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{{short description|Single-engine, low-wing tandem-seat turboprop military training aircraft}}
{{Infobox aircraft
  |name= PC-9
  |image= File:Pilatus PC-9M Hudournik landing.jpg
  |caption= Pilatus PC-9M of the [[Slovenian Armed Forces]]
  |type= Basic/advanced [[trainer aircraft]]
  |national_origin = [[Switzerland]]
  |manufacturer= [[Pilatus Aircraft]]
  |designer=
  |first_flight= 7 May 1984
  |introduction=
  |retired=
  |status= Active service
  |primary_user= [[Swiss Air Force]]
  |more_users= [[Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence]] <br />[[Royal Saudi Air Force]] <br />[[Royal Thai Air Force]] <br />
[[Irish Air Corps]] 
  |produced= 1984–present
  |number_built= 265
  |developed_from= [[Pilatus PC-7]]
  |variants=
  |developed_into= [[T-6 Texan II]]
}}

The '''Pilatus PC-9''' is a single-engine, low-wing tandem-seat [[turboprop]] training aircraft designed and manufactured by [[Pilatus Aircraft]] of [[Switzerland]].

Developed as a more powerful evolution of the preceding [[Pilatus PC-7]], the PC-9 features an enlarged cockpit and a ventral [[Air brake (aeronautics)|airbrake]] while possessing only a low level of structural commonality with its predecessor. During May 1985, the [[maiden flight]] of the prototype PC-9 was conducted; four months later, [[type certificate|type certification]] was received and permitting deliveries to commence that same year. During the mid-1980s, Pilatus teamed up with [[British Aerospace]] to market the PC-9; the first production order for the type was placed by the [[Royal Saudi Air Force]].

Production of the PC-9 has continued into the twenty-first century and in excess of 250 aircraft have been produced across five different variants. One of these variants, the [[Beechcraft T-6 Texan II|Beechcraft T-6A Texan II]], has been [[licensed production|produced under licence]] by the American firm [[Beechcraft]] in the [[United States]]. The PC-9 has also been assembled by the [[Australia]]n company [[de Havilland Australia|Hawker de Havilland]]. The PC-9 has been employed by a number of military and civilian operators around the world, including the [[Swiss Air Force]], [[Croatian Air Force]], [[Royal Thai Air Force]] and the [[Irish Air Corps]]. It has been flown by aerobatics teams, such as the [[Royal Thai Air Force]]'s [[Blue Phoenix]] and the [[Royal Australian Air Force]]'s [[Roulettes]]. Furthermore, the type has occasionally been involved in combat operations.

==Design and development==
===Background===
The origins of the PC-9 can be traced back to the earlier [[Pilatus PC-7|PC-7]] from which it evolved. This preceding trainer aircraft had been developed during the mid-1970s and became one of the most successful turboprop trainers of that decade.<ref name = "forecastsummary"/> Rapid changes in the global trainer market, particularly the availability of more powerful fighter and light attack aircraft, led to training syllabuses undergoing major shifts and impacted customer expectations for trainer aircraft. Specifically, operators sought to reduce the number of stages and aircraft types involved in training in order to reduce both time and cost.<ref name = "forecastsummary">{{cite web |url = https://www.forecastinternational.com/archive/disp_pdf.cfm?DACH_RECNO=58 |title = Archived Report: Pilatus PC-9 |website = forecastinternational.com |access-date = 14 November 2010}}</ref>

During the early 1980s, Pilatus commenced work on a series of design studies towards what would become the PC-9.<ref name = "forecastsummary"/> From the onset, the PC-9 was designed to function as both an ab initio and advanced trainer without the need for an intermediate stage. It is suitable for performing primary, intermediate, transition, [[aerobatic]] and weapons training, amongst other tasks.<ref name = "forecastsummary"/>

The PC-9 is a tandem-seat single-engine military trainer aircraft capable of relatively high performance.<ref name = "forecastsummary"/> In comparison to the PC-7, this new aircraft was almost 300 kg heavier, possessing a lengthened nose along with an elongated cockpit and canopy. It was largely an all-new design, despite the similarities to its predecessor.<ref name = "forecastsummary"/> Amongst other improvements, the [[ejection seat]]s within the cockpit were stepped (providing better visibility from the rear position) while a ventral [[Air brake (aeronautics)|airbrake]] was also added.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

===Launch and flight testing===
During 1982, the PC-9 program was officially launched. Although some aerodynamic elements were tested on a PC-7 during 1982 and 1983, the [[maiden flight]] of the first PC-9 [[prototype]] took place on 7 May 1984. A second prototype flew on 20 July of the same year; this prototype featured all the standard electronic flight instrumentation and environmental control systems installed and was thus almost fully representative of the production version.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} While not fitted as standard, a [[head-up display]] (HUD) and onboard oxygen generation system could be optionally fitted.<ref name = "forecastsummary"/>

During 1984, Pilatus teamed up with [[British Aerospace]] to promote the PC-9 to fill a requirement to replace the [[Royal Air Force]]’s (RAF) [[BAC Jet Provost]] trainer fleet.<ref name = "forecastsummary"/> In September 1985, [[type certification]] was achieved. However, by this point, the PC-9 had lost the RAF trainer competition to the [[Short Tucano]]. However, the marketing links that Pilatus built up with British Aerospace during this competition remained in place, and reportedly contributed to the type's first order, for 30 aircraft, being received from [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref name = "forecastsummary"/>

===Into production and further development===
During 1985, quantity production of an initial batch of 10 aircraft commenced.<ref name = "forecastsummary"/> In December of that year,  a key early order for 67 PC-9s was received from the [[Royal Australian Air Force]] (RAAF). On 19 May 1987, the first production aircraft for the [[Royal Australian Air Force]] (RAAF) performed its maiden flight. Pilatus referred to the Australian aircraft by the designation ''PC-9/A'', as they were [[licenced production|produced under licence]] in [[Australia]] by [[de Havilland Australia|Hawker de Havilland]] and featured extensive Australian-sourced content.<ref name = "forecastsummary"/> During 1992, the final Australian-built PC-9 was delivered.<ref name = "forecastsummary"/>

In the early 1990s, Pilatus worked with the American aircraft manufacturer [[Beechcraft]] to jointly develop the ''Beech Pilatus PC-9 Mk. II'', an extensively modified version of the PC-9, that was entered into the [[United States]] [[Joint Primary Aircraft Training System|JPATS]] programme.<ref name = "torson final1993"/> Subsequently rebranded as the [[Beechcraft T-6 Texan II|Beechcraft T-6A Texan II]], the aircraft emerged victorious in June 1995. Shortly thereafter, Beechcraft established a US-based assembly line and commenced production of the type.<ref name = "forecastsummary"/> Over 700 aircraft are to be built for the [[United States Air Force]] and [[United States Navy]]

By 2000, the original PC-9 model was not being actively produced, although the type remained available for customers to order.<ref name = "forecastsummary"/> Ten years later, production of the type (with the exception of the T-6 Texan II) had been halted; Pilatus was reportedly prepared to restart production if further orders were secured. Approximately 276 PC-9s had reportedly been delivered by this point.<ref name = "forecastsummary"/> 

==Operational history==
While the vast majority of PC-9s were sold to military operators, at least 15 were believed to have been sold to commercial or civilian entities.<ref name = "forecastsummary"/> At one point, the [[Germany|German]] airline [[Condor Flugdienst|Condor]] operated 10 PC-9s that have been configured to perform [[target tug|target-towing]] duties. During early 2023, the German branch of [[Qinetiq]] acquired nine secondhand PC-9Bs, adding to the three aircraft it already operated, which it used to provide aerial training services, attack controller and close air support training to external parties including the German armed forces.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/qinetiq-boosts-fixed-wing-training-fleet-for-german-military/151763.article |title = Qinetiq boosts fixed-wing training fleet for German military |website = flightglobal.com |first = Craig |last = Hoyle |date = 24 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/bundeswehr-awards-qinetiq-e284-million-aerial-training-services-contract/ |title = Bundeswehr awards QinetiQ €284 million aerial training services contract |website = aerospaceglobalnews.com |date = August 2024}}</ref>

On 22 March 1991, a pair of [[United States Air Force]] [[McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle|F-15C Eagles]] were patrolling over [[Iraq]]i airspace, as part of [[Operation Provide Comfort]], when they detected two contacts on radar, after which the F-15s approached to visually identify them - a PC-9 and a [[Sukhoi Su-22]]. The Su 22 was promptly shot down by one F-15 while the pilot of the PC-9, upon becoming aware that they were being engaged, opted to eject from the aircraft. The F-15 confirmed the pilots’ parachute deployment and survival before flying in formation with the unoccupied PC-9 until it descended and crashed into the ground just under two minutes later.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Davies |first1=Steve |title=F-15C Eagle Units in Combat |date=2005 |publisher=Osprey Publishing |location=Oxford, UK |isbn=978-1-84176-730-7 |page=74}}</ref>

Between 1991 and 1996, the [[United States Army]] operated three PC-9s as chase and test aircraft. These were eventually sold to [[Slovenia]] in 1995.<ref name="Harding 1997, p. 202">Harding 1997, p. 202.</ref>

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'' – "[[Common swift|Swift]]") in December of that same year. During January 1999, [[Oman]] ordered 12 examples; four years later, [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] also signed a contract for eight aircraft.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/ireland-arms-its-new-pilatus-pc-9-trainers/58205.article |title = Ireland arms its new Pilatus PC-9 trainers |website = flightglobal.com |date = 21 December 2004}}</ref> In 2004, [[Bulgaria]] purchased 12 PC-7Ms. [[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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://flyinginireland.com/2017/07/air-corps-receive-new-pilatus-pc-9m/ |title=Air Corps receive new Pilatus PC-9M |work=FlyingInIreland.com |date=6 July 2017 }}</ref>

Various operators have flown PC-9s in dedicated formation [[aerobatics|aerobatic]] display teams. For a time, it was used by the [[Roulettes]] of the [[Royal Australian Air Force]] (RAAF).<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/avalon-raaf-roulettes-team-bids-farewell-to-pc-9/a/131620.article |title = AVALON: RAAF Roulettes team bids farewell to PC-9/A |website = flightglobal.com |first = Greg |last = Waldron |date = 1 March 2019}}</ref> During 2012, the [[Royal Thai Air Force]] created the [[Blue Phoenix]] aerobatics team; it performs aerial displays using up to five PC-9s, which have a distinctive blue, white and red paint scheme and furnished with white smoke generators.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://thaiarmedforce.com/taf-gallery/40-rtaf-photo/424-blue-phoenix-children-day-2555.html |title=Blue Phoenix เปิดตัวครั้งแรกในงานวันเด็กแห่งชาติ 2555 |access-date=20 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907132855/http://thaiarmedforce.com/taf-gallery/40-rtaf-photo/424-blue-phoenix-children-day-2555.html |archive-date=7 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

During 2008, [[Chad]]'s operation of the PC-9 became politically controversial when the type was allegedly used to attack dissidents, which was considered to be a breach of Swiss export controls.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/swiss-kerfuffle-over-chads-use-of-pilatus-aircraft-04655/ |title = Swiss Kerfuffle Over Chad's Use of Pilatus Aircraft |website = defenseindustrydaily.com |access-date = 14 November 2024}}</ref>

In August 2015, Pilatus received a contract to deliver nine PC-9Ms to the [[Royal Jordanian Air Force]], however, during April 2016, this order was changed to eight [[Pilatus PC-21]]s instead. Deliveries were due to start in January 2017 under the original deal.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/jordan-amends-pilatus-order-to-take-pc-21-trainers-424048/ |title=Jordan amends Pilatus order to take PC-21 trainers |date=11 April 2016 |publisher=FlightGlobal |access-date=13 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417121720/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/jordan-amends-pilatus-order-to-take-pc-21-trainers-424048/ |archive-date=17 April 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> The PC-21 is a newer and more capable trainer that had effectively succeeded the PC-9 during the 2010s.<ref name = "forecastsummary"/> On 6 December 2019, the final batch of RAAF to fly the PC-9s graduated, the type having been supplanted by recently procured PC-21s.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.defense-aerospace.com/australia-retires-pc-9-turboprop-trainer-after-30-years/ |title = Australia Retires PC-9 Turboprop Trainer After 30 Years |website = defense-aerospace.com |date = 12 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.australiandefence.com.au/news/pc-9/as-under-the-hammer |title = PC-9/As under the hammer |first = Nigel |last = Pittaway |website = australiandefence.com.au |date = 12 March 2020}}</ref>

==Variants==
[[File:PC-9 Meiringen.jpg|thumb|Swiss Air Force PC-9 with Vista 5 Jammer]]

;PC-9
:Two-seat basic trainer aircraft.
;PC-9/A
: 67 two-seat trainers for the Royal Australian Air Force. Two fully built planes supplied by Pilatus, 17 assembled from kits and 48 [[licenced production|built under licence]] in [[Australia]] by [[de Havilland Australia|Hawker de Havilland]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.adf-serials.com.au/3a23.htm |title=ADF Serials - Pilatus Pc-9a |access-date=19 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228114210/http://www.adf-serials.com.au/3a23.htm |archive-date=28 February 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.airvectors.net/avpc9.html#m2 |title=Pilatus Turbo-Trainers |access-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121205123427/http://www.airvectors.net/avpc9.html#m2 |archive-date=5 December 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
;PC-9B
:Two-seat target-towing aircraft for the [[German Air Force]].<ref name = "forecastsummary"/>  This target-towing version has an increased fuel capacity enabling flight for up to three hours and 20 minutes as well as two Southwest RM-24 winches under the wings. These winches can reel out a target up to 3.5 kilometres.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}
;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.<ref name = "forecastsummary"/>
;Beech Pilatus PC-9 Mk.2
:In order to compete in the [[United States]] [[Joint Primary Aircraft Training System|JPATS]] competition, Pilatus and [[Beechcraft]] jointly developed an extensively modified version of the PC-9, initially referred to the ''Beech Pilatus PC-9 Mk. II'' which won out over seven other contenders.<ref name = "torson final1993">{{cite magazine |magazine=Air Progress |date=March 1993 |first=Eddie |last=Torson |title=Beech's J-PATS Candidate Reaches The Final Phase of Testing}}</ref> It was later renamed the ''[[Beechcraft T-6 Texan II|Beechcraft T-6A Texan II]]'' and is presently built and marketed independently by Beechcraft while Pilatus receives [[royalty payments|royalties]].{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}
;B.F.19
:({{langx|th|บ.ฝ.๑๙}}) [[Royal Thai Armed Forces]] designation for the PC-9.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thai Military Aircraft Designations |url=https://designation-systems.net/non-us/thailand.html |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=designation-systems.net}}</ref>

==Operators==
===Military operators===
;{{ANG}}
* [[National Air Force of Angola]]<ref name="World Air Forces 2018">{{cite web |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-world-air-forces-maintaining-strength-443655/ |title= World Air Forces 2018 |publisher= Flightglobal Insight |year= 2018 |access-date= 2 April 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171202153055/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-world-air-forces-maintaining-strength-443655/ |archive-date= 2 December 2017 |url-status= live}}</ref>
;{{BUL}}
* [[Bulgarian Air Force]]<ref name="World Air Forces 2018"/>
[[File:Bulgarian Air Force Pilatus PC-9M Lofting-1.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bulgarian Air Force]] Pilatus PC-9M]]
;{{CHA}}
* [[Chadian Air Force]]<ref name="World Air Forces 2018"/>
;{{HRV}}
* [[Croatian Air Force]]<ref name="World Air Forces 2018"/>
[[File:Pilatus PC 9 111209 1.jpg|thumb|right|Croatian Air Force aerobatic team [[Wings of Storm]]]]
;{{CYP}}
* [[Cyprus Air Command]]<ref name="World Air Forces 2018"/>
;{{IRL}}
* [[Irish Air Corps]]<ref name="World Air Forces 2018"/>
[[File:Pilatus PC-9 of the Irish Air Corp flying in formation 11.jpg|thumb|right|Pilatus PC-9s of the [[Irish Air Corps]] flying in formation]]
;{{MEX}}
* [[Mexican Air Force]]<ref name="World Air Forces 2018"/>
;{{MYA}}
* [[Myanmar Air Force]]<ref name="World Air Forces 2018"/>
;{{OMN}}
* [[Royal Air Force of Oman]]<ref name="World Air Forces 2018"/>
;{{SLO}}
* [[Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence]]<ref name="World Air Forces 2018"/>
;{{SUI}}
* [[Swiss Air Force]]<ref name="World Air Forces 2018"/>

===Former military operators===
;{{AUS}}
* [[Royal Australian Air Force]]<ref name="World Air Forces 2018"/> Retired in 2019, replaced by the [[Pilatus PC-21]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dominguez |first1=Gabriel |title=RAAF retires fleet of PC-9/A training aircraft |url=https://www.janes.com/article/93167/raaf-retires-fleet-of-pc-9-a-training-aircraft |access-date=14 December 2019 |work=Jane's |date=12 December 2019}}</ref>
[[File:RAAF PC9 A23-013.jpg|thumb|right|RAAF PC-9/A operated by 2FTS]]
;{{IRQ}}
* [[Iraqi Air Force]]
;{{THA}}
* [[Royal Thai Air Force]]<ref name="World Air Forces 2018"/> Retired on February 2, 2024, replaced by [[Beechcraft T-6 Texan II]].
;{{USA}}
* [[United States Army]]<ref name="Harding 1997, p. 202"/>

==Aircraft on display==
;{{AUS}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.australiandefence.com.au/defence/air/defence-provides-update-on-hornet-disposal-plans|title=Defence provides update on Hornet disposal plans|publisher=Australian Defence Magazine|date=7 May 2020}}</ref>
* A23-001 – [[RAAF Museum]], [[RAAF Williams#RAAF Base Point Cook|RAAF Base Point Cook]]
* A23-009 – [[gate guardian]] at [[RAAF Base Pearce]]
* A23-020 – [[Fighter World]], [[RAAF Base Williamtown]]
* A23-022 – [[RAAF Base Townsville]] Aviation Heritage Centre
* A23-028 – [[Fleet Air Arm Museum (Australia)|Fleet Air Arm Museum]], [[HMAS Albatross (air station)|HMAS ''Albatross'']]
* A23-030 – gate guardian at [[RAAF Base East Sale]]
* A23-031 – [[RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre]]
* A23-032 – RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre, in storage for eventual display at another location
* A23-036 – gate guardian at [[RAAF Base East Sale]]

==Specifications (PC-9M)==
{{Aircraft specs
|ref= Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004<ref name="JAWA03 p455-6">Jackson 2003, pp. 455–456.</ref>
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[[File:Pilatus PC-9 Cockpit.JPEG|thumb|right|upright|A view of the interior of the cockpit of a Pilatus PC-9 aircraft.]]
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==See also==
{{Portal|Switzerland|Aviation}}
{{aircontent|
|related=
* [[Beechcraft T-6 Texan II]]
* [[Pilatus PC-7]]
* [[Pilatus PC-21]]
|similar aircraft=
* [[Embraer EMB 312 Tucano]]
* [[Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano]]
* [[Grob G 120TP]]
* [[KAI KT-1]]
* [[PZL-130 Orlik]]
|lists=
|see also=
* [[Blue Phoenix]]
}}

==References==

===Citations===
{{Reflist|30em}}

===Bibliography===
{{Refbegin}}
* {{cite book |last=Harding |first=Stephen |title=U.S. Army Aircraft Since 1947 |year=1997 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing Ltd. |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania |isbn=978-0-76430-190-2}}
* {{cite book |last=Jackson |first=Paul |title=Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004 |year=2003 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, UK |isbn=0-7106-2537-5}}
{{Refend}}

==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090922043728/http://www.pilatus-aircraft.com/applications/webgallery/index_rd.php?kat=0000000039 Pilatus PC-9 Image Gallery]

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