Pilatus PC-24
A light twin jet built for short and unpaved runways, with a large cargo door behind the wing. Certified for single-pilot operation and common with air ambulance operators.
Performance
- Cruise speed
- 440 kt
- Max operating speed (VMO)
- 290 kt
- Max operating Mach (MMO)
- M 0.74
- Range
- 2,000 nm
- Service ceiling
- 45,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 3,960 ft/min
Fuel
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1 · Jet A
- Usable fuel
- 2,700 kg
- Total capacity
- 2,710 kg
- Fuel burn (cruise)
- 440 kg/h
Fuel burn in cruise at 45,000 ft. Turbine fuel is shown as mass, at a typical 0.80 kg/l, the way crews plan it.
Runway
- Minimum runway
- 940 m
- Take-off distance over 15 m (50 ft)
- 940 m
- Landing distance from 15 m (50 ft)
- 735 m
- Usable surfaces
- Asphalt · Concrete · Grass · Gravel
The longer of take-off and landing distance. At 8,500 kg, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway, no wind.
Cockpit and systems
- Cockpit
- Glass cockpit
- Avionics
- Pilatus ACE (Honeywell)
- Systems
- Autopilot · Autothrottle · FADEC engine control · Pressurised cabin · Retractable gear · TCAS collision avoidance · Terrain warning (TAWS) · Weather radar
Weights and capacity
- Max passengers
- 10
- Minimum crew
- 1
- Cockpit seats
- 2
- Max take-off weight (MTOW)
- 8,500 kg
- Max landing weight
- 7,865 kg
Licence and training
- Licences that cover it
- PPL(A) · CPL(A) · ATPL(A)
- Type rating required
- PC-24
- Extra training or endorsements
- Turbine engine · Pressurised cabin · Retractable gear · High-performance aircraft theory (HPA)
EASA terms. Other authorities name and split ratings differently.
Flight rules and approvals
- Flight rules
- Certified for IFR
- Approvals
- Night VFR · Known icing (FIKI) · RVSM
Assumes the usual equipment. The aircraft's own documents decide what it may fly.
Type
- Manufacturer
- Pilatus
- Category
- Aeroplane
- Engines
- 2× Jet
- ICAO type designator
- PC24
- Wake turbulence category
- M · Medium
- In service since
- 2018
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- 2024
Scale drawing
- Length
- 16.8 m
- Wingspan
- 17 m
- Height
- 5.3 m
- Fuselage width
- 1.8 m
Drawn to scale from the published length, span and height; finer shapes are approximate.
Size comparison
- Pilatus PC-24Length 16.8 m
- Embraer Phenom 300ELength 15.64 m
All drawn at one scale. The person is 1.8 m tall.
Speeds
- VSOStall, landing configurationStall speed with gear and full flaps down. Bottom of the white arc.
- 83 kt
- VAManoeuvring speedBelow it, a full control deflection will not overstress the airframe (at maximum weight).
- 187 kt
- VFEMax flaps extendedHighest speed with flaps down. Top of the white arc.
- 175–200 kt
- VLEMax gear extendedHighest speed with the landing gear down.
- 250 kt
- VMOMax operating speedSpeed limit of a turbine aircraft in knots; higher up, the Mach limit (MMO) applies instead.
- 290 kt
- MMOMax operating Mach (MMO)
- M 0.74
A range runs from light to maximum weight, or across the flap settings for VFE. The exact speed depends on weight, flaps and conditions.
Typical published values for the named variant, for learning only. Always fly with the aircraft's own flight manual (POH/AFM).
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