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SB-2 Pelican First flight: May 30, 1944 pilatus-aircraft.com

P-2 First flight: April 27, 1945 Keystone

P-3 First flight: September 3, 1953 Keystone

P-4 First flight: March 22, 1948 pilatus-aircraft.com

PC-6 First flight: May 4, 1959 pilatus-aircraft.com

PC-6 A Turbo-Porter First flight: May 2, 1961 pilatus-aircraft.com

NCPC-7 Previously the PC-7, upgraded in 2007-2008 to the NCPC-7 pilatus-aircraft.com

PC-8 Twin Porter On November 28, 1967, the prototype of the Twin Porter flew for the first time. Performance was below expectations and further development was cancelled in January 1969. pilatus-aircraft.com

PC-9 HB-HPJ First flight: May 7, 1984 pilatus-aircraft.com

PC-9 The Chadian air force armed PC-9s and used them in military operations in violation of Swiss export legislation. Keystone

PC-11 B4 Glider First flight: November 7, 1966 pilatus-aircraft.com

PC-12/45 NG First flight: May 31, 1991 pilatus-aircraft.com

PC-12 NG Cockpit pilatus-aircraft.com

PC-21 First flight: November 23, 2010 Keystone

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Pilatus is Switzerland's biggest developer and constructor of aircraft, selling its planes all around the world. These include military trainers, passenger and transport aircraft.

Planes are assembled at the company’s headquarters in Stans, canton Nidwalden, while some parts are put together by subcontractors in Poland and Portugal.

Pilatus also has subsidiaries in the United States and Australia, while it owns an aircraft servicing firm based at Altenrhein airport in canton St Gallen. (Photos: pilatus-aircraft.com, Keystone)