 Socata TB-10 Tobago GT owned by Martinair vliegschool (flying school) The Socata TB aircraft series are light single engine piston aircraft manufactured by Socata and designed in the late 1970s. All aircraft (with the exception of the TB-9) have a variable pitch propeller and they were the first of this class in Europe at the time. The TB series have become widely used instruction and travel aircraft and are often used for instrument training. Martinair aircraft at Amsterdam (Schiphol) Airport, the Netherlands (two McDonnell Douglas MD-11 and a Boeing 747) Martinair is both a charter and scheduled airline based in the Netherlands, with daily passenger or cargo charter and regular flights to many destinations around the world from its main base of Schiphol...
EADS Socata is a business unit of EADS dedicated to the production of general aviation aircraft propelled by piston engines, including small personal aircraft as well as small business planes, as well as the production of aircraft structures for other manufacturers. ...
A controllable pitch propeller (CPP) or variable pitch propeller is a special type of propeller with blades that can be rotated around their long axis to change their pitch. ...
Instrument Rating refers to the qualifications that a pilot must have in order to fly under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). ...
The letters TB in the name stand for Tarbes, a city in the south of France where the aircraft is manufactured. Location within France Tarbes is a French town and commune, in the département of Hautes-Pyrénées, of which it is the préfecture. ...
Aircraft The TB series consists of five aircraft: - TB-9 Tampico GT
- TB-10 Tobago GT
- TB-200 Tobago XL GT
- TB-20 Trinidad GT
- TB-21 Trinidad TC GT
The aircraft are all very similar looking both inside and out but only the TB-20 and TB-21 have a retractable gear. Probably the biggest difference between the models is the engine power which increases from 160hp for the TB-9, 180hp for the TB-10, 200hp for the TB-200 and to 250hp on the TB-20 and 21. The only difference between the TB-20 and the TB-21 is that the latter is turbocharged, hence the letters TC. All models have a constant-speed propeller except for the TB-9, which has a fixed pitch propeller. On the fixed gear models, the landing gear fairings are optional. Air foil bearing-supported turbocharger cutaway made by Mohawk Innovative Technology Inc. ...
Constant-speed propellers are propellers which can change their pitch to take better advantage of the power supplied by an engine in much the same way that a transmission in a car takes better advantage of its power source. ...
The TB-30 Epsilon is a military training aircraft manufactured by Socata in the past and is not related to the other TB aircraft. The TB-31 Omega is an improved version of this aircraft, however it was never put in production. The TB-360 Tangara was a light twin engined propellor aircraft based on the Gulfstream Cougar, but it also never entered production. A GA-7 Cougar on the ramp at Les Cedres Quebec, May 2005 Profile of the GA-7 Cougar The Gulfstream American GA-7 Cougar is an all-metal, 4-seat, light twin-engined aircraft. ...
History and future Design work on the TB series began in the mid 1970s to replace Socata's successful Rallye series of aircraft. The TB-20 model was certified in France on December 18, 1980. The first delivery to a customer happened in March 1981 in Germany. All aircraft in the series were modernised in 2000 and as a result the letters GT were added (GT standing for Generation Two). The GT versions have a bigger cabin and aerodynamic improvements. The most noticeable differences between the first and second generation models are the wing tips, which are rounder on the older models, and the vertical stabilizer, which is curved on the lower front on the GT models. The looks of the rear windows has also changed, being more blended with the hull on the GT models. In the Gregorian Calendar, December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years), at which point there will be 13 days remaining to the end of the year. ...
1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...
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Aerodynamics is a branch of fluid dynamics concerned with the study of gas flows, first analysed by George Cayley in the 1800s. ...
The vertical stabilizer or fin of an aircraft is found on its tail, generally pointing straight upward. ...
Plans were to move the production of the TB-20 and TB-21 models, together with a new model only known as the TB-2X, to Romania. TB-2X was the working name of a new model that would most likely be similar to the TB-20 Trinidad, but with a diesel engine. According to a Dutch news site, it was decided in 2006 that the production of the TB series will be halted. [1] However, there has been no official statement from EADS Socata indicating this, though the current orderbook of EADS Socata does not include any more aircraft of the TB series, with the last three ordered TB aircraft having been delivered in 2006.[2] To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
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Specifications Specifications given are for the TB-20 model.
General characteristics - Crew: 1 (pilot)
- Passengers: 3 or 4
- Powerplant: Lycoming IO-540 6 cylinder rated at 250 HP
- Wing span: 9,97m
- Wing area: 11,90 square meters
- Length: 7,75m
- Height: 2,85m
- Empty weight: 900kg
- Loaded maximum: 1400kg
A six-cylinder, horizontally opposed direct drive engine of 540 cubic inch displacement. ...
Performance - Take off distance: 505m
- Landing distance: 460m
- Cruise speed: 163kts
- Ceiling: 20.000ft
- Climb rate: 1200ft/min
- Range: 1290km
References - ^ Luchtvaartnieuws.nl
- ^ Socata.eads.net, figures over 2006.
See also EADS Socata is a business unit of EADS dedicated to the production of general aviation aircraft propelled by piston engines, including small personal aircraft as well as small business planes, as well as the production of aircraft structures for other manufacturers. ...
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