The Pilatus PC-24 is a twin-engine light business jet built by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland and designed to keep the rough-field ability of the company's single-engine PC-12 turboprop while adding the speed and range of a jet. Work began in 2007 after PC-12 customers asked for a faster aircraft with a longer range that could still use very short runways. The jet was introduced publicly at the EBACE show in Geneva on 21 May 2013, rolled out on 1 August 2014 and made its first flight on 11 May 2015. It received EASA and FAA type certification on 7 December 2017 and the first customer delivery followed on 7 February 2018. Two Williams FJ44-4A turbofans sit on the rear fuselage of a low-wing T-tail airframe with a large pallet-sized cargo door, and the cabin takes ten passengers with one or two pilots. It is certified for single-pilot operation and for dry sand, gravel, grass and snow-covered runways, and is used by charter firms, private owners, air ambulance services and some air forces.
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Engine Class Top Speed (km/h) Maximum Mass (kg) Engine2 x Williams FJ44-4A turbofans 1 Connections
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The Pilatus PC-24 is a light business jet produced by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland.
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The Pilatus PC-24 is a light business jet produced by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland.
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The aircraft was introduced on 21 May 2013 and rolled out on 1 August 2014, with the maiden flight on 11 May 2015.
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The Pilatus PC-24 is a light business jet produced by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland.
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Powered by two Williams FJ44 turbofans, it competes with the Embraer Phenom 300 and the Cessna Citation CJ4.
Civil operators
The aircraft is popular with air charter companies and is also operated by private companies.
Design, airframe
It is a low-wing cantilever cabin monoplane powered by two Williams FJ44-4A turbofans, each mounted in a nacelle on the side of the rear fuselage.
Specifications, empty weight
Empty weight: 5,244 kg (11,561 lb)
Specifications, maximum take-off weight
Max takeoff weight: 8,500 kg (18,739 lb)
Development, flight testing, maximum speed
its maximum speed raised from 425 to 440 knots (787 to 815 km/h)
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The Pilatus PC-24 is a light business jet produced by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland.
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The Pilatus PC-24 is a light business jet produced by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland.
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The Pilatus PC-24 is a light business jet produced by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland.
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The aircraft is popular with air charter companies and is also operated by private companies.
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