25 February 2014
Hartzell Propeller Inc. has received FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for the company’s advanced swept airfoil structural composite five-blade propeller to be installed on TBM 700/850 aircraft. Hartzell already has taken orders for the advanced propellers and deliveries to TBM owners are expected to begin shortly.
“Our new propeller design for the TBM turboprop results in faster takeoff acceleration, higher cruise speeds and better climb, along with less noise,” asserted Hartzell Propeller President Joe Brown.
According to Hartzell, with the new propeller, the TBM’s takeoff acceleration from zero to 90 knots is 10 percent faster than with any other available propeller
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