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MaxSez: This is my favorite down in the dirt aircraft of all times. I was privileged to ride it on the Air America Danang-Rose Garden Courier Flight a few times with the pigs & chickens back in the day. Thrilling Flights is the only term that come to mind. Intermediate stops in the Animite Mountains en-route made me a believer in the STOL concept. (See UTube/TV series " Susi Air")
The PC-6 is noted for its Short Takeoff and Landing (STOL) performance on almost any type of terrain - it can take off within a distance of 640 feet (195 m) and land within a distance of 427 feet (130 m) while carrying a payload of 2,646 lbs (1,200 kg). Thanks to its STOL performance, the PC-6 holds the world record for highest landing by a fixed-wing aircraft, at 18,865 feet (5,750 m), on the Dhaulagiri glacier in Nepal.
General characteristics
Crew: one, pilot
Capacity: up to ten passengers
Payload: 1,130 kg (2,491 lb)
Length: 11.00 m (36 ft 1 in)
Wingspan: 15.87 m (52 ft 0¾ in)
Height: 3.20 m (10 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 30.15 m² (324.5 sq ft)
Airfoil: NACA 64-514
Aspect ratio: 8.4:1
Empty weight: 1,270 kg (2,800 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 2,800 kg (6,173 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 turboprop, 410 kW (550 shp)(downrated from 507 kW (680 shp))
Performance
Never exceed speed: 280 km/h (151 knots, 174 mph)
Maximum speed: 232 km/h[54] (125 knots, 144 mph)
Cruise speed: 213 km/h (115 knots, 132 mph) at 3,050 m (10,000 ft)
Stall speed: 96 km/h (52 knots, 60 mph) (flaps down, power off)
Range: 730 km (394 nmi, 453 mi) with maximum payload
Ferry range: 1,612 km (870 nmi, 1,002 mi) with maximum internal and underwing fuel
Service ceiling: 8,197 m (25,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 4.8 m/s (941 ft/min)
(Source: Data:Wiki, Photo: Pilatus Corp/Public Domaine)
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