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.
The history of SOCATA goes back to October 1911 when the aircraft manufacturer Morane-Saulnier was founded by Raymond Saulnier and the brothers Léon and Robert Morane. In 1966, Morane-Saulnier changed its name to SOCATA (Sociéte de Construction d'Avions de Tourisme et d'Affaires, French for "Company for the construction of aircraft for tourism and business") when the company was bought by Sud-Aviation to produce small aircraft. In 2000 Socata became a wholly owned subsidiary of EADS, EADS Socata.
On 27 June 2008, EADS announced its intention to sell a controlling interest in EADS Socata to DAHER. On 3 November 2008, EADS and DAHER announced that they had reached an agreement for DAHER to acquire a 70% of Socata. On 7 January 2009, DAHER confirmed its acquisition of a majority 70% stake in SOCATA. DAHER acquired the remaining 30% of SOCATA from the Airbus Group (formerly EADS) in June 2014.
DAHER was established in 1863 by Alphonse Barban in Marseille, France. The company was subsequently acquired by Paul Daher in 1898 and renamed Daher & Cie. DAHER works in the aerospace, defence, nuclear, and automotive industrial sectors in the fields of manufacturing, services and transport.

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TB family | TB-9 | TB-10 | TB-20 | TBM 700

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SOCATA TB family

During 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.

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TB family | TB-9 | TB-10 | TB-20 | TBM 700

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SOCATA TB-9 Tampico

SOCATA TB-9 Tampico, registration PH-MRT, built 1990, serial number 1015
Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), Rotterdam, Netherlands, 29 July 2016

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TB family | TB-9 | TB-10 | TB-20 | TBM 700

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SOCATA TB-10 Tobago

SOCATA TB-10 Tobago, registration PH-COP, built 2001, serial number 2113
Eindhoven Airport (EIN/EHEH), Eindhoven, Netherlands, 30 March 2017

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TB family | TB-9 | TB-10 | TB-20 | TBM 700

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SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad

SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad, registration PH-MLL, built 2001, serial number 2038
Lelystad Airport (LEY/EHLE), Netherlands, 30 November 2018

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TB family | TB-9 | TB-10 | TB-20 | TBM 700

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SOCATA TBM 700

The SOCATA TBM 700 (also marketed as the TBM 850, Daher TBM 900, Daher TBM 910 and Daher TBM 930) is a high performance single-engine turboprop light business and utility aircraft manufactured by Daher. It was originally collaboratively developed between the American Mooney Airplane Company and French light aircraft manufacturer SOCATA.

SOCATA TBM 700N, registration N850KJ, built 2013, serial number 659
Cointrin (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland, 1 July 2017

SOCATA TBM 700N, registration N850KJ, built 2013, serial number 659
Cointrin (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland, 2 July 2017

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TB family | TB-9 | TB-10 | TB-20 | TBM 700

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