page_title: SOCATA TB family
section_title: Civil operators
hierarchical_section_title: SOCATA TB family / Operators / Civil operators
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Socata TB9 Tampico Club marche I-IAFB presso l'aeroclub di Viterbo English: Socata TB9 Tampico Club registration number I-IAFB at Viterbo-Italy Air Club
context_page_description: The Socata TB is a series of light single engine piston aircraft developed and manufactured by French aircraft company SOCATA. The letters TB within the designation stands for Tarbes, the French city where the aircraft is manufactured. The TB series planes have come to be known as the "Caribbean Planes", due to the island naming convention adopted for the various models, though they are not often seen flown in that region.
  All aircraft have a constant speed propeller. The TB series have become widely used training and touring aircraft and are often used for instrument training. They are defined by their superior fit and finish and interior size; compared to other four-seat single-engine aircraft, they are relatively roomy at 49 inches at the shoulder, plus or minus. In part, this is due to the fuselage having a pronounced "round out" above the wing. Adding to the actual spaciousness, the side windows extend up well into the roof line, giving the Socata an airy feeling.
context_section_description:  France
  Directorate-General of Customs and Indirect Taxes - TB.20 Trinidad
  Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile - 33 TB.20 Trinidad and 10 TB.20 GT
   Indonesia
  Indonesian Civil Aviation Institute (ICAI) 
   Nigeria
  Nigerian College of Aviation Technology 
   Philippines
  Philippine State College of Aeronautics (PHILSCA)
   Italy
  Scuola di Volo Treviso
   Australia
  Australia FTA Adelaide
caption: TB-9 at Viterbo, Italy Air Club
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