Daher TBM 900

1 × Turboprop Pressurized Low Wing • Retractable

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Payload vs. Range

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Cargo is additional payload after occupants and baggage.

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Available Range / nm

Mission capable. This load flies with full fuel.

Fuel reduced by . left aboard for nm range.

Over max payload by . At this load it cannot lift a single occupant.

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Mission Profile

Used market

330

KTAS

Cruise Speed

1,730

Max Range

31,000

Service Ceiling

Occupants

815

lbs

Wet Payload

Endorsements & ratings:

High-Performance
Complex
High-Altitude
Pressurization
Instrument

Daher-Socata TBM 900 (N694PB) in flight, the winglet and five-blade-propeller development of the TBM single-turboprop. Photo: Michael Mainiero, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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About the Daher TBM 900

Type certificated 2013 Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet

Overview

The Daher TBM 900 is the 2014 aerodynamic redesign of the SOCATA TBM single-engine turboprop line, and the first model built under sole Daher ownership. A five-blade composite Hartzell propeller, winglets, a redesigned engine inlet and exhaust, and extensive drag cleanup lifted maximum cruise to 330 KTAS at FL280 (326 KTAS at the 31,000 ft ceiling) while trimming fuel burn, all from the same 850-shp Pratt & Whitney PT6A-66D as the preceding TBM 850. The result is a pressurised, six-seat airplane that cruises in the low flight levels at near-light-jet speeds on a single engine’s fuel.

For the owner-pilot, the TBM 900 is a fast cross-country single: a pressurised FL310 cabin, 1,730 nm of range, and the operating economics of one PT6A rather than two. Production ran in 2014 and 2015 before the avionics split of 2016 brought the TBM 930 (Garmin G3000 touchscreen) and TBM 910 (G1000 NXi), with the 940 and 960 following as later successors. This record covers the G1000-equipped 900; the 930 is the same airframe and powerplant with the G3000 flight deck. Choose the TBM 900 when the goal is near-jet single-engine cruise at a used price below the 940 and 960, and a G1000 panel is an acceptable trade against the G3000 touchscreen of the later 930.

Key Features for GA Buyers

Near-jet cruise on one turbine. 326 KTAS at the FL310 ceiling (330 KTAS at FL280) from a single 850-shp PT6A-66D, the speed that defined the 900 over the 850 it replaced.
Pressurised, FL310-certified cabin. A 6.2 psi differential holds a roughly 9,700 ft cabin at the 31,000 ft ceiling, keeping the TBM above most weather and out of supplemental-oxygen territory.
Single-PT6A economics. One engine to fuel, maintain, and reserve against, for materially lower hourly and annual cost than a cabin-class twin turboprop like the King Air 250.
Strong type support and residuals. An active factory, a continuous product line through the 960, and a deep owner-pilot community keep parts, training, and resale liquidity strong.

Trade-offs

Single-engine in the flight levels. The TBM’s mission routinely puts it over terrain and weather where an engine failure is consequential; buyers cross-shopping the King Air accept one engine for the economics.
Demanding qualification. High-performance, complex, high-altitude, and instrument competence required, and insurers typically mandate type-specific and recurrent training for owner-pilots.
Cabin narrower than the PC-12. The TBM trades cabin volume and an aft cargo door for speed and a smaller frontal area; the PC-12 wins when interior space and payload flexibility outweigh cruise.
Acquisition cost. A used 900 trades around $3M, and its insurance and recurrent-training requirements add materially to the true cost of ownership.

Technical Specifications

Dimensions & Weights

Height: 14 ft
Length: 35 ft
Parking area (ft²²): 2,094 ft²

Max Takeoff Weight: Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 7,394 lbs
Max Landing Weight: 7,024 lbs
Useful Load: 2,771 lbs
Fuel Capacity: 292 gal

Performance

Cruise Speed: Source: third-party reference 330 KTAS
Never-Exceed (V_NE): Source: manufacturer figure 266 KIAS
Max Structural Cruise (V_NO): Source: manufacturer figure 266 KIAS
Approach Speed: 85 KIAS
Stall, Clean (V_S₁): Source: third-party reference 81 KIAS
Range: Source: third-party reference 1730 NM
Service Ceiling: 31,000 ft
Rate of Climb: 1600 fpm
Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle: 2,382 ft
Landing over 50 ft obstacle: 2,431 ft

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Sources

Where the figures on this page come from. Daher TBM 900 specifications are traced to published references; estimated values are flagged inline next to the figure.

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