Aero-Feature: EADS Socata Announces Their New TBM 850

Wednesday's featured Aero-Cast intro's the BRAND NEW TBM 850 -- ANN, as usual, was the first news source to bring you the final details of the new TBM 850 turbo-prop. The successor to the highly-regarded TBM 700, the new (and already EASA certified) TBM 850 is quite a move up in a series that has already dominated a solid market segment for a decade and a half.

The six-seat TBM 850 pressurized single-engined turboprop not only improves on a breed, but seems more than willing to compete, head-to-head, with the next generation of personal jet aircraft. The TBM 850 offers a maximum cruise speed of 320 KTAS at FL260 in ISA conditions. This will give TBM 850 operators the advantage of the cruising speeds typical of light jets, with the economical direct operating costs of a single-engined turboprop.

All-important climb performance also is also substantially improved. The TBM 850’s time-to-climb is a mere 15 minutes to an altitude of FL260 (almost 25% faster than the TBM 700 C2), and 20 minutes to its service ceiling of FL310 at gross weight.

It's an impressive offering... but can EADS REALLY compete with VLJs and the next generation of personal jets? ANN Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell talks it out with EADS VP of Marketing, Andrew Knott, to get the low-down on a high-flying new hotrod.

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ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 12.14.05 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program)

ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 12.14.05 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program)

ANN Special Feature: EADS Socata Introduces The TBM-850 -- 12.14.05 (In today's Special Feature, we get the low-down on EADS Socata's new TBM 850)

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