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Pilatus PC-12

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Single-engine turboprop multi-purpose aircraft. Includes the variants PC-12 NG, PC-12 NGX, and PC-12 PRO.

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Lift type

Fixed wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turboprop

Application

Business, Cargo, Utility

Fleet facts business use worldwide · as at August 2026

In business use

2,180 aircraft

Production years

1995-2026

Average age

13.8 years

Main base countries

U.S.A. (1295), Canada (132), Switzerland (96), Australia (82), Mexico (53)

Figures cover the worldwide fleet in business use — airline and military examples are not included. Fleet data: Business Air News research.

Design & construction

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Pressurisation

Pressurised

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

3-axis + autoland

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

Engine-bleed air-cycle

Wing position

Low

Planform

Straight

Tail

Conventional

Certification

Part 23

Minimum crew

Predictive-maintenance platform Standard

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Pilatus PC-12	1989 / 1991	1994	Baseline variant, replaced by PC-12/45.
Pilatus PC-12 Spectre	1995 / 1995		Multirole variant, formerly PC-12M (until 2002).
Pilatus PC-12 NG	2006 / 2006		Upgraded variant with more powerful engines, engineering designation PC-12/47E.
Pilatus PC-12 NGX	2019 / 2017		Variant with enhanced avionics and engine, adapted from the PC-24.
Pilatus PC-12 PRO	2025 /		Production: 15 (2026) GAMA: Pilatus PC-12. Reimagining of PC-12 program, includes updated cockpit and redesigned cabin.

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