Pilatus Porter History by Markus Herzig

S/N 625

PILATUS PORTER CURRENT STATUS PRODUCTION LIST

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S/N: 625	Built: 1967	TSN: -
Registration	Type	Operator / Owner	From	To	Remarks
HB-KOA	PC-8D Twin Porter	Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG	1967-11-28	1969-12	serial number 1001

The frame of #625 was used for the Pilatus PC-8D Twin Porter prototype HB-KOA #1001. The first flight was on November 28, 1967. Due to quite bad flying characteristics the project was cancelled in January 1969. The aircraft has been scrapped.

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HB-KOA of Pilatus is taking off at Buochs for a test flight - Photo by Pilatus Flugzeugwerke © 1967	HB-KOA PC-8D Twin Porter presented at the Le Bourget airshow - Photo by Nicky Scherrer © 1968

HB-KOA PC-8D Twin Porter during a testflight - Photo by Pilatus Flugzeugwerke © 1968

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