Pilatus PC-6 Porter

PC-6 Porter/Turbo-Porter
A PC-6 Turbo-Porter, B2-H4 PT6A-34 variant, used for skydiving in Spain
Role	STOL passenger and utility aircraft Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Pilatus Aircraft Fairchild Aircraft
First flight	Porter - 4 May 1959 Turbo-Porter - 2 May 1961.
Status	In service
Primary users	Civil aviation Austrian Air Force, Myanmar Air Force, Swiss Air Force
Produced	1959–2022[1]
Number built	604[1]
Variants	Fairchild AU-23 Peacemaker

The Pilatus PC-6 Porter is a single-engined STOL utility aircraft designed by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. First flown in 1959, the PC-6 was produced at Pilatus Flugzeugwerke in Stans, Switzerland. It has been built in both piston engine- and turboprop-powered versions, and was produced under licence for a time by Fairchild Hiller in the United States. After 604 deliveries in 63 years, Pilatus ended production in 2022.^[1]