Fuel efficient planes
The Pilatus PC-12 and EADS Socata TBM 850 represent the new generation of highly fuel-efficient turboprops, which have been designed to carry business passengers.
The Socata TBM 850 boasts of high cruise speeds and has the advantages of speeds typical of light jets, but with the economical direct operating costs of a single-engine turboprop.
The TBM 850 can carry six adults, it has a quiet, air-conditioned, luxury and comfortable large cabin. It can climb to 31,000 ft in as little as 20 minutes. It can slip into a 2,100 ft strip or a mountain runway.
Image: Socata TBM 850.| Photograph: ILA Website
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