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The Pilatus PC-21 to fly again

Berne, Switzerland - UFAC allowed the company to restart tests with the only available prototype and the mass production has already been granted with a green light

The Pilatus PC-21 is about to fly again. After the accident occurred on last January 13, when one of the two prototypes fell headlong killing the pilot and seriously wounding a civilian nearby Buochs Airport, UFAC (Swiss Federal Civil Aviation Agency) had ordered to suspend the flights for the second aircraft of this type (see for details AVIONEWS), but now the Swiss firm has been allowed to restart...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 112810
Rome, Italy, 01/25/2005 16:33
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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