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AMilitary transport & logistics
Special operations, tactical ISR, Forward Air Control, counter-insurgency.
BMilitary transport & logistics
Measured figures
U-28A · Length
Single source14.4 meters[source]
Configuration
| Specification | Pilatus U-28 Draco | Toyota Land Cruiser (J40) |
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| Role | Special operations, tactical ISR, Forward Air Control, counter-insurgency.[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Pilatus Aircraft (base aircraft), Sierra Nevada Corporation (militarization)[source] | Toyota[source] |
| Issued by | United States Special Operations Command[source] | — |
| Service | Air Force Special Operations Command[source] | — |
| Number built | 30+, 28 in service as of January 2025[source] |
U-28A · Wingspan
Single source16.23 meters[source]
U-28A · Height
Single source4.25 meters[source]
U-28A · Pilots , 1 Combat Systems Officer (CSO), 1 Tactical Systems Operator (TSO)
Single source2 Pilots , 1 Combat Systems Officer (CSO), 1 Tactical Systems Operator (TSO)[source]
U-28A · Range
Single source1500 nautical miles[source]
U-28A · 1 Pratt-Whitney PT6A-67B turboprop producing
Single source1 Pratt-Whitney PT6A-67B turboprop producing 1200 hp[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Introduction date | 2006[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Pilatus PC-12[source] | — |
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| National origin | United States[source] | — |
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| Also called | — | Toyota Bandeirante ( Brazil )[source] |
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| Production | — | 1960–1984 1968–2001 ( Brazil )[source] |
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| Assembly | — | Japan: Toyota City Brazil: São Bernardo Venezuela: Cumaná Indonesia: Jakarta Malaysia: Sarawak[source] |
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| Class | — | Off-road vehicle[source] |
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| Body style | — | 2-door pickup 2-door off-road vehicle 4-door pickup 4-door off-road vehicle (1960–1966)[source] |
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| Layout | — | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive / four-wheel-drive[source] |
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| Engine | — | Petrol: 3.9-litre F I6 4.2-litre 2F I6 Diesel: 3.0-litre B I4 3.2-litre 2B I4 3.4-litre 3B I4 3.6-litre H I6 3.7-litre 14B I4 (Bandeirante) 3.8-litre Mercedes OM314 I4 (Bandeirante) 4.0-litre 2H I6 4.0-litre Mercedes OM364 I4 (Bandeirante)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | 3-speed manual 4-speed manual (from 1974) 5-speed manual (from 1984)[source] |
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| Wheelbase | — | 2,285 mm (90.0 in) 2,430 mm (95.7 in) 2,650 mm (104.3 in) 2,950 mm (116.1 in)[source] |
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| Predecessor | — | Toyota Land Cruiser (J20)[source] |
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| Successor | — | Toyota Land Cruiser (J50) Toyota Land Cruiser (J70)[source] |
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