FAIRCHILD HILLER TURBO PORTER 30912

Created by Fairchild Hiller to sell the Turbo Porter aircraft, this industrial film gives a great overview of the plane and shows it in various roles including as a military platform. The Pilatus PC-6 Porter is a single-engined Short Take-Off and Landing (STOL) utility aircraft designed by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. First flown in 1959, the PC-6 continues in production at Pilatus Flugzeugwerke in Stans, Switzerland. It has been built in both piston engine and turboprop powered versions and was produced for a time by Fairchild Hiller in the United States
The first prototype made its maiden flight on 4 May 1959 powered by a 254 kW (340 shp) piston engine. The first Turbo Porter, powered by a turboprop, flew in 1961. The Turbo Porter received an engine upgrade in 1963, which increased its power to its present value of 410 kW (550 shp).
The Porter was also manufactured under license by Fairchild Hiller in the United States during the early 1970s for operations during the Vietnam War. It was also used extensively by the CIA for clandestine operations in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. It received the designation AU-23A Peacemaker for service with the U.S. Air Force and UV-20 Chiricahua for service with the U.S. Army. The Peacemaker was fitted with a side-firing 20mm XM-197 Gatling cannon, four wing pylons and a centre fuselage station for external ordnance, but proved to be troublesome in service; all aircraft were returned to the U.S. for storage after one year of operations.
The PC-6 is noted for its Short Take-off and Landing (STOL) performance on almost any type of terrain - it can take off within a distance of 640 feet (195 m) and land within a distance of 427 feet (130 m) while carrying a payload of 2,646 lbs (1,200 kg). Thanks to its STOL performance, the PC-6 holds the world record for highest landing by a fixed-wing aircraft, at 18,865 feet (5,750 m), on the Dhaulagiri glacier in Nepal.
Due to these characteristics, they are frequently used to access short grass mountaintop airstrips in the highlands of Papua Province (Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea.
This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2K. For more information visit www.PeriscopeFilm.com

[@mrstinkytit]

I owned s/n 2040 N3608R. It was a 1968 Fairchild Hiller Porter. Amazing machine.

[@relathan1]

I remember reading about this plane in the Time-Life "Story of Flight" series. Fell in love with it. It would never win any beauty contests, but the very best planes rarely do.

[@TheBeatleman66]

The Pilatus/Fairchild (whatever makes you smile) is a perfect example of sticking a pair of wings, an engine and cargo space to a SWISS ARMY KNIFE !!!!

[@mariocesar2278]

this is my favorite plane

[@stevansweeney]

Got to watch the Fairchild factory pilots fly the Porter several times way back in time..... The Porter really is something to watch takeoff and land. Especially in beta thrust prior to touchdown. Most impressive.

[@pauleyplay]

The pilot in this show is Russ Howard. Best pilot I have ever seen or flown with

[@lanceboyett9034]

Love these planes. They make so much sense, especially living here in Alaska.

[@xyuamyaj2412]

I love and miss this plane, I remember when I was a little boy this plane came to landing at my village during American cam to my country in Vietnam war

[@luisquintana5753]

Now it is named Pilatus PC6 Turbor Porter

[@foobar201]

There are some unbelievably short landings in this film.

[@jevyoung8885]

The most beautiful airplane

[@PeterNGloor]

Swiss ingenuity

[@user-ix7ec8hc4k]

i did not know that it had a bombbay too.

[@spawacz506]

👍

[@seamusfox7251]

What a mustache !

[@pauleyplay]

Russ always was well dressed, A true gentleman, World class pilot !!

[@luisquintana5753]

Pilatus PC6 Turbo Porter

[@eyeeye00]

N180K Current Status: Destroyed in Laos 1971

[@PeriscopeFilm]

Very interesting. Probably flying for Air America.

[@scotabot7826]

@@PeriscopeFilm Yes, it was a Air America aircraft. It collided with a Cessna U-17, also know as a C-180. Both birds were lost and all on both aircraft perished, sadly!

[@therandomytchannel4318]

Lol turban power and turban engine 😁🙂