Socata TBM 900Socata TBM 900 airplane model. Simply put, the TBM 900 is the fastest, most economical TBM to date, with maximum cruise speeds of 330 to 335 knots (compared to the TBM 850s advertised 320 knots), the shortest takeoff distances in the fleet (2,380 feet under ISA conditions, a 16 percent reduction over the TBM 850), the fastest times to climb (17 minutes to FL310, a 14 percent improvement over the TBM 850), and the longest ranges (1,582 nm with NBAA IFR