Pilatus PC-6 Porter

PC-6 Porter/Turbo-Porter
A PC-6 Turbo-Porter, B2-H4 PT6A-34 variant, used for skydiving in Spain
General information
TypeSTOL passenger and utility aircraft
ManufacturerPilatus Aircraft
Fairchild Aircraft
StatusIn service
Primary usersCivil aviation
Number built604[1]
History
Manufactured1959–2022[1]
First flightPorter - 4 May 1959
Turbo-Porter - 2 May 1961.
VariantsFairchild AU-23 Peacemaker

The Pilatus PC-6 Porter is a single-engined STOL utility aircraft designed by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. First flown in 1959, the PC-6 was produced at Pilatus Flugzeugwerke in Stans, Switzerland. It has been built in both piston engine- and turboprop-powered versions, and was produced under licence for a time by Fairchild Hiller in the United States. After 604 deliveries in 63 years, Pilatus ended production in 2022.[1]

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