This 1985 SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad Is an ‘AircraftForSale’ Top Pick with European Flair

Today’s Top Pick is a 1985 SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad.

The TB family of general aviation aircraft from French manufacturer SOCATA is known for its wide, roomy cabins and styling that looks especially modern next to many legacy brands of GA aircraft even though  designed during the 1970s. The aircraft’s clean, angular shapes might remind some vintage sports car fans of trendsetting BMW, Lotus, and Maserati designs of Giorgetto Giugiaro and his Italdesign studio.

Speaking of cars, SOCATA was ahead of its time in designing aircraft interiors to incorporate many of the features people had become accustomed to in automobiles, like more intuitive controls and instrument arrangements and general ergonomics. This TB-20’s gull-wing doors foreshadowed a number of today’s GA designs. The aircraft is sure to turn heads on the ramp.

This 1985 SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad has 3,060 hours on the airframe, 324 hours on its Lycoming IO-540 engine since overhaul, and 182 hours on the Hartzell three-blade propeller. The panel includes dual Aspen displays for MFD and PFD, a Garmin GTN 650, Bendix/King KX 165, nav/com Bendix/King KMA 24 audio panel and KN 62A DME, Garmin GTX330 transponder, Stormscope, Bendix/King autopilot, and JPI EDM 730 engine monitor.

Pilots looking for a stylish, comfortable four-seat retractable that is off the beaten path because of its relative rarity in the U.S. should consider this 1985 SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad, which is available for $264,000 on AircraftForSale.

You can arrange financing of the aircraft through FLYING Finance. For more information, email info@flyingfinance.com.