Pilatus to unveil PC-24 Twinjet at EBACE May 21 2013
Anyone notice Pilatus are looking for an AFM author "for a new FAR23 aircraft"? Only 5 days to the announcement but this could be a sneak peak to the aircraft. It'll be a real shame if its just a stol phenom 100. It's a step in the right direction but at 5700kgs it has limited versatility. In order to match the size of a PC12, even using modern materials and structural reinforcing techniques, it'll have a BEW around 3000kg which doesn't leave a lot left over. I wonder if they'll achieve the magic 8 place 2000nm stol numbers with such a limited MTOW?
Time will tell, 5 more days!