DAHER-SOCATA begins deliveries of the new TBM 900 very fast turboprop aircraft

DAHER-SOCATA Begins Deliveries of the New TBM900 Very Fast Turboprop Aircraft​

DAHER-SOCATA has delivered the first three production versions of the newest member in its TBM family of very fast, single-engine turboprop business aircraft: the TBM 900. They were presented to their pilot-owner customers last week during a ceremony at Fantasy of Flight Park, Polk City, Florida, which was hosted by Patrick Daher, chairman and CEO of DAHER; Stephane Mayer, CEO of DAHER-SOCATA; and Nicolas Chabbert, Senior Vice President of DAHER-SOCATA’s Airplane Business Unit.

One of the TBM 900’s first customers is Larry Glazer, who also is chairman of the TBM Owners and Pilot Association (TBMOPA). “Our organization appreciates its excellent relationship with DAHER-SOCATA – which has been responsive to our requests and continued willingness to go the extra mile – or should I say kilometer – to make the customers happy,” Glazer said at the delivery ceremony. “The new TBM 900 is aligned with this commitment, and has everything a customer could expect. It incorporates an all-glass cockpit, cruises faster, climbs faster, is quieter, better looking and just plain sexier.”

The Polk City event was attended by a large audience of aviators, officials, the news media and TBM enthusiasts. It followed DAHER-SOCATA’s official TBM 900 unveiling during the previous week at the company’s Tarbes, France headquarters. The TBM 900 offers superior performance: a maximum cruise speed of 330 kts., and 1,730 naut. mi. maximum range with five adult passengers – the result of aerodynamic improvements, a fuel consumption reduction to 37 U.S. gallons per hour, along with other aircraft enhancements. Developed during a more than three-year program involving 160,000 research and development hours, along with 200 hours of flight testing, the TBM 900 incorporates 26 modifications that build on the solid basis of its DAHER-SOCATA very fast turboprop aircraft family.

Based on its enhancements, the TBM 900 has generated significant interest among pilots, owners and operators, with more than 40 already ordered. Following its March 12 unveiling in France and the Florida delivery ceremony, the TBM 900’s first public appearances will be at the SUN 'n FUN International Fly-In & Expo, in Lakeland, Florida, April 1-7; and at Europe’s AERO general aviation show in Friedrichshafen, Germany, to be held April 9-12.

For more information:

SOCATA North America, Inc.
North Perry Airport, 7501 South Airport Rd.
Pembroke Pines, FL 33023 / USA
www.tbm850.com

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