The Pilatus P-2 is a two-seat trainer designed and built by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. After failing to obtain licences for Italian and German trainers early in the Second World War, Pilatus designed its own, and the first prototype flew on 27 April 1945. It is a low-wing monoplane of mixed metal, wood and fabric construction with a retractable tailwheel undercarriage and tandem seating, powered by an Argus As 410A-2 inverted V-12 piston engine. The Swiss Air Force ordered 26 unarmed P-2.05 aircraft in 1946 and later received 25 armed P-2.06 weapons trainers. It flew in Swiss service until 1981, when most survivors passed to civil owners who often paint them as Luftwaffe aircraft for films and airshows.
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The Pilatus P-2 is a trainer aircraft designed and produced by Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus.
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It is powered by a single Argus As 410A-2 V-12 inverted piston engine
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The P-2 first flew in 1945
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Empty weight 1520 kg 3351 lb
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Take-off weight 1970 kg 4343 lb
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1 x Argus As 410 A-2, 347kW
Specification, maximum speed
Max. speed 340 km/h 211 mph
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