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Pilatus PC-9 is a basic/advanced trainer aircraft originating in Switzerland. It was built by Pilatus Aircraft. Reported operators include Swiss Air Force Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence Royal Saudi Air Force Royal Thai Air Force Irish Air Corps.
SwitzerlandTechnical data
PC-9M
This version was introduced in 1997 as the new standard model. It has an enlarged dorsal fin in order to improve longitudinal stability, modified wingroot fairings, stall strips on the leading edges as well as new engine and propeller controls.
one or two pilots
10.14 m (33 ft 3 in)
10.125 m (33 ft 3 in)
3.26 m (10 ft 8 in)
16.29 m 2 (175.3 sq ft)
1,725 kg (3,803 lb)
2,350 kg (5,181 lb)
3,200 kg (7,055 lb) A view of the interior of the cockpit of a Pilatus PC-9 aircraft.
1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A -62 turboprop, 857 kW (1,149 hp) flat-rated at 708 kW (950 shp)
593 km/h (368 mph, 320 kn)
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
556 km/h (345 mph, 300 kn) at 7,620 m (25,000 ft)
143 km/h (89 mph, 77 kn) EAS flaps and gear up, 128 km/h (80 mph; 69 kn) flaps and gear down
1,537 km (955 mi, 830 nmi)
four hours and 30 minutes
11,580 m (37,990 ft)
+ 7.0 g to −3.5 g
20.8 m/s (4,090 ft/min)
1,280 ft (391 m)
2,295 ft (700 m)
seven hardpoints, 3 under each wing, inner two rated at 250 kg (550 lb), outer rated at 110 kg (240 lb)
Hardpoints: seven hardpoints, 3 under each wing, inner two rated at 250 kg (550 lb), outer rated at 110 kg (240 lb)
During the 1990s, Pilatus started production of the improved PC-9M. In 1997, Croatia bought 17 aircraft while neighbouring Slovenia also placed an order for nine (nicknamed Hudournik – " Swift ") in December of that same year. During January 1999, Oman ordered 12 examples; four years later, Ireland also signed a contract for eight aircraft. In 2004, Bulgaria purchased 12 PC-9Ms. Mexico took delivery of at least two aircraft in September 2006. Fulfilment of the variant's final order, placed by Ireland for a single attrition replacement aircraft, took place in 2017.
Pilatus PC-9 Switzerland Trainer PC-9M 6
Pilatus PC-9 Switzerland Trainer / CAS PC-9M 8 260-267, 269 2004 Serial Nos #268 and #269 were reserved for PC-9s which were not ordered. #269 arrived, in 2017, as an attrition replacement for #265 (#265 crashed in 2009). Can be armed.
Pilatus PC-9 Switzerland Basic trainer PC-9M 12
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Pilatus PC-9 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
AngolaAir Force/Air Defence exact named equipment holdings: PC-9*. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for Pilatus PC-9. Service scope: National Air Force of Angola; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 4. Origin: Switzerland. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
BulgariaAir Force exact named equipment holdings: PC-9M (basic). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
ChadReported count for Pilatus PC-9. Service scope: Chadian Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 1. Origin: Switzerland. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. 2024 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
CroatiaAir Force and Air Defence exact named equipment holdings: PC-9M. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
IrelandAir Corps exact named equipment holdings: PC-9M. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
MexicoReported count for Pilatus PC-9. Service scope: Mexican Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 1. Origin: Switzerland. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. 2024 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
MyanmarAir Force exact named equipment holdings: PC-9*. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
OmanReported count for Pilatus PC-9 · PC-9M. Service scope: Royal Air Force of Oman; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 12. Origin: Switzerland. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Explicitly named source subset; this is not a whole-family total and does not cover other listed designs. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Saudi ArabiaAir Force exact named equipment holdings: PC-9. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
SloveniaAir Element exact named equipment holdings: PC-9M*. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
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