Pilatus PC-6 Porter - Variants

Variants

PC-6/340 Porter

Initial production version, powered by a 254-kW (340-hp) Lycoming GSO-480-B1A6 flat-six piston engine. Max take-off weight 1,070 kg (2,360 lb).

PC-6/340-H1 Porter

As PC-6/340, but with modified landing gear and increased weight (2,016 kg (4,444 lb)).

PC-6/340-H2 Porter

As for H-2, but with maximum take-off weight increased to 2,200 kg (4,850 lb).

PC-6/350

As PC-6/340, but powered by a 261 kW (350 hp) Lycoming IGO-540-A1A piston engine.

PC-6/350-H1

As for /340 H1 but with O-540 engine.

PC-6/350-H2

As for 340 H2 with O-540 engine.

PC-6/A Turbo-Porter

Initial turboprop powered version, fitted with a 390 kW (523 shp) Turboméca Astazou IIE or IIG turboprop engine.

PC-6/A1 Turbo-Porter

This 1968 version was powered by a 427-kW (573-shp) Turbomeca Astazou XII turboprop engine.

PC-6/A2 Turbo-Porter

This 1971 version was powered by a 427-kW (573-shp) Turbomeca Astazou XIVE turboprop engine.

PC-6/B Turbo-Porter

This version was powered by a 410-kW (550-shp) Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6A turboprop engine.

PC-6/B1 Turbo-Porter

Similar to the PC-6/B, but fitted with a 410-kW (550-shp) Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 turboprop engine.

PC-6/B2-H2 Turbo-Porter

Fitted with a 507-kW (680-shp) Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 turboprop engine.

PC-6/B2-H4 Turbo-Porter

The B2-H4 has improved airframe structuring and extended, upturned wingtips.

PC-6/C Turbo-Porter

One prototype built by Fairchild Industries in the USA, powered by a 429-kW (575-shp) Garrett TPE331-25D turboprop engine.

PC-6/C1 Turbo-Porter

Similar to the PC-6/C, but fitted with a 429-kW (575-shp) Garrett TPE 331-1-100 turboprop engine.

PC-6/C2-H2 Porter

Developed by Fairchild Industries in the USA. It was powered by a 485-ekW (650-ehp) Garrett TPE 331-101F turboprop engine.

PC-6/D-H3 Porter

One prototype, fitted with a 373-kW (500-hp) avco Lycoming turbocharged piston engine.

AU-23A Peacemaker

Armed gunship, counter-insurgency, utility transport version for the U.S. Air Force. It was used during the Vietnam War in the early 1970s. 35 were built under licence in the USA by Fairchild Industries. All aircraft were sold to Royal Thai Air Force.

OV-12

Designation for U.S. version, cancelled 1979.

UV-20A Chiricahua

STOL utility transport version for the U.S. Army. Two UV-20As were based in West Berlin during the 1970s and 1980s.

PC-8 Twin Porter

Twin-engined version flown in 1967, but not subsequently developed.