SOCATA TBM 700 / TBM 850 / TBM 900
Utility Aircraft
Photo ©: Karsten Palt
The SOCATA TBM is a light single-engine six-to-seven-seat corporate aircraft with pressurized cabin produced by the French manufacturer SOCATA, today DAHER-SOCATA.
TBM 850 and TBM 900 are further developments of the TBM 700 but are certified under the same type certificate as the Variant TBM 700N. The TBM 850 and TBM 900 are powered by the PT6T-66D engine with 850 shp (634 kW).
| Crew | 1-2 | |
| Passengers | 5-6 | |
| Propulsion | 1 Turboprop Engine | |
| Engine Model | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-64 | |
| Engine Power | 552 kW | 740 shp |
| max. Speed (vne) | 493 km/h | 266 kts 306 mph |
| Speed | 556 km/h | 300 kts 345 mph |
| Service Ceiling | 9.449 m | 31.000 ft |
| Range | 3.032 km | 1.637 NM 1.884 mi. |
| Empty Weight | 1.860 kg | 4.101 lbs |
| max. Takeoff Weight | 2.984 kg | 6.579 lbs |
| Wing Span | 12,86 m | 42 ft 2 in |
| Wing Area | 18,0 m² | 194 ft² |
| Length | 10,64 m | 34 ft 11 in |
| Height | 4,35 m | 14 ft 3 in |
| First Flight | 14.07.1988 | |
| Production Status | in production | |
| ICAO Code | TBM7 TBM8 | |
| EASA TCDS | A.010 | |
| Data for (Version) | EADS SOCATA TBM 700 | |
| Variants | TBM 700A, TBM 700B, TBM 700C1, TBM 700C2, TBM 700N (TBM 850 / TBM 900) | |
| [Photo-ID: 2830] © Karsten Palt 2009-09-23 | |
 | SOCATA TBM700A French Air Force / Armee de l Air Reg.: 95 c/n: 95 |
| NATO Tigermeet 2009 [Kleine Brogel (EBBL)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 1823] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-03 | |
 | SOCATA TBM850 Reg.: N850BU c/n: 508 |
| AERO Friedrichshafen 2009 [Friedrichshafen (EDNY / FDH)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 5737] © Karsten Palt 2011-08-18 | |
 | SOCATA TBM850 Reg.: N850SF c/n: 495 |
| [Wilhelmshaven-Mariensiel (EDWI / WVN)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 823] © Mike Vallentin 2008-05-30 | |
 | SOCATA TBM850 Reg.: N851GC c/n: 442 |
| ILA Berlin 2008 [Berlin - Schönefeld (EDDB / SXF)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 1822] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-03 | |
 | SOCATA TBM850 TBM850 Corp. Reg.: N850AC c/n: 426 |
| [Friedrichshafen (EDNY / FDH)] | |