Aircraft
Pilatus Rolls Out 100th PC-21
Swiss company competes in a complicated market for turboprop trainers
The 100th PC-21 is one of 55 for the Royal Saudi Air Force. (photo: Pilatus)
The 100th PC-21 is one of 55 for the Royal Saudi Air Force. (photo: Pilatus)

Pilatus rolled out the 100th PC-21 last month, an aircraft that the company said was coincidentally the 1,000th turboprop trainer that it has completed. The Swiss company began production of the PC-7 in the late 1970s, followed by the more powerful PC-9, and now the enhanced PC-7 Mk II.


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