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PC-9 M Factsheet

Product catalog summary

Overview: The PC-9 M is an advanced turboprop trainer aircraft developed by Pilatus Aircraft. Since its introduction in 1986, it has been recognized for its superior training capabilities, offering a stable yet agile platform for pilot training from basic to advanced levels.

Key Features:

Equipped with a Hartzell four-blade aluminum propeller and a Pratt & Whitney PT6A-62 engine with a thermodynamic rating of 1,150 shp.
Includes ejection seats and a stepped, tandem seating arrangement with a full dual-glass cockpit.
Features six underwing hardpoints, an anti-g system, and an on-board oxygen generating system (OBOGS).
Birdstrike resistant canopy and a trim-aid device enhance safety and performance.

Training Roles:

Ab Initio training
Basic Flying training
Advanced Flying training

Performance:

Take-off distance over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level: 1,300 ft (397 m).
Landing distance over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level: 2,255 ft (687 m).
Maximum rate of climb at sea level: 3,880 ft/min (19.7 m/sec).
Maximum operating speed (Vmo): 320 KEAS (593 km/h).
Maximum cruise speed at sea level: 271 KTAS (502 km/h); at 10,000 ft: 298 KTAS (552 km/h).
Stall speed with flaps and gear up: 77 KCAS (143 km/h); with flaps and gear down: 69 KCAS (128 km/h).
G loads: Aerobatic +7.0 g / -3.5 g; Utility +4.5 g / -2.25 g.
Maximum range: 860 NM (1,593 km).

Weights:

Basic empty weight: 3,926 lb (1,781 kg).
Maximum take-off weight: Aerobatic 5,180 lb (2,350 kg); Utility 7,055 lb (3,200 kg).

Catalog excerpts

PC-9 M THE ADVANCED TRAINER Since its launch in 1986, the PC-9 has established itself as a leader among turboprop trainers, offering superior training value for air forces around the world. Noted for its aerodynamic yet stable handling qualities, it has all the right attributes to develop the skills of student pilots from ab initio through basic training, and with sufficient power for the more demanding advanced phases of training. The PC-9 M, in the aerobatic configuration, at MTOW, 5,180 lbs (2,350 kg) has the following performance under international standard atmospheric (ISA) conditions:...

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