Aircraft
Pilatus Unveils NGX, Its Third-Generation PC-12
Pilatus says it has taken more than three years to develop the PC-12 NGX, FAA and EASA certification of which it hopes to obtain in December.
Pilatus's new PC-12 NGX comes with a new cabin, avionics, and Pratt & Whitney Canada engine. (Photo: Pilatus Aircraft)
Pilatus's new PC-12 NGX comes with a new cabin, avionics, and Pratt & Whitney Canada engine. (Photo: Pilatus Aircraft)

For the third iteration to its venerable PC-12 single-engine turboprop (SETP), Swiss airframer Pilatus Aircraft unveiled a new variant that includes a complete redesign of the cabin, new avionics, and a new variant of the Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PT6A powerplant found on the first two generations of the airplane, in addition to a single power lever. Pilatus (Booth C12609) introduced the PC-12-NGX at a ceremony this evening at its NBAA static display at Henderson Executive Airport.

Under development for more than three years, the NGX began flight testing in December 2017 and is expected to receive FAA and European Union Aviation Safety Agency certification in December. Deliveries of the $4.39 million airplane ($5.37 million for the executive configuration) are expected to begin in the second quarter of next year.