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New TBM Cockpit Is Jet-Class

EADS Socata’s latest TBM 850 business/utility aircraft is now available with an upgraded cockpit, based on a Garmin G1000 avionics suite.

May 17, 2008

EADS Socata’s latest TBM 850 business/utility aircraft is now available with an upgraded cockpit, based on a Garmin G1000 avionics suite. Pilots should benefit from uncluttered information display and better situational awareness. The TBM 850’s panel looks like that of the Cessna Citation Mustang very light jet, which is also based on the G1000, but Socata has customized the system to its six-seater.

Socata’s engineering team was working on incorporating the Honeywell Apex suite before switching to the G1000. From the outset, it had planned to use three displays–two primary flight displays (PFD) and one multifunction display (MFD). In the G1000, these displays measure 10 and 15 inches, respectively.

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