PAC 750XL demonstrated to SAAF
Date: 19 March 2010
By Dean Wingrin
Further to our news article of 8 July 2008 in which we reported that the SAAF may have evaluated the PAC 750XL turboprop utility aircraft, a demonstration aircraft was observed performing at the Swartkop airfield on 17 March.
The aircraft is built by New Zealand based Pacific Aircraft Corporation and is marketed in South Africa by Naturelink.
The aircraft may be seen as a possible replacement for the Cessna 185's which were acquired in the 1960's and as a force multiplier (albeit on a small scale) for the Cessna 208 Caravans.
It was also rumoured that the under-fuselage pod could contain surveillance equipment.
A number of PAC 750XLs are already operated in South Africa.
