The Pilatus PC-7 Astra, a turboprop-powered military trainer that became one of Switzerland's most successful aircraft exports, first flew on April 12, 1966. This low-wing single-engine monoplane accommodates two crew members in tandem seating and is powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A turboprop engine producing 700 shaft horsepower. With over 450 aircraft delivered to 21 countries and more than one million flight hours logged worldwide, the PC-7 measures 64 feet in length with a 34-foot wingspan. Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland developed this trainer from their earlier P-3 design.
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| Swiss Air Force | — | 320 | Switzerland | 4b7f76 | |
| Swiss Air Force | — | 322 | Switzerland | 4b7f74 | |
| Swiss Air Force | — | 330 | Switzerland | 4b7f6e | |
| Swiss Air Force | — | 340 | Switzerland | 4b7fb8 | |
| Swiss Air Force | — | 342 | Switzerland | 4b7fb6 | |
| Swiss Air Force | — | 343 | Switzerland | 4b7fb5 | |
| Swiss Air Force | — | 345 | Switzerland | 4b7fb3 | |
| Swiss Air Force | — | 347 | Switzerland | 4b7fb1 | |
| Swiss Air Force | — | 349 | Switzerland | 4b7faf | |
| Swiss Air Force | — | 321 | Sweden | 4B7F75 |
A-912
Swiss Air Force
S/N: 320SwitzerlandHex: 4b7f76
A-914
Swiss Air Force
S/N: 322SwitzerlandHex: 4b7f74
A-922
Swiss Air Force
S/N: 330SwitzerlandHex: 4b7f6e
A-932
Swiss Air Force
S/N: 340SwitzerlandHex: 4b7fb8
A-934
Swiss Air Force
S/N: 342SwitzerlandHex: 4b7fb6
A-935
Swiss Air Force
S/N: 343SwitzerlandHex: 4b7fb5
A-937
Swiss Air Force
S/N: 345SwitzerlandHex: 4b7fb3
A-939
Swiss Air Force
S/N: 347SwitzerlandHex: 4b7fb1
A-941
Swiss Air Force
S/N: 349SwitzerlandHex: 4b7faf
SE-???
Swiss Air Force
S/N: 321SwedenHex: 4B7F75