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FEATURE PILATUS PC-24

The PC-24 has been engineered
to be “off-road” compatible from the
beginning. Schwenk says the PC-24 will
be able to operate out of short, unpaved
landing fields, which will enable the
aircraft access to 21,000 more runways
around the world than aircraft limited to
using paved runways. A gravel kit will be
fitted to the nosewheel to deflect debris
away from the engine inlets and the wing
flaps will be armoured for protection from
debris thrown back by the main landing
gear, he explains.

Cabin
The cabin will be available in a choice of
different configurations ranging from an
executive layout with six-eight passenger
seats to a commuter set-up with room
for up to 10 passengers, or even combi-
versions with ample space for passengers
and cargo, right through to special
installations for emergency medical
flights.
The 501-cu.-ft. cabin is 5.1 ft. high, 5.6
ft. wide and 23 ft. long from the cockpit
to cabin partition to the aft pressure
bulkhead. The cabin windows will be the
largest in the midsize jet class. Maximum
cabin altitude is 8,000 ft. at the aircraft’s
45,000- ft. maximum cruising altitude.
There is a fully enclosed, forward cabin,
externally serviced lavatory and 51.0-
90.0 cu. ft. of internal luggage capacity,
depending placement of the aft cabin
partition. The PC-24 features also a fully
enclosed, externally serviceable private
lavatory.

AMAC AS DISTRIBUTOR OF PC-24
Amac Aerospace, a leading provider distributor for the PC-12NG in the
of corporate aviation maintenance region.
and completion services, has been Amac Aerospace will market the
appointed by Pilatus as the exclusive PC-24 in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen,
sales distributor for the all-new PC- Kuwait, Iraq, Bahrain, Qatar, Syria, TOP: The cabin will be
24 light jet in the Middle East. Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and Turkey. available in a choice of
The new appointment extends All maintenance services for the new different configurations
Amac’s existing exclusive agreement PC-24 will be coordinated through
with the single-engine turboprop the Amac Aerospace facility at BOTTOM: PC-24 is predicted
aircraft manufacturer as a fully Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey. to have a top speed of
authorised service centre and sales approximately 787 kilometers
per hour
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