Pilatus Announces The Next Generation PC-12!
Major Enhancements
The company's flagship business turboprop will receive major enhancements, including fully integrated avionics, a new cockpit design, higher performance, and advanced systems.The Next Generation PC-12 will feature state-of-the-art Honeywell Primus Apex avionics. Four large displays, including two PFDs and two MFDs, provide an unprecedented amount of viewing area and integrate flight information, engine monitoring, aircraft configuration, pressurization, and enviornmental controls.
Flight and weather data, charts, aircraft systems information,and trip planning functions are all within easy reach, while a new cockpit environment designed by BMW Group DesignworksUSA sets a new standard for ergonomics and asthetics.
The Next Generation PC-12's advanced systems include a digital dual-zone Eniornmental Control System for increased cockpit and cabin comfort, a fully automatic digianl Cabin Pressurization Control System, and a fully redundant Power Generation and Distribution Systems.
Higher performance comes from the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67P, which delivers 15% more thermodynamic power for faster climbs and higher cruise speeds by utilizing single crystal CT blades and a new compressor configuration.