Pilatus Porter PC-6 / B1-H2 Reg. No.A14-701 World Record By mid November 1982 it had been decided to commence planning for a cross-country attempt in a large tanked Pilatus Porter PC6 aircraft modified with sufficient oxygen including 2340lbs of fuel for a 12-14 hour flight. The aircraft was weighed to obtain a maximum all up weight of 6100 lbs. On 8 August 1983 an Army Porter PC6 (A14-701) flew from Carnarvon in Western Australia to Amberley Air Force base in Queensland. The original course was set from Carnarvon to Brisbane being the most westerly and easterly airfields but due to the possibility of low fuel the plane landed at Amberley. The unpressurised plane was airborne for 14 hours and 8 minutes flying up to 27000ft giving the extremes of a outside temperature of minus 41 degrees travelling with a maximum tail wind of 85 knots producing up to a maximum ground speed of 198 knots.
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