| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N283SW |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Pilatus PC-6 Porter |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Pilatus PC-6 Porter/Turbo Porter |
| Aircraft Version: | Pilatus PC-6/350-H2 Porter |
| C/n (msn): | 540 |
| Operator Titles: | Yetiflyers |
| Aircraft Name: | Yeti |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | LangenthalMap |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LSPL IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 27 May 2022 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 499904 |
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The world's only flying piston Porter. This is an immaculate re-creation of the prototype Pilatus PC-6 Porter HB-FAN, first flown on 4th May 1959. It was painted in the colours seen here for the Swiss Dhaulagiri Expedition and took the world record for the highest altitude landing of a fixed-wing aircraft, at 5200m up in the Himalayas. However on 5th May 1960, just a day after the first anniversary of that first flight, it was badly damaged on landing and had to be abandoned. The wreckage is still there to this day. This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 25 September 2022, and has since been viewed 325 times. |