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TB 30 Epsilon
Role	Light military trainer aircraft
Manufacturer	Socata (Aérospatiale)
First flight	22 December 1977
Primary users	French Air Force Portuguese Air Force Togolese Air Force

The Socata TB 30 Epsilon is a light military trainer aircraft produced by Socata (then part of Aérospatiale. It is a tandem two-seater with a metal airframe. The first prototype flew on 22 December 1977.

Contents 1 Operators 2 Specifications 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Operators

 France

• French Air Force - 100 in service

 Portugal

• Portuguese Air Force - 16 in service

 Togo

• Togolese Air Force - 4 in service

 Senegal

• Senegalese Air Force - 2 in service

[edit] Specifications

Data from The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 2
• Length: 24 ft (7.6 m)
• Wingspan: 25 ft (7.9 m)
• Height: 8 ft 10 in (2.7 m)
• Wing area: 97 ft² (9.0 m²)
• Empty weight: 1,900 lb (870 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 2,620 lb (1,190 kg)
• Powerplant: 1× Lycoming AEIO-540-L1B5D flat-6 engine, 225 kW (300 hp)

Performance

• Range: 700 nm, 810 mi (1,300 km)
• Service ceiling: 20,000 ft (6,100 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,800 ft/min (9.1 m/s)

Armament

• Up to 480 kg (1,100 kg) on four underwing hardpoints

[edit] See also

Related lists

• List of civil aircraft
  

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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