Distance to clear 15 m (50 ft) is 475 m (1,558 ft)

CONSTRUCTION & FUSELAGE

Although rugged and utilitarian, the PC-6 Turbo Porter is a high quality, life-long investment. With its high wing and propeller ground clearance, and its undercarriage with high bump absorption, the Turbo Porter is much less susceptible to damage from rough airstrips than aircraft with a conventional nosewheel-type undercarriage.
The design uses conventional semi-monocoque construction techniques (frames, ribs, stringers, reinforcements and skin panels) for the wing, fuselage and empennage. The primary structure is built of 2024 aluminium alloy sheet and extrusion.
These features combined with precision workmanship provide a high degree of interchangeability as well as the easy replacement of parts. All metal components are protected against corrosion by priming, painting, and plating/enameling before a tough polyurethane-based external paint is applied, protecting the Turbo Porter in all types of climate and conditions.
The fuselage is equipped with a hinged door on both sides of the cockpit and a large sliding door on both sides of the cabin. Optional trapdoors can be fitted in the centre of the cabin floor. Each trapdoor can take a load of 150 kg (330 lb). The trapdoors can be opened and closed in flight by the pilot.
3,700 mm (145.7 in.)

Optional Trapdoors
Floor Freight Hatch Compartment

1,300 mm
(51.2 in.)

CABIN VOLUME AND PAYLOAD

The Pilatus PC-6 has earned its reputation as a workhorse with a cabin volume of more than three cubic meters and a total payload of over 1,000 kg. A large sliding door on both sides of the aircraft allows easy access to the cabin for loading and removal of freight. When extra space is needed, the passenger seats can be quickly removed and stowed in the additional seat stowage area behind the cabin. The standard floor hatch enables a platform for a wide range of surveillance functions without the necessity of any design changes.

Door on both Optional Trapdoor Sides of Cabin

TECHNICAL OVERVIEW

most reliable and thoroughly proven power plant in its class. The PC-6’s PT6A-27 is an advanced design of this engine family, with a thermodynamic power rating of 650 shaft horsepower (SHP), flat-rated to 550 SHP at take-off.
PROPELLER

The propeller is a Hartzell HC-B3TN-3D three-bladed (and on STC basis, a Hartzell HC-D4N-3P four-bladed), fully reversing and feathering constant-speed type, driven by the free turbine through a reduction gearbox. The propeller is equipped with an optional anti-icing facility.

COCKPIT
The PC-6 cockpit is designed for single-pilot operation with a straightforward employment of standard instruments. Electrical and avionic equipment can be easily adjusted to customer requirements. The cockpit featured here shows one of many instrument variations: