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| Lift type | Fixed wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Piloted | ||
| Engine type | Turboprop, Electric, Hybrid | ||
| Application | Business | ||
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Low wing single turboprop business aircraft. M500 was previously PA-46-500TP Meridian. Includes the variant M600 SLS (Safety, Luxury and Support) and the retrofitted hydrogen fuel-cell powered ZeroAvia HyFlyer.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| Piper M500 | 2015 / 2015 | Business aircraft with enhanced saftey features, formerly known as PA-46-500TP, replaced the Meridian. | |
| Piper M600 | 2015 / 2015 | 2024 | Further development of the PA-46 family, with greater range and fuel capacity. |
| Piper M600 SLS | 2019 / 2020 | 2024 | Enhanced variant with HALO Safety System. |
| ZeroAvia HyFlyer I | 2019 / 2020 | Hydro-electric aircraft, part of ZeroAvia's Government funded HyFlyer Project. | |
| Piper M700 Fury | 2024 / |
View full news archive for the Piper M500/M700 Fury.
See recent updates (latest 31/10/2024)
| Piper Aircraft, Inc. | News |
Other aircraft programs: Piper PA-44-180 Seminole, Piper PA-28 series, Piper M350, Piper PA-31 Series, Piper PA-46 Malibu
| Electromech Technologies | Analysis | Blowers: Ventilation blower |
| Device Technologies Inc. | Analysis | Plastic Grommets: Spring-Fast wire protection composite grommet edging; Metal Grommets: Spring-Fast grommet edging system |
| Rosen Sunvisor Systems LLC | Analysis | Sunscreens: Sunvisors |
| Garmin International | Analysis | News | Airborne Communication Systems: Flight Stream connectivity |
| Avidyne Corporation | Analysis | News | Electronic Flight Instrument Systems: Entegra electronic flight instrument system; Entegra Release 9 (option) |
| Garmin International | Analysis | News | Electronic Flight Instrument Systems: G1000 NXi avionics suite (M500) ; G3000, incorporating GTC 570 touch-screen controller (M600); G3000 including HALO Safety System comprising auto-throttle, emergency descent mode, enhanced stability and protection, surface watch, safe taxi (M600/M600 SLS/M700). |
| Garmin International | Analysis | News | Instrument Landing Systems: Garmin Emergency Autoland system (M600/M600SLS/M700) |
| Garmin International | Analysis | News | Onboard Airport Navigation Systems: SafeTaxi airport diagrams (M700) |
| Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems (AES) | Analysis | News | Airborne Electrical Power Supplies: EmPOWER in-seat power system |
| Hyzon Motors, Inc. | Analysis | News | Fuel Cells: Hydrogen fuels cell for ZeroAvia HyFlyer |
| ZeroAvia, Inc | Analysis | News | Fuel Cells: Hydrogen fuel cells (HyFlyer I) |
| Avio Aero (GE Aerospace) | Analysis | Combustion Chambers: Combustion chamber for PT6A engine |
| Garmin International | Analysis | News | Autothrottle Systems: |
| Pratt & Whitney Canada | Analysis | News | Turboprop Engines: (PT6A-40/52/60 Series - Piper M500 - PT6A-42A; Piper M600 - PT6A-42A; Piper M600 SLS - PT6A-42A; Piper M700 Fury - PT6A-52 ) |
| ZeroAvia, Inc | Analysis | News | Electric Engines: (ZA600 - ZeroAvia HyFlyer I - ZA600 ) |
| Hartzell Propeller | Analysis | News | Metal Propellers: HC-E4N-3Q 4-blade; Composite Propellers: Five-blade composite propeller (option, M500 & M600) |
| Wilder Systems | Analysis | News | Industrial Robots: Agile Manufacturing Robot (AMR) from Wilder Systems to M600/SLS production line |
| AeroMech Inc. | Analysis | News | Flight Testing: Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) certification (option). M500 in 2001. M700 Fury in 2024 |
