IRIS Pilatus PC-21...

[McLeland Peter]

I took some pictures of this very powerful aeroplane today:-

Yakutat take-off ...

...with a...

...retraction roll.


The other shots can be seen here:-


http://forum.mutleyshangar.com/index.php/topic/9810-iris-pilatus-pc-21/


Thanks for looking

 

[Phantom88]

Great shots,That's a very powerful engine!

 

[McLeland Peter]

Great shots,That's a very powerful engine!

Yes it is...Here is an answer I gave elsewhere:-

Well there is a 142 page main handbook plus several other docs to read and the system is very modern and has a steep learning curve. Practically all the systems seem to be simulated but it would take a long time to learn how to properly exploit these systems. The aircraft is resource hungry and you can expect frame rates of a about half as many as you would get with say the C206G Amphibian that I am using in P3D at the moment. This means that in ORBX scenery you would have to pull some sliders back to get practical frame rates for handling. You also need a pretty powerful computer...I can't use this aircraft at ORBX's Cardiff without running out of memory.


The aircraft is very advanced and here is a small quote from the handbook to give you an idea of its capabilities:-






The PC-21 has better aerodynamic performance than any other turboprop trainer on the market.
It is also supported by a more powerful, flexible and integrated training system than any other jet
or turboprop trainer but still has life-cycle support costs equal to current turboprop benchmarks.
The PC-21 is as benign and easy to fly for the ab initio student as it is challenging and satisfying for
the advanced pilot preparing for the front line.
Equipped with a pressurised cockpit, air-conditioning, an anti-g system and on-board oxygen
generation, the PC-21 provides a comfortable modern training environment.
The 1600 SHP Pratt & Whitney PT6A-68B engine and five-blade graphite propeller push the speed
and climb rate of the PC-21 into an area that was, until now, exclusively jet territory.
A digital power management system and automatic yaw compensation make the PC-21 easy to
fly in the circuit, while still providing the performance required for advanced training.
The capabilities of the PC-21 make it ideally suited to a very wide training envelope. It can be
used from day one in the training system eliminating the need for an elementary flying training
fleet but also bridges the performance gap between traditional turboprop trainers and expensive
lead-in fighters. The PC-21 therefore provides significant advantages over traditional turboprops
and jet trainers.
The PC-21 is capable of sustained low-level speeds in excess of 320 knots; hydraulically-assisted
ailerons and roll spoilers can produce fighter-like rates of roll in excess of 200 degrees per second.
It is therefore possible to download more training from fighter lead-in trainers to the PC-21 than to
any other turboprop trainer in the world.
The PC-21 is the only training aircraft in its class actually designed in the 21st century. The
technology used in the PC-21 is optimised to provide the most flexible training system in the world.
The combination of a modern, inherently efficient aircraft, with an avionics system that can
address current and future training demands enables an air force to respond to ever changing
front-line requirements despite increasing pressure on training budgets.
The PC-21 avionics system is a Pilatus design and there is no reliance on third-party integrators or
exposure to state controls. Pilatus has used modern avionics standards and an open-system
architecture to allow training system designers much greater scope for innovation, adaptation
and change. Upgrades are not reliant on third-party licences and are cost effective over the
product life cycle.




I have only flown this simulated model once and am therefore not really qualified to say much else, but I will do some more flying with it, but probably not the whole "conversion course"