PRIVATE Pilatus PC-12 · N21AU

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The image features a single-engine turboprop aircraft parked on an apron in front of a hangar building. The aircraft is equipped with a four-blade propeller and a retractable tricycle gear configuration. The livery is white on the upper fuselage, with a blue and red wave stripe pattern along the midsection and lower fuselage, bearing the "Aurora Flight Sciences" logo prominently on both the fuselage and on the hangar behind it. The aircraft’s nose gear and main gear are extended with visible red “Remove Before Flight” safety tags hanging from the propeller blades and landing gear. Flexible duct hoses are attached to the rear side of the aircraft, indicating ground support equipment possibly for environmental control or ventilation. The surrounding environment is an industrial airport apron with a large white corrugated metal hangar in the background. The hangar has many blue-tinted windows, air conditioning units, and external lighting fixtures mounted on the wall. The sky is overcast with diffused daylight illuminating the scene, and the overall lighting suggests it is daytime. The tarmac surface is dark asphalt with visible cracks and wear marks. No other aircraft, vehicles, or personnel are visible in the image. Keywords: turboprop, four-blade propeller, single-engine, tricycle gear, parked airplane, hangar door, duct hoses, ground support equipment, white-blue-red livery, remove before flight tags, apron pavement, industrial building, air conditioning units, overcast sky, daytime lighting, aircraft safety markings, ventilation tubes, corporate aircraft, static display. -- PRIVATE Pilatus PC-12 N21AU HEF airport KHEF airport Manassas Regional Airport/Harry P. Davis Field Washington, District of Columbia, USA aWp4KSrhLi09A00OgTYI.jpg Jack Goldberg December 0, 05/03/2020