Another FrancoAmerican Treat
Daher—the French industrial conglomerate with focuses in the aerospace, defense, nuclear, and automotive sectors and parent company of both SOCATA and Quest Aircraft—has begun customer deliveries of its TBM-960 aircraft. Daher unveiled the 960–the latest, high-end version of its pressurized, single-engine turboprop aircraft—at Sun ‘n Fun 2022 in Lakeland, Florida. The aircraft is motivated by Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PT6E-66XT powerplant and Hartzell five-blade Raptor composite propeller, both of which are linked to a dual-channel, single-lever, digital Engine and Propeller Electronic Control System (EPECS).