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Pilatus PC-9 M

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Advanced turboprop trainer.

Lift type

Fixed wing

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turboprop

Application

Trainer

Design & construction

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Airframe & structure

Primary structure

Aluminium

Wing

Aluminium

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Ice protection

Bleed air

Pressurisation

Pressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

Engine-bleed air-cycle

Configuration & certification

Wing position

Low

Planform

Straight

Tail

Conventional

continued

Certification

Part 23

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Pilatus PC-9	1982 / 1984	1997	Production: 2 (2006) Mexico received the final two PC-9M aircraft in September 2006, making it the last new-build customer for the type. No other PC-9M deliveries are documented for this calendar year. [high]. Baseline variant.
Pilatus PC-9 M	1997 / 1997		Upgraded variant, with improved longitudinal stability and engine.

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Pilatus Aircraft Ltd

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