Socata TB 31 Oméga
| Socata TB 31 Oméga | |
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| Type: | Trainer aircraft |
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| First flight: |
April 30, 1989 |
| Number of pieces: |
1 prototype |
The Socata TB 31 Oméga was a trainer aircraft produced by the French manufacturer Socata .
history
The TB 31 was developed as a successor or supplement to the TB 30 on the basis of a private initiative of the company , as it was hoped for orders from the French Air Force . However, they ordered 50 Embraer EMB 312s instead .
construction
The machine is a further development of the TB 30 and differs from the previous model mainly through the turboprop engine and the two-part hood as well as two Martin-Baker ejection seats. The aircraft was designed as a low-wing aircraft with retractable nose wheel landing gear.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 2 |
| length | 7.81 m |
| span | 7.92 m |
| height | 2.68 m |
| Wing area | 9 m² |
| Empty mass | 860 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 1400 kg |
| Cruising speed | 434 km / h |
| Top speed | 519 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 9145 m |
| Range | 1300 km |
| Engines | 1 Turbomeca turboprop engine TP319 with 488 hp |
Preserved copies
The only prototype is on display in the departure hall of the Aéroport International Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées .
See also
literature
- Tout savoir sur les avions militaires du monde, Hors Série Air & Cosmos, 1992 (ISSN 1240-3113)
- Pierre Gaillard, Avions et hélicoptères militaires d'aujourd'hui, Larivière, 1999 ( ISBN 2-907051-24-5 )
Web links
- TB 31 on skybrary.aero accessed on March 24, 2016
- TB 31 from aviamarket.org accessed on March 24, 2016
- TB 31 Omega accessed on airwar.ru on March 24, 2016
Individual evidence
- ^ Lambert, Mark Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1991-92. London, p. 85