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Pilatus PC-21The Pilatus PC-21 is an a single-turboprop, low swept-wing monoplane advanced trainer with a stepped tandem cockpit manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland.FeaturesThe PC-21 has an ultra-modern cockpit, which arguably surpasses even those of latest-generation fighters like the Eurofighter and the Gripen. Standard features are three large colour liquid crystal displays (LCD), a head-up display (HUD) and Hands on Throttle and Stick (HOTAS) controls. DevelopmentThe development of the PC-21 officially started in November 1997, when Pilatus first flew a modified PC-7 Mk.II in order to test various improvements for a next generation turboprop trainer. As a result of these tests being concluded successfully, Pilatus decided to privately fund the development of a new advanced training system in November 1998. Full-scale development of what became known as the PC-21 was subsequently started in January 1999. Roll-out of the first PC-21 prototype was on 30 April 2002 at Pilatus' factory in Stans, Switzerland, with the first flight taking place on 1 July of the same year. The second PC-21 prototype first flew on 7 June 2004. One of the prototypes crashed on 13 January 2005, in Buochs, Switzerland, on a training flight, killing the pilot and injuring another person on the ground. UsersAt the time of the roll-out of the first prototype, there were no known customers for this aircraft. As far as is known, as of the time of the writing of this article (August 2004), this situation has not changed. Specifications (Pilatus PC-21)General CharacteristicsPerformanceArmamentRelated ContentRelated development:Comparable aircraft: Designation sequence:
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