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Socata TB 30 Epsilon

🇫🇷 France ·first flew 1979· light military trainer aircraft

🎖️ military piston ✓ still flying
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. French Air Force Socata TB-30 Epsilon: Steve Fitzgerald· GFDL 1.2
  2. 2. RIHB 2022 Epsilon TB-30: Filipe Sousa from France· CC0
  3. 3. Civilian Socata TB-30 Epsilon (1646): Diego bf109· CC0
  4. 4. Civilian Socata TB-30 Epsilon (1647): Diego bf109· CC0
  5. 5. Socata TB-30 Epsilon leads Beech T-34B Mentors Chevron Pass 01 TICO 13March2010 (14598880192): Valder137· CC BY 2.0
  6. 6. Socata TB-30 Epsilon leads Beech T-34B Mentors Chevron Pass 02 TICO 13March2010 (14599511675): Valder137· CC BY 2.0
  7. 7. Socata TB-30 Epsilon leads Beech T-34B Mentors Chevron Pass 03 TICO 13March2010 (14596225451): Valder137· CC BY 2.0
  8. 8. Socata TB-30 Epsilon leads Beech T-34B Mentors Chevron Pass 04 TICO 13March2010 (14619587053): Valder137· CC BY 2.0
  9. 9. Socata TB-30 Epsilon leads Beech T-34B Mentors Chevron Pass 05 TICO 13March2010 (14599347985): Valder137· CC BY 2.0
  10. 10. Socata TB-30 Epsilon leads Beech T-34B Mentors Chevron Pass 06 TICO 13March2010 (14412873930): Valder137· CC BY 2.0
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Socata TB 30 Epsilon, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Steve Fitzgerald· GFDL 1.2

what is it?

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 1979.

How to recognise it: piston engines · 7.9 m wingspan

base stats

  • speed 378 km/htop speed
  • range 1,300 kmwithout refuelling
  • size 1,250 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

  • First flew 47 years ago, in 1979.
  • Top speed is 2.9× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
  • Range of 1,300 km: 7× Amsterdam to Brussels.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight
1979-12-22
introduced
1984
status
still flying
number built
—
role
light military trainer aircraft
origin
🇫🇷 France
makers
Daher-SOCATA
engines
Lycoming AEIO-540-L1B5D
crew
2
length
7.6 m
wingspan
7.9 m
height
2.7 m
max take-off weight
1,250 kg
top speed
378 km/h
cruise speed
358 km/h
range
1,300 km
ceiling
7,010 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q1700432, Wikipedia: Socata TB 30 Epsilon (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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