Pilatus PC-24

PC-24
PC-24 prototype during its roll-out ceremony
Role Light jet
National origin Switzerland
Manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft
First flight 11 May 2015[1]
Status Under development
Number built Two prototypes[2]
Unit cost
US$9M (projected, 2013)

The Pilatus PC-24 is a twin-engine business jet under development by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland.[3][4]

Development

The PC-24 was designed based on feedback from PC-12 customers, who desired increased range and speed, but wanted to retain the PC-12's ability to use very short runways.[4]

The aircraft was revealed to the public at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva on 21 May 2013. It is to cost about nine million U.S. dollars.[5] It is to compete with Embraer's Phenom 300 and Cessna's Citation CJ4.[4][6]

Pilatus began taking orders for the aircraft in later May 2014. The rollout of the first of three prototypes was on 1 August 2014 (Switzerland's national day) and it was ground tested in February 2015.[7] The aircraft's first flight was on 11 May 2015[8] and first deliveries are expected for 2017.[9]

By EBACE in May 2014, the company had sold 84 production places, each with a $250,000 deposit,[10] representing the first planned three years of production from 2017 to 2019.[11][12]

PC-24 interiors for the Americas are to be completed at Broomfield, Colorado. Pilot and technician training will be performed by FlightSafety International in Dallas, Texas.[13]

Design

The jet will have a range of 3,300 km (2,051 mi) with six passengers and a cruise speed of 786 km/h (488 mph).

It is powered by two tail-mounted Williams FJ44-4A engines, and equipped with a large cargo door as standard equipment. The pressurised in-flight baggage compartment is capable of accepting a standard pallet. Standby power is provided by the main engine(s), not a regular APU.[14]

With a take-off distance of 820 m (2,690 ft) and a landing distance of 770 m (2,526 ft), the PC-24 is intended to be capable of operation from unpaved runways and grass strips.[4][5] According to Pilatus, no other business jet has this ability, which gives the jet access to over 21,000 airports;[6] about twice the number of tarmac airports used by similar sized jets.[14]

The aircraft will be certified for single pilot operation.[4]

Operational history

As of 10 November 2015, Pilatus is not accepting orders for the PC-24 as the jet is sold out until 2019.[15] This, in order to allow the company to focus on testing, certification and fulfil the current orderbook,[16] which includes:[17][18]

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Name Orders Options
PlaneSense[19][17] 6
Skytech,inc[20] 5
Western Aircraft[18] 5
KCAC Aviation[18] 5
Tempus Aircraft[18] 5
Epps Aviation[18] 5
Pro Star[18] 5
Jetfly[19][15][17] 4
Flying Doctors[21][22][19][17] 3 1
Synerjet Corp.[18] 3
Falcon Aviation Services[19][17] 2
U-Haul International[19][17] 2
Airfix Aviation[15][18] 2
Pilatus Centre SA[18] 2
J.B. Investments[18] 2
Tim Featherby[15] 1
Shoprite[15] 1
Sunseeker Aviation[15] 1
Peter Brabeck-Letmathe[15] 1
Agile Aviation[18] 1
Pilatus Australia[18] 1
Merchant Shipping[18] 1
Central Aviation AG[18] 1
Gratian Anda[18] 1
PC12 Center de Mexico[18] 1
OK Business Aircraft[18] 1
Private buyers[18] 16
Total[12] 83 1

Potential customers include the Swiss Air Force, which intends to use the jet as executive transport for the Swiss Federal Council.[23][24]

Specifications (PC-24)

Data from Manufacturer[25]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

References

  1. ↑ "20 Minuten - Schweizer Jet PC-24 hat den Erstflug absolviert - News". 20 Minuten. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "BAZL - Luftfahrzeugregister". admin.ch. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Whitfield, Bethany (4 April 2013). "Pilatus to Reveal PC-24 Jet at EBACE". Flying. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Grady, Mary (21 May 2013). "Pilatus Introduces PC-24 TwinJet". AVweb. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  5. 1 2 Sarsfield, Kate (21 May 2013). "EBACE: Pilatus joins the Jet Set with PC-24". Flightglobal. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  6. 1 2 Whyte, Alasdair (22 May 2013). "The Pilatus PC-24 versus the Cessna Citation CJ4 and the Embraer Phenom 300". Corporate Jet Investor. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  7. ↑ Perry, Dominic (19 February 2015), "market", Flightglobal (Reed Business Information), retrieved 21 February 2015
  8. ↑ Trautvetter, Chad (11 May 2015). "Pilatus Jets into the Future with PC-24 First Flight". Aviation International News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  9. ↑ Niles, Russ (18 May 2014). "Pilatus Opens Order Book On Jet". AVweb. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  10. ↑ Trautvetter, Chad (22 May 2014). "Waiting Line for Pilatus PC-24 Extends to 2020". Aviation International News. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  11. ↑ Bellamy, Woodrow III. "Pilatus Debuts First PC-24" Aviation Today, 4 August 2014. Accessed: 8 September 2014.
  12. 1 2 Huge Success for the PC-24: 84 Aircraft Sold
  13. ↑ Huber, Mark (22 October 2014). "Pilatus Gears Up for PC-24". Aviation International News. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  14. 1 2 3 4 Patrick Veillette. "Pilatus Designs The PC-24 To Do Everything" AviationWeek, 26 October 2015.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Jetfly puts its faith in PC-24 with four orders to widen fractional network". 9 June 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "PC-24 Gets Off to a Flying Start". Aviation International News. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "PILATUS SIGNS FIRST PC-24 SALES CONTRACTS WITH PRESTIGIOUS FLEET CUSTOMERS AT EBACE 2014" (PDF). Pilatus. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Berend Jan Floor (30 May 2014). "Pilatus PC-24 al een succes voordat het één vlucht gemaakt heeft" (in Dutch). AirOnline.nl. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 Thurber, Matt (20 May 2014). "Pilatus Welcomes Flood of PC-24 Orders On First Day of EBACE". Aviation International News. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  20. ↑ "Skytech Inc. At EBACE for PC-24 Order Book Launch". Skytech,inc.com. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  21. ↑ "RFDS orders another Pilatus PC-24". AustralianFlying.com.au. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  22. ↑ Kelly, Emma (24 February 2015), "Pilatus displays "super versatile" PC-24", Flightglobal (Reed Business Information), retrieved 25 February 2015
  23. ↑ "20 Minuten - Ueli Maurer darf Pilatus-Jet kaufen - News". 20 Minuten (in German). Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  24. ↑ Raths, Olivia (1 August 2014). "Der PC-24 von Pilatus wird der neue Bundesratsjet". Der Bund (in German). Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  25. ↑ "Pilatus Aircraft PC-24 Fact Sheet" (PDF). Pilatus Aircraft. 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  26. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Rising Stars: 5 Planes That Will Change Aviation - Pilatus PC-24". Flying (magazine). 16 July 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2015.

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