Pilatus P-2
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The Pilatus P-2 was a trainer aircraft designed by Swiss manufacturer Pilatus in 1942 and first flown on April 27 1945. It was used by the Swiss Air Force from 1946 until 1981.
The P-2 was powered by an air-cooled 347 kW (465 hp) Argus As 410 engine which gave it a top speed of 336 km/h. Some trainers were armed to be used for fighter pilot training. The landing gear was taken from Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters, but the gear assembly was changed from outwardly-retracting to inwardly-retracting for greater stability during landing. The machine guns of the armed trainers were also taken from decommissioned Bf 109s.
Pilatus P-2s can sometimes be seen in World War 2 movies masquerading as German fighters; their most notable screen presence was in the Indiana Jones movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
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Specifications (Pilatus P-2)
General Characteristics
- Crew: two, student and instructor
- Length: 9.07 m (29 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 11.00 m (36 ft 1 in)
- Height: 2.70 m (8 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 17 m² (183 ft²)
- Empty: 1,380 kg (3,043 lb)
- Loaded: 1,800 kg (3,969 lb)
- Maximum takeoff: 1,970 kg (4,334 lb)
- Powerplant: 1x Argus As 410 A2, 347 kW (465 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 320 km/h (200 mph)
- Range: 560 km (350 miles)
- Service ceiling: 6,600 m (21,654 ft)
- Rate of climb: 450 m/min (1,476 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 106 kg/m² (21.7 lb/ft²)
- Power/Mass: 0.19 kW/kg (0.12 hp/lb)
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Designation sequence: P-2 - P-3 - PC-6 - PC-7 - PC-9 - PC-11 - PC-12 - PC-21
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