Date of sighting: September 16, 2013
Location of sighting: Mexico City, Mexico
Camera: DCR-HC21
Optical Zoom: 20X
Watching Real Time: 1:02 p.m.
September 16, 2013, Mexico City
Pilatus PC-7 aircraft
general Characteristics
Crew: two
Length: 10.13 m
Wingspan: 10.12 m
Height: 3.30 m
Wing area: 16.3 m²
Empty weight: 1,670 kg
Loaded weight: 2,700 kg
Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada turboprop PT6A-25C.
Propellers: 1 × tripala motor.
performance
Maximum speed (Vno): 460 km / h
Range: 1,950 km
Service ceiling: 25,000 ft 9,150 m
Rate of climb: 865 m / min 2,840 ft / min