Fletcher FU-24 & Cresco
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Compiled
by David Wise
Part 2 - FU-24 Turbine Prototypes, Cresco & XL-750
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NOTES
This production list was compiled from old registers published by Air Britain and LAAS, AB Archive & AB News, various current registration websites including those provided by the Australian and NZ CAA's, and some queries resolved with thanks to Dave Partington. Also background from Rod Simpson's Airlife's General Aviation.
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For current technical information, see the Pacific Aerospace Corp website: http://www.aerospace.co.nz/
BACKGROUND
Pacific Aircraft/Aerospace Corporation of Hamilton continued development of the Fletcher FU-24 agricultural aircraft with some turbine-engined prototypes. The design was also strengthened for a bigger payload and this culminated in the Cresco. This is still in production, with a few converted to utility configuration for parachuting or survey.
The prototype of the 750XL flew in 2001. This is marketed as the first purpose-designed sky-diving aircraft. It looks superficially like a Cresco with a passenger cabin, and with a PT6 turbine engine.
| FU-24 Turbine Prototypes | ||||||
| Fletcher
1060 prototype with P&W PT6A 500 shp |
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| C/n | Model | Reg Date | History | |||
| 1001 | 1060 | 7/67 | ZK-CTZ ex c/n 120 wfu 8/79 to airfield gate at Hamilton marked ‘QP-RPR’. To Mystery Creek Show-ground nr Hamilton 99. To PAC factory, Hamilton 4/03. To MoTaT, Auckland by 3/06 | |||
| Fletcher
1160 & 1284 protypes with Garrett TPE331 665 shp |
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| C/n | Model | Reg Date | History | |||
| 2001 | 1160 | 12/67 | ZK-BHQ reb from c/n 19 also incorporating c/n 130 cr 8/68 cx | |||
| 2002 | 1284 | 11/69 | ZK-CYY built by Air Parts cr Ohaupo 4/74 cx 4/77 | |||
| PAC
Cresco 08-600 Redesign with 2-ton payload Some utility versions primarily for parachute dropping and for survey. Cresco 08-600 Lycoming LTP-101-700A-1A 600 hp Turboprop Cresco 08-750 Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34 750 hp Turboprop |
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| C/n | Model | Reg Date | History | |||
| 001 | Cresco 08-600 | 2/79 | ZK-LTP (1) cr Maramarua 12/79 cx 1/80 | |||
| 002 | Cresco 08-600 | 7/80 | ZK-LTQ (cr Omarama 3/93 cx 8/95 rest 6/96) (1/98) (9M-SBE ntu) (?/??) ZK-LTQ (?/??) to export (1/99) ZK-LTQ (8/99) 9M-LTQ current | |||
| 003 | Cresco 08-600 | 12/80 | ZK-LTR (c4/93) TC-? (11/00) ZK-PDZ (para-dropping Queenstown 2/02) current | |||
| 004 | Cresco 08-600 | 9/82 | (ZK-LTS ntu) ZK-JAD (1/98) (9M-SBD ntu) (?/??) ZK-JAD (?/??) to export (1/99) ZK-JAD (8/99) 9M-JAD cr 9/01 cx reb & rest 9/03 as ZK-LTG current | |||
| 005 | Cresco 08-600 | 9/87 | ZK-LTS cr Piopio 5/02 but current | |||
| 006 | Cresco 08-600 | 12/89 | ZK-FVV to S2-AAB 3/90 current | |||
| 007 | Cresco 08-600 | 4/90 | ZK-FWL to S2-AAC 10/90 current | |||
| 008 | Cresco 08-600 | 4/90 | ZK-FWM to S2-AAE 10/90 current | |||
| 009 | Cresco 08-600 | 10/92 | ZK-LTP (2) (para-dropping Taupo 2/02-1/03) current | |||
| 010 | Cresco 08-600 | 12/92 | ZK-TMN (1) ex (ZK-OIO) (7/99) ZK-PWT current | |||
| 011 | Cresco 08-600 | 10/94 | ZK-LTT current | |||
| 012 | Cresco 08-600 | 12/95 | ZK-TMO cr Rere dbf 6/01 cx 7/01 | |||
| 013 | not used | |||||
| 014 | Cresco 08-600 | 5/96 | ZK-LTU current | |||
| 015 | Cresco 08-600 | 7/96 | ZK-LTV (dgd Taihape 3/02) current | |||
| 016 | Cresco 08-600 | 10/96 | ZK-PNX (7/98) 9M-?? (7/98) VH-PGE current | |||
| 017 | Cresco 08-600 | 4/97 | ZK-LTW (1) (?/??) to export (1/99) ZK-LTW (8/99) 9M-LTW cr 9/01 cx | |||
| 018 | Cresco 08-600 | 2/97 | ZK-EEL current | |||
| 019 | Cresco 08-600 | 7/97 | ZK-WAT current | |||
| 020 | Cresco 08-600 | 10/97 | ZK-TMM (8/01) ZK-LTC current | |||
| 021 | Cresco 08-600 | 12/97 | ZK-KPY (op in W Australia 1/98) (8/98) VH-KPY (survey version) (op Lanseria, RSA 10/05) current | |||
| 022 | Cresco 08-600 | 3/98 | ZK-PKB current | |||
| 023 | Cresco 08-600 | 11/98 | ZK-LTX current | |||
| 024 | Cresco 08-600 | 9/99 | ZK-EFS (9/99) ZK-LTH (10/99) VH-END (10/02) ZK-LTH current | |||
| 025 | Cresco 08-600 | 12/99 | ZK-LTY current | |||
| 026 | Cresco 08-600 | 1/00 | ZK-LTZ current | |||
| 027 | Cresco 08-600 | 3/00 | ZK-LTA current | |||
| 028 | Cresco 08-600 | 8/00 | ZK-TMN (2) (6/03) VH-UFI current | |||
| 029 | Cresco 08-600 | 10/01 | ZK-LTE current | |||
| 030 | Cresco 08-600 | 1/02 | ZK-TML current | |||
| 031 | Cresco 08-600 | 4/02 | ZK-LTW (2) (4/02) ZK-LTN current | |||
| 032 | Cresco 08-750 | 7/02 | ZK-JOF (para dropping Taupo 1/03) current | |||
| 033 | Cresco 08-600 | 8/02 | ZK-ROK (2) (para dropping Wanaka 9/02) current | |||
| 034 | Cresco 08-600 | 11/02 | ZK-JOH (12/02) VH-MOS (12/06) ZK-SDT current | |||
| 035 | Cresco 08-600 | 8/02 | ZK-LTL current | |||
| 036 | Cresco 08-600 | 11/02 | ZK-TTS (2) (7/04) VH-XMN current | |||
| 037 | Cresco 08-600 | 2/03 | ZK-TMM (2) current | |||
| 038 | Cresco 08-600 | 5/03 | ZK-JOQ (7/03) VH-WKD current | |||
| 039 | Cresco 08-600 | 8/03 | ZK-JPJ (11/03) ZK-NZO (para dropping Queenstown) current | |||
| PAC-750XL Primarily purpose-designed skydiving aircraft with Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34 750 hp Turboprop Also used in utility, passenger and survey configurations. Freight pannier option available from 2007. 17 parachutists or 9 seated passengers. Topdressing version with 1.9 tonne urea hopper. |
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| C/n | Model | Reg Date | History | |||
| 101 | 750XL | 7/01 | ZK-XLA prototype (to Mali & S Africa) current | |||
| 102 | 750XL | 8/03 | ZK-FNZ (at Taupo) current | |||
| 103 | 750XL | 11/03 | ZK-UAC (for Utility Acft Corp, Woodland, Ca, USA) ditched nr Hawaii on dely 12/03 cx 11/04 | |||
| 104 | 750XL | 1/04 | ZK-TTL (at Taupo) current | |||
| 105 | 750XL | 3/04 | ZK-JPV 3/04 to VH-XLS 5/04 (para-club at Nagambie, Vic 07) current | |||
| 106 | 750XL | 5/04 | ZK-JPP (to Geneva 5/04 then based Beromunster, Switzerland) current | |||
| 107 | 750XL | 6/04 | ZK-KAY current (based Cark, UK from 6/04 also to SBAC Farnborough 7/04) dgd 12/07 at East Midlands, UK following midair coll. with Luscombe G-AKUI still current | |||
| 108 | 750XL | 6/04 | ZK-JPH (7/04) N750DZ current | |||
| 109 | 750XL | 8/04 | ZK-JQA (10/04) N750XL current | |||
| 110 | 750XL | 10/04 | ZK-JQE (PAC demonstrator in 4/07) (11/07) VH-EAK current | |||
| 111 | 750XL | 10/04 | ZK-JQF (12/04) N750SD current | |||
| 112 | 750XL | 2/05 | ZK-JPQ (false marks N750XL at Oshkosh 7/05) (10/05) N750DV current | |||
| 113 | 750XL | 11/04 | ZK-JGI (res as SE-LYZ 4/07) current | |||
| 114 | 750XL | 9/05 | ZK-JNV (2/06) N216PK current | |||
| 115 | 750XL | 1/05 | ZK-JGJ (3/05) N750SS current | |||
| 116 | 750XL | 11/05 | ZK-JQP (4/06) N820AB current | |||
| 117 | 750XL >(7/05) 750SP > 750XL | 3/05 | ZK-JPU (topdressing) current | |||
| 118 | 750XL | 4/05 | ZK-JQK (b Hinton-in-the-Hedges, UK from 6/05) current | |||
| 119 | 750XL | 6/05 | ZK-JBC (survey to Canada/SE Asia) current | |||
| 120 | 750XL | 5/05 | ZK-JAY (10/05) VH-XLC (Sydney Skydivers, Picton 07) current | |||
| 121 | 750XL | 6/05 | ZK-JBD (not completed cannibalised reworked as c/n 128) cx 12/05 | |||
| 122 | 750XL | 6/05 | ZK-JAD (11/06) ZK-XLG (topdressing) current | |||
| 123 | 750XL | 5/05 | ZK-JQO(1) (6-8/06) ZS-BLU current | |||
| 124 | 750XL | 1/07 | ZK-JOA (2/07) (pax/utility with pannier) P2-SDB current | |||
| 125 | 750XL | 8/05 | ZK-LAQ (11/05) ZS-POZ (utility) current | |||
| 126 | 750XL | 2/06 | ZK-JQR (11/06) VH-ZVM (with pannier Macquarie-Lord Howe Island freight + Cessnock Skydiving weekends) current | |||
| 127 | 750XL | 9/06 | ZK-JQV (12/06) (pax/utility with pannier) ZS-MIZ (b Pemba, Mozambique 9/07) current | |||
| 128 | 750XL | 2/06 | ZK-JQQ (used some major components of c/n 121) (6/06) OK-SKW current | |||
| 129 | 750XL | 2/07 | ZK-JRB current | |||
| 130 | 750XL | 5/07 | ZK-JNV (5/07) ZK-SWA current | |||
| 131 | 750XL | 4/07 | ZK-JNH (6/07) ZS-AIL current | |||
| 132 | 750XL | 6/07 | ZK-JRQ (8/07) VH-EAJ current | |||
| 133 | 750XL | 7/07 | ZK-JNA (9/07) ZS-BDZ current | |||
| 134 | 750XL | 8/07 | ZK-JQO(2) (9/07) export current | |||
| 135 | 750XL | 9/07 | ZK-JNF current | |||
| 136 | 750XL | 10/07 | ZK-JQQ (11/07) export current | |||
| 137 | 750XL | 11/07 | ZK-JPR current | |||
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