Pilatus PC-24: A Business Jet In A Class All Its Own

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July 20, 2018

Pilatus PC-24: A Business Jet In A Class All Its Own

Aviation Week | Fred George



The much-anticipated Pilatus PC-24 might well be named the big Swiss surprise. Many people confuse it for a turbofan-powered variant of the PC-12. That would put it in the light jet class of the Cessna Citation CJ4 or Embraer Phenom 300, a market segment already overcrowded. But it is actually a midsize jet with a slightly larger cross-section than a Citation XLS+. Admittedly, it has 7 in. less headroom in the center of the cabin; however, that is because it has a continuous flat floor ...

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