Introduction

History

The TB-30 Epsilon is a two-seat, low-wing, single-engine military basic training aircraft by French aviation producer Socata. It took its first flight in October of 1980 and entered service in September of 1984.

Socata produced 174 Epsilons during its manufacturing run from 1983 and 1989, and the aircraft remains in service with the militaries of a number of countries, including Portugal and Senegal, as well as in the hands of private and commercial owners, like Apache Aviation.

The Epsilon features a tandem cockpit, a retractable nosewheel undercarriage, and a standard tail. It is a highly refined trainer that is balanced to be both forgiving for the first-timer but is also nimble and speedy enough to satisfy aviators with more aggressive ambitions. Not only is the Epsilon a performer, it is a great touring machine, with a canopy that affords broad vistas of the world around it. Pilots of all skill levels who have flown the TB-30 have at least a few reasons why they love it.

Developer notes

This development has been very special for us. For the first time, we had the chance to visit and fly on the real aircraft, to really feel how it behaves. We had the possibility to study it in details, record any sound we needed to reproduce it on the simulator. The pilots we met have been essential to reproduce an airplane with this level of details. For all that, we thank Vertical Flight Experience very much.

The journey is still underway, and we are glad you are now part of it. As for our other products, we will propose updates each time we consider it as relevant, to bring new functionalities or fix discovered bugs.