I am posting the Pilatus interior details – as was promised in the first article dedicated to this plane. All following photographs were shot inside of only one machine, the PC-6 type serving in Austrian army, so there can be probably some differences present within this type or with other than Austrian serviced Pilatuses. I have made no such comparison yet.

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This article is about the Pilatus Porter engine compartment and everything you can find in front of the fire wall when you open the cowling doors.  I saw Pilatus Porter’s very short take off and steady steep climb right after it, plus many strange in-flight maneuvers proving the engine’s high power. So it was a suprise for me to see it live – relatively small looking – inside that long Porter’s nose. You can judge for yourself 🙂

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