PC-12

Name: PC-12
Brand: SimWorks Studios
Price: 24.99 USD
Rating: 3.8 (162 reviews)

SimWorks Studios

SWSPILATUSPC12TURBOPROP

3.8/5 (162)

USD 24.99

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Added: May 2, 2024
Updated: September 19, 2024

The PC-12 is a pressurised single-engine turboprop aircraft developed by Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. of Switzerland. With its spacious cabin, the PC-12 is operated as an executive aircraft, commuter or cargo transport, while the 1200shp Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B allows it to get to its destination at up to 268KTAS. Its superb engineering allows it to operate off of prepared and unprepared airstrips alike, while ensuring a smooth flight even in adverse weather conditions.

This rendition by SWS covers the latest variants of the Pilatus PC-12/47, developed with the help of Pilatus Aircraft and Fly7 Executive Aviation aims to be the highest quality rendition of a turboprop in Microsoft Flight Simulator. Features include:

VISUALS & SOUNDS

High quality 3D model of the exterior and interior with many custom animations
Two versions of the exterior model, featuring 4 and 5-bladed propellers
Three different interiors: Executive, Commuter, Cargo
Five custom liveries from Fly7 and Tradewind, including authentic interiors
White livery for repainters
Authentic sounds recorded from real aircraft, covering 4 and 5-bladed propellers
Openable engine cowling, fuel filter and tail section

FLIGHT MODEL

Realistic flight model created by the developers after experiencing the real aircraft and simulators.
Verified with the help of real PC-12 pilots in the testing team.
Realistic engine: performance, beta, ITT and other parameters were created as closely as MSFS allows.

AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS The aircraft is equipped with custom-built avionics with minimal FPS impact. Many custom systems were created to ensure Custom systems:

Aileron-rudder interconnect
Yaw damper
Stick pusher
Environmental Control System
Lighting
Sky4Sim tablet, TDS and PMS GTN compatibility (available for free on SWS website, PC-only)

MANUAL

PDF manual included in add-on folder and on the SWS PC-12 product page

The PC-12/47 is a single-engine, low-wing utility airplane produced by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. Crewed by one or two, with room for up to 6 passengers, the PC-12/47 is a more powerful iteration of the PC-12. The base airframe first flew on May 31, 1991 and has since become the best selling aircraft in its class (pressurized single-engine, turbine-powered) with more than 1,700 units sold. The PC-12/47 was certified for flight in 2005 and is renowned for its versatility. It successfully supports a variety of aviation fields, including business, regional airliner, medical, and military special operations.

The PC-12/47 features a high aspect ratio main wing with a span of 53 feet, 5 inches, retractable tricycle landing gear, and a T-tail empennage. Focused on practical mission applications, the cockpit is notably utilitarian and uses AlliedSignal avionics. The aircraft is powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B turboprop engine that delivers 1,200 shaft horsepower to a Hartzell 4-blade, constant-speed, fully-feathering, reversible propeller. The aircraft has a long-range cruise speed of 232 miles per hour, a high-speed cruise of 310 mph, and a service ceiling of 30,000 feet above sea level.

The Pilatus PC-12/47 looks every bit the performer, and once in the cockpit, aviators know that this machine delivers on its appearance. The powerful PT6A-67B easily pulls this sleek craft through the toughest of situations, including short field take-offs, and has the efficiency to cruise long distances comfortably and confidently.

Specifications

SPEED	Cruise: 268KTAS, Max.: Mach 0.48
CEILING	30,000
TYPICAL RANGE	1,309 nmi
LENGTH	14.40 m (47 ft 3 in)
WINGSPAN	16.28 m (53 ft 4 in)

HEIGHT	4.26 m (14 ft 0 in)
MAX WEIGHT	25.5 t (56,200 lb)
FUEL CAPACITY	1521.74 l (402 USg)
ENGINE	PT6A-67B

VERSION 1.3.9 RELEASED SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

ENGINE<<<<

-Fixed bug causing ITT to be very high

FLIGHT DYNAMICS<<<< Ground handling

-Improved bouncy landing gear when on the ground

OTHER<<<<

-Fixed disappearing exterior clickspots and INOP flap reset switch when on the ground. Bug caused from new contact point calculations.

VERSION 1.0.5 RELEASED DECEMBER 13, 2023

SYSTEMS<<<< Loadouts

-Fixed bug that caused crates to be invisible

Airspeed indicator
-Fixed INOP Vne

CAWS
-Fixed wrong overspeed threshold

EGPWS/TAWS
-Changed sink rate thresholds to 1750 and 2000fpm

Oxygen
-Modified O2 logic to not trigger prematurely

Autopilot
-Changed AP disconnect button logic so that when held AP is off, when released AP can be turned on again.

EFIS
-Changed Decision Height steps to 10 and 50ft from 1 and 10ft increments for faster response.
-Removed L:var for OBS switching from XML code and moved to JS

FLT FILES<<<< All files

-Corrected initialisation value of OBS knob L:var

FLIGHT DYNAMICS<<<< flight_model.cfg

-Reduced static friction scalars to 1 to improve skidding

AVIONICS<<<< Engine Instrument System

-Fixed EIS fuel weight to volume conversion value.

KAS297B
-If the altitude select in not armed, pressing the ENG button in vertical speed select mode arms the system.

EADI
-Fixed selected reference mode for radio navigation.

EHSI
-Fixed selected reference mode for radio navigation.
-Fixed bearing pointer headers in VOR/ILS mode.
-Bearing pointer readout in GPS mode, display the distance to next waypoint.
-Fixed pointer 2 to work correctly in ADF mode.
-Fixed heading readout does showing decimal digits.
-GPS mode ETA readout shows correct values when minutes are a multiple of 60.

VISUALS<<<< Exterior model

-Modified trim tab code to convert into Flettner tabs

Interior model
-Split GTN Glass to separate material to retain glass material/effects applied.
-Corrected gaugef ace emissives for cabin pressure gauges
-Corrected overhead and main panel emissives to be streamlined white-overhead/orange main panel
-Revised LOD logic to assumebly rectify occluder issues. OCCLUDERS ARE STILL SUBMODELED
-Fixed skel misnaming on several interior LODs
-Added commuter seats to lower LODs
-Re-exported all interior models+submodels to ensure hierarchy seamlessness.
-Fixed cabin dimmer switches that were not functional
-Cut tablet brackets
-MOVED Pilot/Copilot visibility clickspot from crewseat Headrests to PC12VC_SeatPilot_Handle_(1 &2) >this is the lever on the adjustment rails

Exterior model
-Fixed Prop vortices always present on LOD2-onward
-Re-added fictional Executive 5Blade livery

CONFIGURATION FILES<<<< cameras.cfg

-Corrected various cameras (thanks George!)

MANUAL<<<<

-Added credit to E. Vaos
-Corrected "flaps selecton" paragraph in quickstart guide

VERSION 1.1.0 RELEASED DECEMBER 18, 2023

AVIONICS<<<< EFIS

-Fixed SWS_EFIS50_Push_SelectNavSrc_1 reset.
-Changed the logic of the GA annunciator.

EIS
-Fuel gauges reflect changes in real time.
-Adjusted fuel gauge bars limits.
-Removed incorrect indices from Environment variables.

VISUALS<<<< Cockpit

-Fixed a number of emissives not coming on

SYSTEMS<<<< Standby OBS

-Fixed Localiser needle and to/from flags

EPS
-Changed EPS test logic

Landing gear lights
-Lights will now illuminate with LAMP TEST on the ground

KAS-297
-Fixed unlit decals

Autopilot
-Yaw damper can be disengaged when AP is on
-Increased yaw damper effectiveness

Air Conditioning
-Added missing curly brace that led to bugged temperature

Electrical
-Added missing curly brace that led to bugged cover behaviour

Engine inputs
-Added missing curly brace; code was commented out so no bug effects

Preflight
-Corrected tail circuit breakers

GTN visibility
-Modified code to also accept negative values to make things show/hide

Lighting
-Fixed inactive emissives in cockpit
-Disconnected warning/caution annunciations from backlighting potentiometers and connected with CAWS dimmer
-Fixed cabin lighting bugs

Other
-Cleaned up various parts of the code

CONFIGURATION FILES<<<< ai.cfg

-Modified autopilot PIDs for smoother pitch reaction and improved intercepting
-Added new PIDs for use with TDS GTN750 (available in TDS compatibility modification)

Systems.cfg
-Removed duplicate tail beacon

EFFECTS<<<< GaugeLight

-Brightened gauge pin lights

FLT FILES<<<< All

-Cleaned up duplicates

VERSION 1.2.6 RELEASED APRIL 12, 2024

VISUALS<<<< Exterior

-Re-exported all exterior LODs
-Optimized draw calls
-Corrected various decal placements
-Fixed backwards propeller on 5-bladed
-Revised rivet textures for proper bump mapping
-Added missing stencil and fastener decals
-Corrected exhaust positioning + exhaust effect origin
-Corrected exhaust cover model to reflect exhaust amendments
-Optimized drawcall, topology of all exterior LOD's

Interior

-Material clean-up
-Added correct baggage shelf and netting
-Re-export of all Submodel and main models
-Various decal corrections
-Removed floating decal artifact on pilot side
-Moved environment occluder + clickspots in main interior model (previously utilized as submodel)
-Added corrected cargo nets for all variants (cargo needs Baggage shelf net removed)
-Added a large amount of missing fastener decals
-Added mesh to carpets at seams and seat/cargo railing boundaries
-Fixed interior door for certain LOD's not linked to animation helper
-Corrected mis-colored LIT typeface on overhead panels
-Corrected interior windshield rain; rain no longer flows over the heating elements
-Revised draw calls (WIP) and topology/material utilization for all interior LOD'sampling
-Corrected black VS/Cabin gauges at night with cockpit lit
-Tablet brackets adjusted to not obscure screen corners
-All interior textures revisted and revised where required

Cockpit

-Reversed whisky compass animation and revised texture

Executive interior
-Added clickspot on co-pilot headrest to show/hide passengers

Cargo interior
-Added cargo pallets and straps
-Added cargo shelf baggage
-Minor adjustments
-Added cargo payload LODs

Commuter
-Added clickspot on co-pilot headrest to show/hide passengers

All cabins
-Minor improvements and corrections
-New material setup

AVIONICS<<<< General

-All avionics updated to latest source code version

EFIS50
-Added start-up and warm-up timers
-Refactored codebase and bugfixes
-Corrected Autopilot annunciations
-Autopilot NAV and APPROACH ARM and ACTIVE modes synchronised

Altimeter
-Left altimeter tied to its appropriate circuit

SYSTEMS<<<< Engine

-Fixed bugs in condition lever operation
-Test Lamp switch should also turn on the autotrim lights

Autopilot
-Synchronised APR and NAV indications to EFIS

Condition lever
-Condition lever now makes use of LOCK interface
-Fixed tooltip names

EGPWS/TAWS
-Modified "500" callout to not play when starting on the ground
-Added TERR 30 and 60 second and activated TEST/INOP lights
-Added TERRAIN warnings

GPS annunciators
-Added power circuit to turn them off

Trim
-Fixed INOP rudder trim knob
-Redid yoke trim knob in order to fix INOP aileron trim. Tooltip cut down to basic version.

Engine
-Fixed bug that causes the prop blades to appear backwards

FLIGHT DYNAMICS<<<< Engines.cfg

-Removed 25 degrees pitch from efficiency tables
-Adjusted low pitch settings for 4-bladed propeller
-Modified propeller efficiency at lower speeds
-Turned propeller from 1 to 0.5 degrees left

Flight_model.cfg
-Adjusted flap induced drag
-Increased flap drag
-Modified steering parametres to improve ground turns
-Revised flight model to improve yaw stability and climb performance
-Reduced rudder trim effectiveness
-Reduced yaw moment of inertia

MANUAL<<<<

Typographic corrections

VERSION 1.3.7 RELEASED SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

VISUALS<<<< General

-Removed chocks and red from hangar due to MS'request

Interior
-Capped some holes in cockpit walls

Exterior
-Fixed normal map artifacts on left wing

SYSTEMS<<<< EFIS

-Changed decision height increments to 10ft up to 500ft, 50ft above

Electrical
-Fixed popping overhead circuit breaker

Yaw damper
-Corrected bugs in yaw damper logic
-Added two-gain yaw damper setting to improve low speed handling
-Increased yaw damper response sepeed

Air conditioning
-Doubled AC efficiency to improve temperature adjustment time

Nose wheel steering
-Improved differential braking effect on steering
-Made NWS much more sensitive
-Clicking the left pedal will allow to toggle between using pedals only, or pedals and braking for full nose wheel steering. The option will presist until changed by the user. Default is pedals and braking.

Engine
-ITT correction for various ISA conditions
-Implemented custom fuel limiter to get correct PCL travel range
-Implemented custom torque limiter to avoid accidnetal excursions
-Implemented custom N1 to show correct values on EIS

Autopilot
-Reworked autopilot PIDs (GNS and PMS GTN)

FLIGHT DYNAMICS<<<< engines.cfg

-Modified engine tables to achieve correct take-off, climb and approach performance
-Modified Ng and governor sensitivity
-Modified torque limiter sensitivity

flight_model.cfg
-Adjusted aircraft drag to adapt to new propeller performance tables
-Adjusted induced drag
-Reduced yawing tendency from flaps
-Adjusted crosswind effect on aircraft
-Increased rudder and trim effectiveness to account for increased yawing resistance
-Improved nose wheel steering sensitivity
-Improved pitch trim effectiveness
-Added new ground handling parameters

AVIONICS<<<< EADI

-Updated lateral mode annunciations
-Updated vertical mode annunciations
-Introduced Glideslope Arm logic and annunciation
-Added Decision Height aural alert
-Merged left and right side decision height systems
-Code cleanups

EIS
-Added custom N1 indication
-Added 5 degree offset to OAT indicator

VARIOUS<<<< Cameras

-Slightly raised pilot eyepoint

VERSION 1.3.8 RELEASED SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

SYSTEMS<<<< Engine

-Adjusted erroneous ITT for ISA+30

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