Socata TBM 900
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since 2014 |
The Socata TBM 900 , now marketed as the TBM900 , is a single-engine, turboprop aircraft from the French manufacturer Vom . It was developed from the TBM 700 and TBM 850 versions ; A further development was the TBM 910 , the current model with further improvements is called the TBM 940 . The TBM is considered to be the fastest single-engine six-seater turboprop in the world.
history
The TBM 900 is derived from the TBM 850 and 700 and has the shape of the fuselage and general characteristics such as retractable landing gear, pressurized cabin and weather radar in common with these two types . The further development they started in 2010 is, among other things, in avionics, in which a Garmin G1000 is installed and a higher range, achieved through further developed aerodynamics and a new air inlet for the engine. Externally, the TBM 900 differs from the four-blade propellers of its predecessors in terms of distinctive winglets and the five-blade propeller. According to Socata, a total of 160,000 development and 200 flight hours were necessary for further development to be approved.
When production of the TBM 900 started, production of the TBM 850 with the serial number 684 was discontinued. With the takeover of EADS SOCATA by Hence, the TBM 900 and its successor, the TBM 930, will be marketed as the TBM 900/930 . On September 19, the 800th machine from the TBM turboprop series, which has been in production since 1990, was delivered.
Incidents
On September 5, 2014, a TBM 900 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Jamaica . The plane was en route from Rochester , New York to Naples , Florida . After the pilots had not reported on the radio for some time , the NORAD air defense command had two F-15 interceptors intercept the TBM with the US registration N900KN . The pilots didn't respond either, presumably due to a lack of oxygen . After the fuel ran out, the machine crashed. Neither of the two people on board survived the accident.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 1 |
| Passengers | 5 |
| length | 10.736 m |
| span | 12.833 m |
| height | 4,355 m |
| Wing area | 18 m² |
| payload | 639 kg |
| Empty mass | 2,097 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 3,354 kg |
| Cruising speed | 589 km / h |
| Top speed | 611 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 9,450 m |
| Range | 3,304 km |
| Engines | a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 A-66D turboprop engine with 625 kW (850 PS) |
| List price | $ 3.7 million |
Web links
- Internet site of the TBM 900 on the website of Hence-Socata
Individual evidence
- ↑ New TBM 900: Fast turboprop even faster. In: aerokurier.de. aerokurier, accessed December 10, 2018 .
- ↑ TBM History. (No longer available online.) In: TBM.aero. Hence-Socata, archived from the original on October 22, 2014 ; accessed on September 16, 2014 (English): "In 2010 Socata started studies of further improvements of the TBM based on requests from its customer base. This has resulted in today's TBM 900. "
- ^ Mark Phelps: New TBM 900 Features, Improved Performance, Comfort. In: FlyingMag.com. March 13, 2014, accessed September 16, 2014 .
- ↑ Hence-Socata presents new TBM. In: Aerokurier.de. March 14, 2014, accessed on September 16, 2014 : "Therefore-Socata has already started production of the TBM 900, the TBM 850 with the serial number 684 has expired."
- ↑ Kate Sarsfield: Therefore, TBM reaches delivery milestone. In: Flightglobal.com. September 27, 2016, accessed on September 27, 2016 .
- ↑ Kate Sarsfield: NTSB assigns investigator to lead TBM 900 crash probe. In: Flightglobal.com. September 11, 2014, accessed September 16, 2014 .
- ↑ DAHER-SOCATA TBM 900 on fliegerweb.com accessed on March 24, 2016
- ↑ http://www.aerokurier.de/business-aviation/flugbetrieb/daher-socata-stell-neue-tbm-vor/557086