Socata TBM700C2 certified
Tarbes, 17 November 2003
EADS Socata announces today that the TBM 700C2, latest version of the high-speed turboprop, has been certified by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority Australia (CASA) under the type acceptance certificate number A203.
Australia is now the second country to have certified the increased gross weight version of the TBM 700, which was the first civilian pressurized single turboprop ever certified in 1990 and whose first flight dates back to 1988.
Through 12 years of refining the TBM, the C2 is the culmination of constant commitment to customers since the initial A version of 1990 followed by the TBM 700B with large door and optional pilot door in 1999, and the Freighter version developed in 2001.Its most pronounced new feature is its strengthened airframe (spar box and wings attachments) allowing a maximum ramp weight of 7428 lbs. (3,354 kg) instead of 6613 lbs. (3,000 kg). This maximum takeoff weight increase enables the new version to deliver bigger payload/range performance to TBM operators.
Fully fuelled (290 US Gal), the new C2 is now capable of carrying 860 lbs of payload, 1200 NM (with a 45 min reserve) at the maximum cruise speed of 300 kts.
Using the long range power setting, the TBM 700 C2, has a maximum cruise speed at FL 310 and 255 kts providing a maximum mission distance of 1670 nm (with a 45 min reserves).
The C2 maximum take-off weight increase results in a 65 KIAS accepted by the Amendment 44 of FAR Part 23 for an aircraft equipped with 20 g dynamically tested seats. Heavy wheels and 10 ply-tires (instead of 8 ply) are also specific to this version. TBM 700C2 is available for delivery in the United States, Australia and in all the countries accepting FAR 23 Amendment 44 as a certification rule. TBM 700C2 fulfills the needs of operators requesting long-range capability.
A In terms of comfort and avionics TBM 700C2 benefits of the following improvements:
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the Honeywell ECS/VCS, new environmental control and air conditioning systems with higher cooling capacity and automatic temperature control;
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An additional luggage compartment located behind the pressurized cabin.
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New cabinets with wood-veneered face, covered in leather matching the interior.
The TBM 700's avionics suite is built around proven equipment,. Including a full communication and navigation suite with dual Garmin GNS 530s combining IFR GPS receivers with large color moving maps and fully digital, 3,040-channel (25kHz & 8,33 kHz spacing) communication system. Thanks to a huge database, the GNS 530 provides the same level of information airline pilots receive from their flight management system.
Additionally, the TBM 700 C panel includes the Honeywell Integrated Hazard and Awareness System (IHAS 8000); The IHAS 8000 is an advanced interactive system that integrates the four major airborne safety systems:
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Position awareness using moving map technology
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Traffic awareness through the KMH 880 Sensor
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Weather information from the ART RDR 2000 weather radar and WX 500 Stormscope.
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Terrain information from the Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System of the KMH 880, which protects against controlled flight into terrain and combines a timely alert/warning capability with a terrain display output.
Also standard on the TBM 700 is the Shadin ECTM 700 trend monitoring system, which enables the pilot to monitor the health of the engine in real time. The last new feature is the ELT, which is now connected to the GPS, and located in a dedicated compartment with external access for easy checking.
Technical teams at EADS Socata worked 18 months to complete the certification program. The entire flight envelope has been investigated on two prototypes: the TBM 700 prototype 02 loaded up to 7,600 lbs. for flight controls and performance testing and the TBM 700C2 prototype. They have performed respectively 83 h and 43 h of intensive flight testing.
On October 1st a total of 250 TBM 700 have been delivered worldwide of which 164 are registered in the USA, 68 in Europe (with 20 in service with French Air Force and 8 with French Army Aviation), other aircraft are in service in Australia, Japan and Indonesia.
EADS Socata is Europe’s leading General Aviation manufacturer with an annual average production of 100 aircraft as well as an industrial partner of major aerospace programs such as the latest Airbus A380 and Falcon 7X business trijet. Its industrial park is located at Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees Airport, near Toulouse.
EADS Socata is represented in Australia, New Zealand and Paupa New Guinea by Australian Aerospace for spare parts & aircraft . Australian Aerospace activities include Sales & Customer Support for the entire range of Socata aircraft.. Today there are around one hundred Socata Aircraft flying in the area.
EADS Socata office is located at Sydney Bankstown Airport, one of the five Australian Aerospace facilities in Australia. Australian Aerospace, formerly EIP, employs 300 employees and record annual sales of almost 300 million euros.
Both EADS Socata and Australian Aerospace are subsidiaries of EADS, a global aerospace and defence leader, and the world's second largest in terms of revenues. EADS maintains a workforce of more than 100,000 and is a market leader in defence technologies, commercial aircraft (Airbus), helicopters (Eurocopter), space, military aircraft, as well as related services.
Contacts:
| Media contact in Australia: |
Didier Raynard E-mail: didier.raynard@ausaero.com.au Tel : +61 2 9794 9905 |
| Media contact Worldwide: |
Philippe de Segovia E-mail : philippe.de-segovia@socata.eads.net GSM : +33 (0)6 70 21 70 47 |
Socata TBM 700C2
POWERPLANT
| POWERPLANT: | PWC PT6A-64 turboprop | |
| Nominal power: | 700 SHP | |
| Usable fuel capacity: | 281.6 gallons (1,066 l) |
DIMENSIONS:
| Overall length: | 34.92 ft | 10.645 m |
| Wingspan: | 41.60 ft | 12.680 m |
| Height: | 14.29 ft | 4.355 m |
INTERNAL DIMENSIONS
| Cabin length: | 13.29 ft. | 4.05 m |
| Cabin width: | 3.97 ft. | 1.21 m |
| Cabin height: | 3.97 ft. | 1.22 m |
| Maximum volume: | 123.6 cu. ft. | 3.5 cu.m |
LOADING
| Basic empty weight: | 4,651 lbs | 2125 kg |
| Maximum zero fuel weight: | 6,031 lbs | 2736 kg |
| Maximum take-off weight (MTOW): | 7,394 Ibs | 3354 kg |
| Maximum payload: | 1,347 lbs | 611 kg |
| Maximum payload with maximum fuel: | 804 lbs | 365 kg |
| Maximum luggage capacity in storage areas: | 297 lbs. | 125 kg |
PERFORMANCE:
| Maximum cruise speed at 26,000 ft: | 300 KTAS | 555 km/h |
| Economic cruise speed at 31,000 ft: | 255 KTAS | 472 km/h |
| Operating ceiling: | 31,000 ft | 9,468 m |
DISTANCES:
(ISA conditions, MTOW, No wind, 50 ft obstacle clearance)
| Takeoff: | 2,832 ft | 865 m |
| Landing: | 2,427 ft | 741 m |
| Maximum range (ISA conditions, MTOW, No wind, fuel reserve) | ||
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at economic cruise speed With maximum payload: | 1,074 Nm | 1,990 km |
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at economic cruise speed With maximum fuel: | 1,565 Nm | 2,898 km |
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at maximum cruise speed With maximum payload: | 1,315 Nm | 2,435 km |
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at maximum cruise speed With maximum fuel: | 917 Nm | 3,107 km |
