General Info

Socata Aircraft manufactures a line of single-engine turboprop aircraft. The company s flagship plane, the TBM 850, is marketed as the ultimate personal aircraft. The TMB 850 is 15 feet long, the cabin is pressurized up to 14,000 feet and it has leather seats for six. Flying at a top speed of 320 nautical miles per hour, the plane has a range of 1,500 nautical miles. Socata produces six additional planes, ranging from six-cylinder, 250-horsepower models to four-cylinder, 160-horsepower models. Socata Aircraft is headquartered in Pembroke Pines, Fla.