Pilatus PC-6 Porter Family
The Pilatus PC-6 Porter is a single-engine utility aircraft designed around exceptional short-field performance and a rugged, adaptable cabin. The original piston-powered Porter soon evolved into the better-known turboprop Turbo Porter, while licensed production expanded the fleet beyond Switzerland. Operators have used PC-6s to move passengers and cargo, support remote communities, drop parachutists, conduct survey and observation work, and operate from short, rough, high-altitude, and otherwise difficult landing sites.
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Identity
- Aliases
- PC-6 PorterPilatus PorterPC-6 Turbo PorterTurbo PorterFairchild Hiller PC-6AU-23 PeacemakerUV-20 Chiricahua
- Family Name
- Pilatus PC-6 Porter
- Full Name
- Pilatus PC-6 Porter Family
- Roles
- utilitycargogeneral_aviation
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- stol
- Description
- The Pilatus PC-6 Porter is a single-engine utility aircraft designed around exceptional short-field performance and a rugged, adaptable cabin. The original piston-powered Porter soon evolved into the better-known turboprop Turbo Porter, while licensed production expanded the fleet beyond Switzerland. Operators have used PC-6s to move passengers and cargo, support remote communities, drop parachutists, conduct survey and observation work, and operate from short, rough, high-altitude, and otherwise difficult landing sites.
- First Flight Year
- 1,959
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- PC-6 Turbo Porter PT6A-27 installation
- Notes
- This records the PT6A-27-powered Turbo Porter subseries only. Piston-powered PC-6 variants and other turbine substitutions remain unmodeled rather than being collapsed into the PT6A relationship.
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 15:45:31 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 31, 2026 at 05:47:30 UTC