SOCATA / DAHER-SOCATA DAHER-SOCATA (formerly SOCATA and EADS Socata) is a producer of general aviation aircraft propelled by piston engines and turboprops, including business planes, small personal or training aircraft, as well as the production of aircraft structures for other manufacturers. TB family | TB-9 | TB-10 | TB-20 | TBM 700 SOCATA TB familyDuring the mid-1970s, French aircraft company SOCATA commenced design work on what would become the TB family of general aircraft; a key ambition of this new product line was to entirely replace the firm's existing and highly successful Rallye series of aircraft. As intended, throughout 1979, production of the Rallye family began to draw down as production of the new family; the initial entry models of which were designated as the TB-9 Tampico and the TB-10 Tobago. On 18 December 1980, a improved model of the aircraft, designated as the TB20, was awarded its type certification by the French aviation authorities. During Match 1981, the first delivery of a production TB20 was completed to a German customer. Various improved models of the TB series were subsequently developed. TB family | TB-9 | TB-10 | TB-20 | TBM 700 SOCATA TB-9 TampicoSOCATA TB-9 Tampico, registration PH-MRT, built 1990, serial number 1015
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