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Daher-Socata’s TBM 850 Backlog Almost Equals One Year Of Production

Daher-Socata’s TBM 850 turboprop has been a hot seller, with 95 percent of planned production sold. (Photo: David McIntosh)

By Thierry Dubois • Writer

May 21, 2013

Daher-Socata airplane division senior v-p Nicolas Chabbert gave an optimistic outlook at EBACE for sales of the French manufacturer’s TBM 850 turboprop single. At about 40 examples of the aircraft, deliveries this year will be close to last year’s 38–but this time the backlog is much stronger: “We have sold 95 percent of the planned production,” Chabbert said.

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