive configuration and has a range of roughly 1,500 nautical miles (2,780 km) depending on payload.
The PC-12 NG has been widely adopted for corporate transport, air ambulance missions, and government surveillance work. Its combination of single-engine efficiency and cabin flexibility has made it a market leader. The aircraft remains a cornerstone of Pilatus’s global success.