France selects Pilatus PC-21 as Alpha Jet replacement

As reported by AeroBuzz, the French air force has ordered 17 Pilatus PC-21 as replacements for the ageing Alpha Jet trainers, which are now in their fourth decade of service. The above profile represents HB-HZC, which is the third PC-21 prototype and demonstrator. Care to guess what the French PC-21 will look like? I’m certainly…Continue reading France selects Pilatus PC-21 as Alpha Jet replacement