Pacific Aerospace P-750 Xstol

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Available Range / nm

Mission capable. This load flies with full fuel.

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Over max payload by . At this load it cannot lift a single occupant.

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Mission Profile

Used market

140

KTAS

Cruise Speed

1,179

Max Range

20,000

Service Ceiling

Occupants

2,379

lbs

Wet Payload

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High-Performance

Pacific Aerospace P-750 XSTOL (N820AB, c/n 116) in Skydive DeLand livery. Photo: ZLEA, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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About the Pacific Aerospace P-750 Xstol

Type certificated 2003 Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet

Overview

The Pacific Aerospace P-750 XSTOL (Extremely Short Take-Off and Landing), also sold as the PAC 750XL, is a New Zealand single-engine turboprop utility aircraft built around a 750-shp Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34. Type-certificated in 2003, it mates the wing and powerplant of the PAC Cresco agricultural aircraft to an enlarged fuselage purpose-built for skydiving, cargo, and remote bush operations. Pacific Aerospace Ltd ceased operations in 2021; the type certificate now sits with NZAero, which type-certificated the re-engined SuperPac 750XL-II in 2023 and supports the existing fleet, so the original P-750 XSTOL today trades chiefly on the used market.

For the GA buyer, the P-750 XSTOL is a payload-first short-field hauler rather than a cross-country machine. It lifts a useful load greater than its own empty weight off runways under 800 feet, but its fixed gear and unpressurised cabin hold it to roughly 140 knots at low altitude, where it competes with the Daher Kodiak 100 and Cessna 208 Caravan on field performance and load rather than speed. It earns its keep when the mission is maximum payload into short, unimproved strips – high-tempo skydiving or bush cargo above all – and block speed is beside the point.

Key Features for GA Buyers

Extreme STOL. The ‘XSTOL’ name is no gimmick: at maximum weight its takeoff ground roll is around 700 feet, reaching strips closed to a Cessna 208 Caravan.
Payload king. With a useful load near 3,900 lb, more than its empty weight; it is one of the rare utility singles that can carry more than it weighs.
Skydiving workhorse. It lifts up to 17 jumpers to 12,000 feet and is back on the strip in roughly ten minutes, the fast turnaround that made it a fixture at commercial drop zones.
Configurable utility. A belly-mounted cargo pod of around 1,000 lb capacity adds volume with little cruise penalty, and the airframe is offered in passenger, cargo, and agricultural configurations.

Trade-offs

Fixed-gear drag. The rugged fixed tricycle gear that suits bush strips holds cruise to around 140 knots, slower than retractable turboprops.
Unpressurised. With a 20,000-foot ceiling and no pressurisation, it works the weather at low level rather than climbing over it like a TBM or PC-12.
Niche support. Parts and field expertise are thinner in North America than for domestic types, though the PT6A engine is supported worldwide. With NZAero now building the re-engined 750XL-II, nearly all original P-750 XSTOL examples trade used.

Technical Specifications

Dimensions & Weights

Height: 13 ft
Length: 36 ft
Parking area (ft²²): 2,153 ft²

Max Takeoff Weight: Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 7,500 lbs
Max Landing Weight: 7,125 lbs
Useful Load: 3,900 lbs
Fuel Capacity: 227 gal

Performance

Cruise Speed: Source: manufacturer figure 140 KTAS
Never-Exceed (V_NE): Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 170 KIAS
Max Structural Cruise (V_NO): Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 140 KIAS
Approach Speed: 75 KIAS
Stall, Clean (V_S₁): Source: manufacturer figure 58 KIAS
Range: Source: manufacturer figure 1179 NM
Service Ceiling: 20,000 ft
Rate of Climb: 1067 fpm
Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle: 1,196 ft
Landing over 50 ft obstacle: 950 ft

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