Pilatus PC-21 Trainer

To train their military pilots, air forces seek aircraft platforms that can best prepare their students for their future combat missions.

With constrained budgets, they are however often confronted to consent trade-offs when it comes to choosing the right training system.

Pilatus, the worldwide renown Swiss aircraft manufacturer, has a long experience in military trainers and has recently developed its next generation trainer, the Pilatus PC-21, a platform for pilots destined to fly jet fighters, without actually requiring them to fly them until much later in their training.

To achieve this, Pilatus enhanced the performances and mission systems of its single engine turboprop and recreated the typical environment of jet aircraft.