Pilatus PC12 vs. TBM 850

William Hung

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Mar 20, 2008, 8:10:05 AM3/20/08

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I want some comparisons. Any link to any articles or has anyone here
have experiences in both?

Thanks,
Wil

j...@solidfx.com

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Mar 21, 2008, 12:42:05 AM3/21/08

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Wil, Aviation Consumer (www.aviationconsumer.com) reviewed both. Not
free but worth it, especially if you are spending $3million :)
jeff

William Hung

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Mar 22, 2008, 11:12:10 AM3/22/08

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On Mar 21, 12:42 am, j...@solidfx.com wrote:

> On Mar 20, 8:10 am, WilliamHung<hun...@aircav.com> wrote:
>
> > I want some comparisons. Any link to any articles or has anyone here
> > have experiences in both?
>
> > Thanks,
> > Wil
>
> Wil, Aviation Consumer (www.aviationconsumer.com) reviewed both. Not
> free but worth it, especially if you are spending $3million :)
> jeff

Don't have that kind of money, just curious. They seam to be very
close in design, power plant and layout. I appreciate your reply.

Thanks,
Wil

Viperdoc

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Mar 22, 2008, 11:34:30 AM3/22/08

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They are a lot different in terms of cost, size, and capability

William Hung

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Mar 22, 2008, 12:15:20 PM3/22/08

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On Mar 22, 11:34 am, "Viperdoc" <jnin...@NOattglobalSPAMMS.net> wrote:
> They are a lot different in terms of cost, size, and capability

How so Doc? I can only find magazine articles on them not much else.

Thanks,
Wil

Thomas Borchert

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Mar 22, 2008, 2:45:16 PM3/22/08

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William,

> They seam to be very
> close in design, power plant and layout.
>

Frankly, not at all. The PC12 is much, much larger. The TBM is much,
much faster.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

john smith

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Mar 22, 2008, 6:31:13 PM3/22/08

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Thomas Borchert wrote:
> William,
>
>> They seam to be very
>> close in design, power plant and layout.

The PC-12 has a fuselage slightly larger than a Beech King Air 200.
The TBM fuselage is slightly larger than a Piper Malibu.

B A R R Y

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Mar 22, 2008, 7:01:09 PM3/22/08

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On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:31:13 -0400, john smith <jsm...@net.net> wrote:

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>The PC-12 has a fuselage slightly larger than a Beech King Air 200.
>The TBM fuselage is slightly larger than a Piper Malibu.

That makes sense to me...

The PC12 reminds me of a low-wing Caravan, while the TBM reminds me of
a Malibu with very large balls.

GrtArtiste

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Mar 23, 2008, 8:11:45 AM3/23/08

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On Mar 20, 8:10 am, William Hung <hun...@aircav.com> wrote:

> I want some comparisons. Any link to any articles or has anyone here
> have experiences in both?

http://www.tbmaustralia.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=13&Itemid=31

EADS Socata promotional video of TBM 850

GrtArtiste

Michael Henry

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Mar 24, 2008, 2:11:12 AM3/24/08

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> http://www.tbmaustralia.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=13&Itemid=31
>
> EADS Socata promotional video of TBM 850

I bet Mooney wish they never pulled out!

William Hung

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Apr 3, 2008, 8:40:30 AM4/3/08

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On Mar 20, 8:10 am, William Hung <hun...@aircav.com> wrote:

Thank you all for the responses.

Wil

William Hung

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Apr 3, 2008, 8:43:58 AM4/3/08

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From only the magazine articles, they looked comparable, thanks to
everyonw for setting that straight.

Wil