Lockheed Hudson vs Pilatus PC-24: Specs Compared

ASupport aircraft

Lockheed Hudson

Bomber , reconnaissance , transport , maritime patrol aircraft

Pilatus PC-24 — licensed reference photograph

BSupport aircraft

Pilatus PC-24

Light business jet

Credit

Stephan Widmer · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Lockheed HudsonHudson Mk I · Length

13.51 m

Length source ↗

Pilatus PC-24Length

16.85 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

17 of 39 rows sourced on both sides

13.51mHudson Mk I · Length

16.85m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

13.51 m

Hudson Mk I · Length

Single source

44 ft 4 in (13.51 m)^[source]

16.85 m

Length

Single source

16.85 m (55 ft 3 in)^[source]

19.96mHudson Mk I · Wingspan

17m

Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

19.96 m

Hudson Mk I · Wingspan

Single source

65 ft 6 in (19.96 m)^[source]

17 m

Wingspan

Single source

17.0 m (55 ft 9 in)^[source]

3.61mHudson Mk I · Height

5.4m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

3.61 m

Hudson Mk I · Height

Single source

11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)^[source]

5.4 m

Height

Single source

5.4 m (17 ft 4 in)^[source]

7.9tGross; Hudson Mk I · Gross weight

8.5tMaximum take-off; Max ramp weight

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

5,275 kg

Empty; Hudson Mk I · Empty weight

Single source

7,938 kg

Gross; Hudson Mk I · Gross weight

Single source

11,630 lb (5,275 kg)^[source]

17,500 lb (7,938 kg)^[source]

5,244 kg

Empty; Empty weight

Single source

8,545 kg

Maximum take-off; Max ramp weight

Single source

396km/h

810km/hCruise; Cruise speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

350 km/h

Cruise; Hudson Mk I · Cruise speed

Single source

396 km/h

Maximum; Hudson Mk I · at 6,500 ft (2,000 m)

Single source

246 mph (396 km/h, 214 kn) at 6,500 ft (2,000 m)^[source]

220 mph (350 km/h, 190 kn)^[source]

810 km/h

Cruise; Cruise speed

Single source

810 km/h (510 mph, 440 kn)^[source]

3,150kmHudson Mk I · Range

3,932kmFerry; Ferry range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3,150 km

Hudson Mk I · Range

Single source

1,960 mi (3,150 km, 1,700 nmi)^[source]

3,700 km

6 passengers (1,200 lb payload)

Single source

3,932 km

Ferry; Ferry range

Single source

3,700 km (2,300 mi, 2,000 nmi) , 6 passengers (1,200 lb payload)^[source]

3,932 km (2,443 mi, 2,123 nmi)^[source]

820kW

—

Power

All recorded figures & sources

820 kW

Hudson Mk I · 2 × Wright GR-1820-G102A Cyclone 9-cylinder radial engines each

Single source

2 × Wright GR-1820-G102A Cyclone 9-cylinder radial engines , 1,100 hp (820 kW) each^[source]

—

15kN

Thrust

All recorded figures & sources

15 kN

2 × Williams FJ44-4A turbofans thrust each

Single source

2 × Williams FJ44-4A turbofans , 15 kN (3,400 lbf) thrust each^[source]

51.2m²Hudson Mk I · Wing area

30.9m²

Wing area

All recorded figures & sources

51.2 m²

Hudson Mk I · Wing area

Single source

551 sq ft (51.2 m 2 )^[source]

30.91 m²

Wing area

Single source

30.91 m 2 (332.6 sq ft)^[source]

7,600mHudson Mk I · Service ceiling

14,000m

Service ceiling

All recorded figures & sources

7,600 m

Hudson Mk I · Service ceiling

Single source

25,000 ft (7,600 m)^[source]

14,000 m

Service ceiling

Single source

14,000 m (45,000 ft)^[source]

11m/sHudson Mk I · 2,180 ft/min (

20m/s(3,960 ft/min) MTOW, at Sea level

Rate of climbScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

11.1 m/s

Hudson Mk I · 2,180 ft/min (

Single source

2,180 ft/min (11.1 m/s)^[source]

20.1 m/s

(3,960 ft/min) MTOW, at Sea level

Single source

20.1 m/s (3,960 ft/min) MTOW, at Sea level^[source]

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1.4tMaximum payload

Payload

All recorded figures & sources

1,406 kg

Maximum payload

Single source

1,406 kg (3,100 lb)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Lockheed Hudson and Pilatus PC-24 configuration
Specification	Lockheed Hudson	Pilatus PC-24
Crew	Five^[source]	one or two^[source]
Type	Bomber , reconnaissance , transport , maritime patrol aircraft^[source]	Light business jet^[source]
Manufacturer	Lockheed^[source]	Pilatus Aircraft^[source]
Designer	Clarence "Kelly" Johnson^[source]	—
Primary users	Royal Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force Royal Australian Air Force United States Army Air Forces^[source]	Qatar Emiri Air Force PlaneSense Royal Flying Doctor Service^[source]
Number built	2,941^[source]	212 (Q1 2024)^[source]
Manufactured	1938–1943^[source]	2015–present^[source]
Introduction date	1939^[source]	1 April 2018^[source]
First flight	10 December 1938^[source]	11 May 2015^[source]
Developed from	Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra^[source]	—
Guns	2 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns in dorsal turret 2× .303 Browning machine guns in nose^[source]	—
Bombs	1,400 lb (640 kg) of bombs or depth charges^[source]	—
National origin	—	Switzerland^[source]
Status	—	In production^[source]
Capacity	—	10 passengers^[source]
Aspect ratio	—	9.35^[source]
Fuel capacity	—	2,705 kg (5,964 lb), 888.5 US gal (3,363 L)^[source]
Cabin	—	7.01 m × 1.69 m × 1.55 m long × wide × high ( 23 ft 0 in × 5 ft 7 in × 5 ft 1 in)^[source]
Cabin altitude	—	2,438 m at 13,716 m (8,000 ft at 45,000 ft), 8.78 psi (0.605 bar)^[source]
Stall speed	—	154 km/h (96 mph, 83 kn)^[source]
Time to altitude	—	45,000 ft (14,000 m) 27.1 mins^[source]
Wing loading	—	259 kg/m 2 (53 lb/sq ft)^[source]
Fuel consumption	—	0.58 kg/km (2.1 lb/mi) Mach 0.72/416 kn (770 km/h) cruise, 15,375 lb (6,974 kg) weight, FL 450, ISA+3C^[source]
Thrust/weight	—	0.36^[source]
Take-off	—	942 m; 3,091 ft (MTOW, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway)^[source]
Landing	—	734 m; 2,408 ft (Over 50 ft obstacle, MLW, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway)^[source]

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Lockheed Hudson

Pilatus PC-24

Crew

Five^[source]

one or two^[source]

Type

Bomber , reconnaissance , transport , maritime patrol aircraft^[source]

Light business jet^[source]

Manufacturer

Lockheed^[source]

Pilatus Aircraft^[source]

Designer

Clarence "Kelly" Johnson^[source]

—

Primary users

Royal Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force Royal Australian Air Force United States Army Air Forces^[source]

Qatar Emiri Air Force PlaneSense Royal Flying Doctor Service^[source]

Number built

2,941^[source]

212 (Q1 2024)^[source]

Manufactured

1938–1943^[source]

2015–present^[source]

Introduction date

1939^[source]

1 April 2018^[source]

First flight

10 December 1938^[source]

11 May 2015^[source]

Developed from

Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra^[source]

—

Guns

2 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns in dorsal turret 2× .303 Browning machine guns in nose^[source]

—

Bombs

1,400 lb (640 kg) of bombs or depth charges^[source]

—

National origin

—

Switzerland^[source]

Status

—

In production^[source]

Capacity

—

10 passengers^[source]

Aspect ratio

—

9.35^[source]

Fuel capacity

—

2,705 kg (5,964 lb), 888.5 US gal (3,363 L)^[source]

Cabin

—

7.01 m × 1.69 m × 1.55 m long × wide × high ( 23 ft 0 in × 5 ft 7 in × 5 ft 1 in)^[source]

Cabin altitude

—

2,438 m at 13,716 m (8,000 ft at 45,000 ft), 8.78 psi (0.605 bar)^[source]

Stall speed

—

154 km/h (96 mph, 83 kn)^[source]

Time to altitude

—

45,000 ft (14,000 m) 27.1 mins^[source]

Wing loading

—

259 kg/m 2 (53 lb/sq ft)^[source]

Fuel consumption

—

0.58 kg/km (2.1 lb/mi) Mach 0.72/416 kn (770 km/h) cruise, 15,375 lb (6,974 kg) weight, FL 450, ISA+3C^[source]

Thrust/weight

—

0.36^[source]

Take-off

—

942 m; 3,091 ft (MTOW, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway)^[source]

Landing

—

734 m; 2,408 ft (Over 50 ft obstacle, MLW, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway)^[source]