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Tuesday, October 8, 2019

The #Pilatus #PC24: The SUV of the skies


There's not much constraint on how one can use the aircraft
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The light jet seats up to 12 people, including pilots – but it is far more than just a passenger plane. It can carry more than a tonne of cargo, or four passengers and at least a couple of motorcycles. It has a huge cargo door 1.3m wide by 1.25m high to the rear of the fuselage on the left: a door that size is rare in a private jet…There's more. The PC-24 can tackle short runways with a steep, difficult approach. It's speedy with a respectable range. And it can land on gravel or grass runways the only jet to boast such an ability short of military weightlifters like the giant Boeing C-17 Globemaster.

...With the cargo-area bulkhead moved forwards, fewer seats can leave more room for stuff. Flying with just one or two pilots frees up the entire 14.2cu m cabin, which is 7m long. And finally, in medical evacuation mode there is room for three patients on stretcher beds, plus accompanying medics. There's not much constraint on how one can use the aircraft.

Read the whole review on the FT's How To Spend It here: https://howtospendit.ft.com/vehicles/207204-the-suv-of-the-skies



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