Daher on Tuesday introduced the TBM 930 single-turboprop aircraft, equipped with the high-resolution, touchscreen-controlled Garmin G3000 avionics suite. The instrument panel features three wide-format WXGA displays that can operate in a split-screen mode, enabling maps and flight plans to remain on the screen side-by-side with primary traffic and weather information. The touchscreen controls communication and navigation. Thanks to the higher resolution, synthetic vision better depicts terrain in 3D.
The TBM 900 and the TBM 930 offer the same performance and technical details, apart from the human-machine interface. The TBM 930 features flight envelope protection, thus retaining the “e-copilot” concept of the TBM 900's 2016 edition, introduced earlier this year. “We have taken a fresh look at the aircraft's design and put the pilot at the center,” v-p engineering Christophe Robin told AIN.
The price difference between the two models is in the $210,000-$240,000 range. The most expensive version of the TBM 930 sells for $4.1 million.
During the unveiling event at the Tarbes, southwest France factory, company officials emphasized that they plan to further expand the product range.