Pilatus P-2

The Pilatus P-2 was a trainer aircraft designed by Swiss manufacturer Pilatus in 1945. It was used by the Swiss Air Force from 1946 until 1981.

The P-2 was powered by an air-cooled 347 kW (465 hp) Argus As 410 engine which gave it a top speed of 336 km/h. Some trainers were armed to be used for fighter pilot training. The landing gear was taken from Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters, but the gear assembly was inverted for greater stability during landing. The machine guns of the armed trainers were also taken from decommissioned Bf-109s.

Pilatus P-2s can sometimes be seen in World War 2 movies masquerading as German fighters; their most notable screen presence was in the Indiana Jones movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

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