Bundeswehr accepts first Pilatus PC‑12 into WTD 61 for test‑pilot training and transport

Pilatus has delivered the first PC‑12 single‑engine turboprop to Germany’s Technical and Airworthiness Center for Aircraft and Aeronautical Equipment (WTD 61) at Manching/Ingolstadt. The aircraft will support test‑pilot training and light transport duties within the Bundeswehr’s technical evaluation and flight‑test organisation.

Discovered 2025-10-14T01:33:30.438825-07:00 | 2025-10-14T01:33:30.438825-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The handover expands WTD 61’s organic flight‑test and test‑pilot training capability by adding a versatile single‑engine turboprop platform, useful for instrumenting, evaluation sorties and light transport — part of ongoing PC‑12 family deliveries (Pilatus delivers first PC‑12 Pro to launch customer).
  • The delivery arrives amid market and supply pressures for Pilatus — the manufacturer recently suspended US shipments after a 39% tariff, a factor that can affect global availability and scheduling for military and civil customers (Pilatus Suspends US PC-12 and PC-24 Deliveries After 39% Tariff Imposed).

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2025-10-14T01:33:30.438825-07:00
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