The Swiss single-engine multi-purpose STOL aircraft Pilatus PC-6 Porter, which was originally powered by a flat six-cylinder Lycoming piston engine, took off for the first time in 1959. Soon after, an improved Turbo-Porter with a turboprop engine followed. In the years that followed, these magnificent aircraft took to the skies powered by the Turbomeca Astazou II, Garrett Air Research TPE 331, and finally the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A engines (accounting for approximately 70% of all units produced).

Their near-helicopter-like short takeoff and landing capabilities soon caught the attention of military and civilian users. Porter aircraft equipped with a wheeled landing gear, skis, or floats have served and continue to serve reliably and tirelessly all over the world—they fly over deserts, jungles, lakes, mountains, snow, and ice—simply everywhere. No wonder the PC-6 holds the world record for the highest-altitude landing of an aircraft—5,750 meters above sea level on the Dhaulagiri Glacier in Nepal.

After producing 604 aircraft over 63 years, Pilatus ceased production of the PC-6 in 2022.... And now you can enjoy flying the semiscale version of this beautiful machine with a wingspan of 1,500 mm, powered by a high-performance brushless motor!

The model’s fuselage is made of highly durable EPO foam (extruded polyolefin) with rigid internal carbon fiber reinforcements. The C3548-750 brushless electric motor, equipped with a 10x6-inch three-blade propeller and a KAVAN R-40SB ESC featuring a powerful BEC regulator—necessary for powering the six on-board servos—is mounted in the nose. In the nose, under the removable cover, there is ample space for the flight battery.

The model’s EPO foam wing consists of two sections with carbon fiber spars and a tubular carbon fiber connector. The wing is secured with screws. The ailerons and flaps are independently controlled by two servos each via short straight wire linkages. There are also functional position lights and LED landing lights. The easily removable carbon-fiber wing struts are secured with a pair of wire clips.

The tail units are also made of EPO foam. The rudder servo is located in the fin and the elevator servo in the fuselage. The control surfaces are controlled by short straight linkages.

The main landing gear is a fixed wire landing gear with spring-loaded scale struts. The wire tailwheel is connected to the rudder. You can purchase a float set for the Porter model—removing the wheel landing gear and installing the floats and water rudder takes just a few minutes.

The model is powered by a C3548-750 class brushless motor with a 40 A KAVAN R-40SB ESC.

For power, you will need a 4-cell LiPo pack with a capacity of 2600–3300 mAh and a minimum discharge rate of 30C. Choose a specific model to ensure the best possible center of gravity without additional ballast.

To control the model, you can also use a 6-channel RC transmitter set without special functions—in the basic version, the ailerons, flaps, rudder, and nose gear servo are connected to a single channel via a connection board in the cockpit. The board also provides power to the LED lights. Of course, it is ideal to use at least a 7-channel computer RC set that allows for independent control of the ailerons and flaps via two servos. This is also possible with the affordable Radiolink AT9S, AT10II, or Futaba T6K and T10J transmitters. In this case, the aileron and flap servos must be connected separately. The manual naturally includes a detailed table with proven standard control surface deflections, so you can easily prepare the PC-6 for flight, even if it is your first model with “full wing control.”

The ARF kit includes: the finished fuselage, wings, and tail sections made of EPO foam with a built-in motor, ESC, propeller, 6 servos, and LED lights, as well as an instruction manual.