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Piper M500/M700 Fury

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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.

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Lift type

Fixed wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turboprop, Electric, Hybrid

Application

Business

Fleet facts business use worldwide · as at August 2026

In business use

1,372 aircraft

Production years

1984-2026

Average age

20.5 years

Main base countries

U.S.A. (818), Brazil (133), Germany (39), Canada (33), France (21)

Figures cover the worldwide fleet in business use — airline and military examples are not included. Fleet data: Business Air News research.

Design & construction

Primary structure

Aluminium

Wing

Aluminium

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Ice protection

TKS fluid

Pressurisation

Pressurised

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

Engine-bleed air-cycle

Wing position

Low

Planform

Straight

Tail

Conventional

Certification

Part 23

Minimum crew

Synthetic vision Standard

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Piper M500	2015 / 2015		Production: 2 (2026) GAMA: Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-46-600TP M600 / SLS. Business aircraft with enhanced saftey features, formerly known as PA-46-500TP, replaced the Meridian.
Piper M600	2015 / 2015	2024	Production: 24 (2019) GAMA: Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-46-600TP M600. 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	2021 / 2022		Production: 7 (2026) GAMA: Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-46-701TP M700 Fury. Variant replacing M600/M600 SLS, accoladed as fastest Piper single-engine aircraft yet.

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Piper Aircraft, Inc.

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