A Day at Santa Paula Airport
Socata TB-200 Tobago
The
Socata TB series was designed in the 1970s. The TB stands for Tarbes,
the French city where they are manufactured. Socata is part of EADS,
the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company, which is a large
consortium of companies that manufacture for the defense and private
sector.
The
TB-200 is a great aircraft for short fields with a 200 horsepower
engine. They are used by many countries as basic instruction aircraft.
The Tobago offers good handling at low and high speeds. This one
(N3052N) was is operated by the aero club at Edwards AFB.
