Daher's TBM turboprop is the fastest single-engine turbine on the market. AVweb's Paul Bertorelli recently visited the company's Tarbes, France factory to see how the airplanes are made.
I like the TBM. To put it in simple terms, it's cool! It's quite a magnificent aircraft. The manufacturing, and assembly process of the TBMs adds to their "wow!" factor.
Love watching the mix of old world hand craftsmanship and modern CNC. The French have a long tradition of hand made sheet metal parts. The use of repousse to hand fit parts was nice.
The real shame is the TBM700 is a updated Mooney 301 that never went into production. The design was sold/given to Aérospatiale by then Mooney owner Alex Cuvalair, a French National. It started as a joint venture that Mooney was "kicked" out of after all the design info and tooling was shared. Mooney's have always been a hand made plane with true craftsmanship.
You are a "former Boeing employee" and spell center "centre"? And why would a "former Boeing employee" refer to "AAC" rather than "final assembly" or just "factory"?
First time I saw a TBM930 I fell in love with it. But I didn't know Daher was french and the TBM is made in my own country. However, I love the way they are speaking with our great french accent. I'm not saying that I'm better, but it's quite funny to hear it. :D
Oh yes, the still hold the type certificate for the Rallye series, and yes, if necessary they will make spare parts. But a nosewheel axle (just one small forged steel part) will cost in excess of €1100 plus taxes and has a 3 month waiting time, so it's not recommended unless you really can't get a used spare part. Ask me how I know :)
Ours had a hairline crack, and the offer for a new one was some €1150 plus taxes plus work, and 90 days delivery. We found a used one which was just 300 or so for the part and available within 10 days including the mandatory inspection.
The Frogs a brilliant and capable people responsible in history for an incredible contribution in inventions and their part in the industrial revolution and modernization of the world , and still excel in all areas .
robo931 very strong American accent. She rolls her t' s and fuzzes her r' s. It's called English for a reason. Only the Queen of England speaks with no accent.
Since you all want to get weird about it, her husband is from California, USA. He was raised by a Japanese mother and Chinese stepfather. His French seems VERY lazy. She is Dutch, so apparently speaks at least three languages. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JFh43wEz6-w.html charlesaronson.com/wordpress/ www.gites.eu/en/user/34528/for-rent
I was also curious about that, so I went through her LinkedIn profile... she has lived at least ten years in SF, I guess that is the reason. www.linkedin.com/in/carolinevanberkel/
Do you make those special propellers that help make the TBM900 and TBM930 the fastest turboprops in the air, or do you have them custom-made by McCauley or MT-Propeller or Hartzell Propeller?
Yea huh. Both great airplanes. Actually I believe they added a lab to one of newer tbm. Cant remember what model.... just saw it recently. But I mean design wise the look so similar. I was wondering if the original designs are coming from the same place
Good job one of my awesome employees James Holden Parris will be getting his pilot license soon I'm trying to help him manifest a TBM turboprop by Daher Socota so he can fly for someone like Jim Carrey or Oprah Winfrey I wish he could find someone like you to be a mentor do you have any advice for him?
A little disappointed with the negative banter on this video. I would like to think that my fellow pilots and aviation enthusiasts would have more couth than this.
I cant see why anyone would criticize this video. I as a kid I would pop the the pieces out of an Airfix model kit and glue them together. Now as an adult I can see, compliments of the internet, the real deal. I applaud TBM Manufacturers opening their doors to what they do.. I believe BelowMinimums is a Troll. (STEVEO would be disgusted by this accusation,as am I)
I cant see why anyone would criticize this video. I as a kid I would pop the the pieces out of an Airfix model kit and glue them together. Now as an adult I can see, compliments of the internet, the real deal. I applaud TBM Manufacturers opening their doors to what they do.. I believe BelowMinimums is a Troll. (STEVEO would be disgusted by this accusation,as am I) Show less
All Aircraft are over priced! Simple reason is your paying for all the R&D over the last few years, it's no different on a boat or car, they could be built cheaper no doubt, but a plane like TBM 850/900 has probably 1mill just from fire wall forward, the prop is probably 30G's there will never be a cheap Aircraft as long as it's being built w/the most advanced material at the time of production, just imagine if you take away all the carbon fiber, the high tech avionics, turbine engine, fwd /rev full feather prop, Retrct Lnd gear -and a lot more thing's you don't see, the plane would still look about the same -but you might as well change the name to PIPER because that's about what you would have, plus then a man with a upper class salarie might even be able to afford it! If you got it financed for 20 yrs, the average American will never be able to own a plane, you have got to earn the money of the upper 20 % of people to afford a Cessna 150 ,pitiful
A TBM is not a Mooney. Mooneys have horrible chromoly tubing landing gears that rust from the inside out. Yes, they break without warning, and goodbye Mooney.
I agree... unless it is a very specialized, very high-profit margin one, factories in developed countries are doomed. Those fat cats have no incentive in paying French or British salaries when they can pay half or less in China or Mexico.