Daher Aircraft’s turboprop-powered TBM airplane family marked a milestone with the delivery of the 600th aircraft in the TBM 900 series to a U.S. businessman at the 2025 Paris Air Show.
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French companies collaborate on hybrid-electric propulsion for GA
Supported financially by the French Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGAC) and the civil aeronautics research council (CORAC) the project aims to assess the technical feasibility, economic viability, and decarbonization potential of hybrid-electric propulsion architecture, using one of Daher’s Kodiak airplanes.
Kodiak enhancements unveiled at SUN ‘n FUN
The improvements involve both standard and optional equipment, and are being applied on new production Kodiaks delivered beginning this year from Daher Aircraft’s Sandpoint, Idaho, manufacturing and final assembly facility, according to Daher officials.
Deadline approaches for Daher internship program
Daher Aircraft and GAMA will accept applications through Feb. 21, 2025, for a summer internships at the French aircraft manufacturer.
EcoPulse concludes flight test campaign
EcoPulse performed its first hybrid-electric test flight Nov. 29, 2023, from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport in France. Since its maiden flight, EcoPulse accumulated 100 flight hours and performed some 50 test flights with the distributed hybrid propulsion system, the last of which took place in July 2024, according to company officials.
Hartzell prop approved for Kodiak on floats
The new pitch latch function enables float-equipped aircraft to be easily maneuvered on water with greater control and safety because the propeller can be set in a fine pitch position during engine startup and shutdown, according to Daher officials.
Daher updates Me & My TBM app
First introduced in 2018, the app provides real-time data monitoring, flight tracking and maintenance scheduling.
TBM owners convene for annual get-together
A total of 81 TBMs — representing the full line from the cornerstone TBM 700 to the TBM 850, TBM 900, TBM 930, TBM 940, and Daher’s latest TBM 960 — were flown to the host airport, Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (KTRM) in Palm Springs.
Daher boosts production capacity for Kodiak
Sandpoint’s increased production capacity results from the addition of a second final assembly line that mirrors the build-up of Kodiaks once the basic airframe has been assembled, company officials explained.