The PC-7 Turbo-Trainer was a turboprop version of the Pilatus P-3 and although the prototype first flew in 1966 it was not until 1978 that sufficient interest in the type led to the delivery of the first production example. A few of the early deliveries were to civil customers including Swissair who ordered two, but the majority went to military customers including the air forces of Abu Dhabi (24), Angola (18), Austria (16), Bolivia (36), Burma (17), Chile (10), Guatemala (12), Iraq (52), Malaysia (44), Mexico (75) and Switzerland (40). A small number are still to be found active in civil markings.

                                 N520WA              c/n                         Switzerland  Photo: Henk Wadman

2 seat trainer first flown in 1966

Engine: 650shp(485kW) Pratt & Whitney PT-6A-25A                                                                    Length: 32’1"(9.77m)                                                                                       Height: 10’6.5"(3.21m)Wingspan: 34’1.5"(10.4m)                                                                                            No.built: 400+ Range: 1600miles(2574km)                                                              Cruising speed: 190mph(305kmh) Empty weight: 2932lb(1330kg)                                              Maximum take-off weight: 5952lb(2700kg)

N976DM              c/n 558                                     

Pilatus PC-7 Turbo-Trainer Side view 1/144 scale

Side view 1/108 scale

Side view 1/72 scale