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Airimages From Switzerland, joined Feb 2005, 110 posts, RR: 5
Posted (3 years 3 months 1 week 2 days ago) and read 4059 times:

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Pilatus Aircraft Ltd will supply the PC-21 Advanced Turboprop Trainer Aircraft for the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Basic Wings Course (BWC). In total, nineteen PC-21 Advanced Turboprop Trainer Aircraft and a 20-year engineering and logistics support service will be provided.This deal is a great success for Pilatus and Switzerland!

Please read more here:

http://www.pilatus-aircraft.com/html...ID=0&NavL4ID=0&NavL5ID=0&NavL6ID=0

Congratulations Pilatus!

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A342 From Germany, joined Jul 2005, 3949 posts, RR: 1
Reply 1, posted (3 years 3 months 1 week 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 4033 times:

I think the PC-21 deserved this sale.

However, Singapore currently has about 30 Aermacchi S-211s. According to wikipedia, their performance should be comparable to the PC-21. What will happen to these aircraft ?

Exceptions confirm the rule.

RAPCON From Puerto Rico, joined Jul 2006, 671 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (3 years 3 months 1 week 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 4030 times:

Then it would be a stretch of the immagination to think that sooner or later the RAAF will also purchase them (since the SAF is going to base theirs in Pearce, it makes a lot of sense from a maintenance standpoint).

MODS CAN'T STOP ME....THEY CAN ONLY HOPE TO CONTAIN ME!!!

Airimages From Switzerland, joined Feb 2005, 110 posts, RR: 5
Reply 3, posted (3 years 3 months 1 week 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 4028 times:

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The PC-21 is the best military trainer available on the market.

[Edited 2006-11-03 20:55:20]

DeltaGuy From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 4178 posts, RR: 29
Reply 4, posted (3 years 3 months 1 week 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 4001 times:

Looks more like it'd win an air race than be a military trainer. Good looking aircraft.

DeltaGuy

"The cockpit, what is it?" "It's the little room in the front of the plane where the pilot sits, but that's not importan

A342 From Germany, joined Jul 2005, 3949 posts, RR: 1
Reply 5, posted (3 years 3 months 1 week 4 hours ago) and read 3882 times:

I've found the answer to my question: They will replace the S-211s.

Exceptions confirm the rule.

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