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The PC-21 has an ultra-modern cockpit, which arguably surpasses even those of latest-generation fighters like the Eurofighter and the Gripen. Standard features are three large colour liquid crystal displays (LCD), a head-up display (HUD) and Hands on Throttle and Stick (HOTAS) controls.
The development of the PC-21 officially started in November 1997, when Pilatus first flew a modified PC-7 Mk.II in order to test various improvements for a next generation turboprop trainer. As a result of these tests being concluded successfully, Pilatus decided to privately fund the development of a new advanced training system in November 1998. Full-scale development of what became known as the PC-21 was subsequently started in January 1999.
Roll-out of the first PC-21 prototype was on 30 April 2002 at Pilatus' factory in Stans, Switzerland, with the first flight taking place on 1 July of the same year.
The second PC-21 prototype first flew on 7 June 2004This is a list of aviation-related events from 2004: Events January 2 Several British Airways flights from London Heathrow Airport to Washington D. and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia are cancelled due to security fears. 3 Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashes into the.
At the time of the roll-out of the first prototype, there were no known customers for this aircraft. As far as is known, as of the time of the writing of this article (August 2004), this situation has not changed.
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P-2The Pilatus P-2 was a trainer aircraft designed by Swiss manufacturer Pilatus in 1942 and first flown on April 27 1945. It was used by the Swiss Air Force from 1946 until 1981. The P-2 was powered by an air-cooled 347 kW (465 hp) Argus As 410 engine which - P-3The Pilatus P-3 was a military training aircraft built by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. The plane was designed for primary and advanced training (including night flying, aerobatics and instrument flying). The first prototype was built in 1953 and flew - PC-6The Pilatus PC-6 Porter (sometimes nicknamed the Jeep of the air is a civilian utility aitcraft built by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. The PC-6 is famous in the aviation world for its Short Take-off and Landing ( STOL) performance on almost any type of - PC-7 - PC-9The Pilatus PC-9 is a single-engine, low-wing tandem-seat turboprop training aircraft manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. Development The PC-9 can be viewed as a further, more powerful, evolution of the earlier PC-7. It retains the overall la - PC-11 - PC-12 -PC-21
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