75 PC-7 MkII TURBOPROP AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH REVUE THOMMEN AIR DATA COMPUTERS AND CHRONOGRAPHS


published on February 26, 2016

Waldenburg, Switzerland, September 10th, 2012 – Pilatus Aircraft Ltd announced that the Indian Air Force entered into a contract recently in excess of 500 Million Swiss Francs to procure a fleet of 75 PC-7 MkII turboprop aircraft, together with an integrated ground based training system and a comprehensive logistics support package. The contract also contains an option clause for extending the scope of this contract within three years from initial signature.

Each aircraft is equipped with a REVUE THOMMEN AC32 Digital Air Data Computer integrated into the avionics design and a Q17 Chronograph in each cockpit. The AC32 delivers the necessary flight data to the aircraft instrumentation for each specific Indian Air Force mission, and the Q17 chronographs deliver data to the members of the flight crew crucial to their successful completion of the flight.

The Indian Air Force joins more than 30 other countries to modernize its training pipeline with the most modern, capable and cost effective system for Basic Flying Training on the market today. The Indian Air Force is the fourth largest air force in the world with approximately 170,000 personnel and 1,500 aircraft operating from more than 60 air bases. This contract will extend the fleet of Pilatus turboprop trainers to more than 900 aircraft operating worldwide.

REVUE THOMMEN AG, based in Waldenburg, Switzerland, is a long established leading manufacturer of aircraft equipment including instruments and air data systems used worldwide on a full range of civil and military aircraft types. Swiss-made THOMMEN products are part of the design of more than hundred new-production and numerous aircraft modernization programs worldwide. This includes all categories of aircraft in civil and military aviation from business jets and large turboprops to helicopters, trainers and combat aircraft. THOMMEN is AS/EN 9100, ISO 9001:2008, EASA Part 21 and EASA Part 145 certified. Additional company information is available at www.THOMMEN.aero.

Additional company information is available at www.thommen.aero.