Daher Brings TBM Ancestor To AirVenture

Most aircraft manufacturers bring their aircraft to AirVenture, and Daher is no different. Examples of its TBM turboprop line are on display at Daher's booth. However, this year the company brought along something else as well: a little piece of aviation history.

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For the last six years, Daher, in partnership with the Association HÃ©ritage Avions Morane-Saulnier, has been building a replica of the World War I-era Morane-Saulnier Type L "Parasol." More than 15,000 hours have gone into the plane, which is making an appearance at this year's Oshkosh AirVenture. The replica is built to fly and, to make that a little safer and easier, has a few updates not present on the original including using a 110-hp Rotec radial engine instead of the authentic (but less reliable) 80-hp Le Rhone rotary.

Getting the fragile replica to OSH from Daher's site in Tarbes, France wasn't easy. The plane made it across the ocean via ship in a specially-built container--- a successful test of Daher's Connected Container System---disembarked in New York Harbor, and traveled nearly 1,000 miles to Oshkosh by truck. The aircraft is on display, along with the TBM 930 and 910, at Daher's booth on the Main Aircraft Display.

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