Piper PA-46
{{short description|Single engine general aviation aircraft family}}
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{{disambig-acronym|PA-46|Pennsylvania Route 46}}
{{Infobox aircraft
|name = PA-46 / M-Class
|image = File:Piper PA-46-500TP Malibu Meridian AN1805813.jpg
|caption = PA-46-500TP Malibu Meridian
|type = Light aircraft
|manufacturer = Piper Aircraft
|national_origin=United States
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|first_flight = 30 November 1979
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|retired =
|status = In production
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|produced = 1979—present
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The Piper M-Class (PA-46; formerly called the Malibu, Malibu Mirage, Malibu Meridian, and Matrix) is a family of American light aircraft manufactured by Piper Aircraft of Vero Beach, Florida. The aircraft are powered by single engines and have six seats. Twentieth century production of the class was all piston engined (now M350; formerly Malibu, Malibu Mirage), but turboprop versions called the M500 (formerly Malibu Meridian), M600 and M700 (Fury) are now also available.{{cite web |last=Federal Aviation Administration |date=May 16, 2024 |title=Type Certificate Data Sheet No. A25SO Rev 39 |url=https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/DRSDOCID199000505920240517145635.0001 |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=June 14, 2024}}{{cite web|url = https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/2015-04-13/piper-launches-new-m600-and-m350-models|title = Piper Launches New M600 and M350 Models|access-date = 16 January 2019|date=April 2015}}
The M350 is the only pressurized piston engined airplane in current production, as of {{CURRENTYEAR}}, allowing it an extended range (1,343 nmi) versus the majority of its certified light aircraft peers in addition to a more comfortable cabin experience. It is recognized as one of the safest single-engines to fly by the airplane insurance industry.Peterson, Benjamin. "[https://sunsetais.com/airplanes/piper/piper-m350/ Piper M350 Airplane Insurance]". Accessed February 1, 2024.
FAA certification of the PA-46 Malibu came in 1983, and the aircraft family has seen continuous production for more than four decades since. An updated version of the Malibu called the Malibu Mirage (now M350) replaced its Continental engine with a more reliable (and powerful) Lycoming in 1988. Certification of a turboprop version called the Malibu Meridian (now M500) came in 2000. An unpressurized PA-46, the Matrix, was produced from 2008 to 2015. An extended range version of the M500, called the M600, began production in 2016. A high-performance version of the M600, the M700 Fury, was announced in February 2024. {{Cite web |last=Boatman |first=Julie |date=2024-02-06 |title=Piper Lifts the Veil on the M700 Fury, Its Fastest Single Yet |url=https://www.flyingmag.com/piper-lifts-the-veil-on-the-m700-fury-its-fastest-single-yet/ |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=FLYING Magazine |language=en-US}}
Development
Work on the PA-46 began in the late 1970s,{{cite web |url=https://www.flyingmag.com/aircraft/pistons/piper-malibu-new-airplane-new-day/ |last=Goyer |first=Robert |date=August 4, 2011 |title=Piper Malibu: A New Airplane for a New Day |work=Flying |access-date=August 14, 2019 |archive-date=August 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814022921/https://www.flyingmag.com/aircraft/pistons/piper-malibu-new-airplane-new-day/ |url-status=dead }} with a prototype (the PA-46-300T) first flying on November 30, 1979. The type was announced in November 1982, apparently to compete with Cessna's newest creation of the era, the P210 Centurion. Like the Centurion, the Malibu was to feature cabin pressurization {{cvt|5.5|psi|hPa}}, a feature not included on the prototype.
Variants
=PA-46-310P Malibu=
File:Piper PA-46-310P Malibu AN0156379.jpg
The original Malibu was the third pressurized single-engine piston civil airplane in existence, after the Mooney M22 (1965–1970) and Cessna P210N/R Pressurized Centurion (1978–1986), but has remained in production far longer. The first example of the initial production version flew in August 1982, and FAA certification was obtained in September 1983. Deliveries started two months later.{{cite web|url=https://www.aerospace-technology.com/projects/piper-pa46/ |title=Piper PA-46 Light Sport Aircraft |work=Aerospace technology |access-date=August 14, 2019}} 404 aircraft with Continental TSIO-520 engines were built before this model was replaced in production by the PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage.
The PA-46-310P is powered by a Continental TSIO-520BE engine rated at {{convert|310|hp|abbr=on}}. The PA-46-310P has lower fuel consumption, greater range, and the ability to cruise at "lean-of-peak." The PA-46-310P has a maximum cruising range of {{cvt|1550|nmi|km}} (with reserves), while the PA-46-350P initially had a maximum cruising range of only {{convert|1055|nmi|km}}, although this is now increased to {{convert|1345|nmi|km}}.{{cite web |url= http://www.airliners.net/aircraft-data/piper-pa-46-malibumalibu-mirage/315 |title= Aircraft Information: Piper PA-46 Malibu/Malibu Mirage |work= Airliners.net }}
The PA-46-310P Malibu has set several world speed records: Seattle to New York set November 23, 1987 at {{convert|259.27|mph|km/h|0|abbr=on}}; Detroit to Washington, DC set January 4, 1989 at {{convert|395.96|mph|km/h|0|abbr=on}}; and Chicago to Toronto set on January 8, 1989, at {{convert|439.13|mph|km/h|0|abbr=on}}. All three records were set by Steve Stout in his 1986 Malibu N9114B.{{cite web |url= https://mmopa.com/gallery/magazines/1-3.pdf |title= Magazine |publisher= Malibu/Mirage Owners & Pilots Association |date= May 1992 |pages= 10–11 |access-date= December 11, 2017 |archive-date= December 11, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171211213617/https://mmopa.com/gallery/magazines/1-3.pdf |url-status= dead }}
The Continental TSIO-520-BE powered Malibu was discontinued in 1988 following a series of incidents and accidents attributed to engine failures. One such accident resulted in a settlement in which Teledyne Continental Motors paid $32,125,000 to a pilot injured in the crash of a Malibu.{{cite web|url=http://www.oreillylaw.com/Verdicts-Settlements/Paboojian-v-Teledyne-Continental-Motors.shtml|title=$32,125,000 Settlement - O'Reilly Collins - Nationwide Personal Injury Lawyers|date=27 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100927095054/http://www.oreillylaw.com/Verdicts-Settlements/Paboojian-v-Teledyne-Continental-Motors.shtml|access-date=4 February 2019|archive-date=2010-09-27}}
=PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage=
Production of the Malibu Mirage commenced in October 1988 for the 1989 model year. New features included a more powerful Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A {{convert|350|hp|abbr=on}} engine and a new wing. Various changes have occurred over the model years. Earlier models had an all-King panel and later this became largely Garmin, the Garmin G1000 glass cockpit is now standard.
In 1995, the pilot's windshield became a glass assembly (earlier it had been acrylic glass with a heat strip overlay). In 1996, numerous switches were moved to an overhead console. In 1999, the Mirage gained the strengthened wing designed for the turboprop Meridian.
=PA-46-500TP Malibu Meridian=
File:Piper PA-46-500TP Malibu Meridian AN1672197.jpg
In 1997, Piper announced its intention to market a turboprop-powered version of the Malibu, and flew a prototype the following year powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A of {{convert|500|shp|abbr=on}}. Certification was achieved in September 2000 and deliveries began in November that year. Changes made to allow for turboprop power include larger wings and tail surfaces. In 2009, Piper began offering the Meridian with a three-screen version of the Garmin G1000 including the Garmin GFC 700 autopilot as a replacement for the Avidyne Entegra system.
Piper added wing root filets to increase wing area and {{cvt|342|lb}} of fuel capacity, a larger tailplane and reinforced wing spar and landing gear to raise MTOW to {{cvt|4,850|lb}} then {{cvt|5,092|lb}} from 2003.
For a {{cvt|1,000|nmi|km}} trip, block fuel is {{cvt|985|lb}} at {{cvt|233|kn|km/h}} block speed, while its maximum cruise speed is {{cvt|260|kn|km/h}}.{{cite news |url= https://aviationweek.com/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/datasheets/gated/BCA_201905.pdf |title= Piper Meridian: Cheapest High-Performance Single-Engine Turboprop |author= Fred George |work= Business & Commercial Aviation |date= Apr 22, 2019 |pages= 66 |url-access= subscription |access-date= May 3, 2019 |archive-date= April 27, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210427001854/https://aviationweek.com/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/datasheets/gated/BCA_201905.pdf |url-status= dead }}
=Piper M-Class=
Piper Aircraft no longer refers to their top-of-the-line aircraft with the names Malibu, Malibu Mirage or Malibu Meridian. The PA-46 line of aircraft, as of 2024, is now referred to as the Piper M-Class. The M350, M500, M600 and the newest M700 make up the M-Class line.
==M350==
File:Piper PA-46 M350 (VH-NCA) at Wagga Wagga Airport.jpg
The M350 is an updated version of the Mirage and is recognized as one of the safest single-engines by the airplane insurance industry.
The M350 is fitted with the same {{convert|350|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} turbocharged Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A engine and Hartzell three-bladed propeller as the Mirage. Improvements over the Mirage are an Ametek digital fuel quantity system and an improved Garmin G1000 NXi flight system. The new Garmin system has envelope-protection and anti-hypoxia tools.{{cite web |url=http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Piper-Launches-Three-New-M-Class-Models-Including-a-New-Turboprop-223846-1.html |title=Piper Launches Three New M-Class Models, Including a New Turboprop |work=avweb.com|agency=Aviation Publishing Group |date=13 April 2015 |access-date=15 April 2015 }} It will initiate an emergency descent in the case that the pilot becomes incapacitated as a result of hypoxia. The M350 is capable of cruising at {{convert|213|kn|km/h|0|abbr=on}} with a range of {{convert|1343|nmi|km|0|abbr=on}}. The plane has a service ceiling of {{convert|25000|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}. No wind, standard day gross weight takeoff is achieved in {{convert|1087|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} and landing in {{convert|1020|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.piper.com/aircraft/m-class/m350/specs-performance/ |title=Specs & Performance – Piper |newspaper=Piper.com |access-date= September 20, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.flyingmag.com/aircraft/turboprops/piper-launches-m600-and-m350 |title=Piper Launches M600 and M350 |newspaper=Flyingmag.com |date=14 April 2015 |access-date= September 20, 2015}}
==M500==
File:Piper Meridian M500 LV-KIR en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Posadas (01).jpg
The M500 is an updated version of the Meridian. It also has the updated Garmin G1000 NXi flight system, like the M350. The G1000 NXi system includes an automatic wings-level function and control override to prevent exceeding the plane's flight envelope. Its purpose is to maintain a safe, stable flight condition in the case of pilot disorientation or incapacitation.{{cite news |url= https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2015/january/27/new-meridian |title= New Meridian: Piper updates pressurized turbine single |publisher=AOPA |date= January 27, 2015}} The safety feature is called Electronic Stability and Protection (ESP).
The M500 also has ADS-B, but no FADEC. The M500's fuel tanks can carry {{cvt|170|gal|L|0}} and its Pratt & Whitney PT6A-42A engine burns {{cvt|37|gal/h|L/h|0}}.{{cite news |author= Robert Goyer |url= http://www.flyingmag.com/aircraft/turboprops/we-fly-piper-meridian-m500 |title=We Fly: Piper Meridian M500 |work=Flying |date= 6 April 2015 }}
It is a light plane with a maximum ramp weight of {{cvt|5135|lb|0}} and {{cvt|5092|lb|kg|0}} MTOW. It cruises at {{cvt|260|kn|km/h|0}} at an altitude of {{cvt|30000|ft|m|0}}.
==M600==
File:Static display, EBACE 2018, Le Grand-Saconnex (BL7C0569).jpg
In 2015, Piper introduced the M600 (company designation PA-46-600TP), as an upgrade to the M500. The M600 is powered by a {{cvt|600|hp|kW|0}} PT6A-42A engine.{{Cite web |date=2020-10-09 |title=Piper M600 |url=https://www.aopa.org/go-fly/aircraft-and-ownership/aircraft-guide/aircraft/piper-m600 |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=www.aopa.org |language=en}} The new M600 is equipped with the Garmin G3000, a new wing and more fuel capacity. The aircraft is more capable than the M500, as the M600 has greater range and a slightly higher top speed.{{cite news |first=Bethany |last=Whitfield |url=http://www.flyingmag.com/aircraft/turboprops/piper-launches-m600-and-m350 |title=Piper Launches M600 and M350 |work=Flying |date=14 April 2015}} It has anti-hypoxia tools like in the M350.{{cite web |url= http://www.avweb.com/videos/Video-Pipers-New-M600-Shows-at-Sun-n-Fun-223934-1.html |title= Video: Piper's New M600 Shows at Sun 'n Fun |publisher= avweb |date= April 21, 2015}}
It received its FAA certification on June 18, 2016. Its NBAA Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) range is {{convert|1484|nmi|km|0|abbr=on}}, up from {{convert|1000|nmi|km|0|abbr=on}} for the M500, and maximum cruise speed is {{cvt|274|kn}}, up from the M500's {{cvt|260|kn}}. The M600's MTOW is {{cvt|6000|lb}}, up from the M500's {{cvt|5092|lb}}, with a {{cvt|260|usgal|L}} fuel capacity, greater than the M500's {{cvt|170|usgal|L}}. The M600's standard equipped weight is {{cvt|200|lb}} higher than the M500's. Full-fuel payload for the M600 is {{cvt|645|lb}} compared to {{cvt|550|lb}} for the M500.{{cite news |url= http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2016-06-20/piper-m600-receives-faa-certification |title= Piper M600 Receives FAA Certification |author= Matt Thurber |date= June 20, 2016 |publisher= Aviation International News}}
Between June 2016 and March 2018, 50 have been delivered, mostly in the U.S. and mostly are owner-flown.
It offers nearly the range of the TBM 900 for much less cost, and can operate from shorter runways than very light jets like the Eclipse 500 or the Citation Mustang.
It burns {{cvt|350|lb}} (56.3 usgal/hr) in the first hour, {{cvt|300|lb}} (50 usgal/hr) the second hour and {{cvt|200|lb}} thereafter, averaging 270 lb/hr ({{cvt|45|usgal|L}}) per hour.{{cite news |url=http://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/piper-m600-sweet-spot-price-vs-performance-curve |title= Piper M600: Sweet Spot On The Price Vs. Performance Curve |date= Mar 23, 2018 |author= Fred George |work= Business & Commercial Aviation}}
Starting in 2020, Piper offered an emergency autoland system by Garmin, which initiates at the push of a button. Built into the G3000 integrated avionics for the new SLS model, the system will be a first in general aviation, along with the Cirrus Vision Jet.{{cite web|url = https://www.avweb.com/multimedia/votw/garmins-new-emergency-autoland/|title = Garmin's New Emergency Autoland |last = Anglisano|first = Larry |work = AVweb|date = 30 October 2019}} Piper calls the technology "HALO".{{cite web|url = https://www.piper.com/press-releases/piper-announces-new-m600-sls/|title = Piper Announces New M600 SLS |date = 30 October 2019 |access-date = 30 October 2019 |publisher= Piper}}
Offered for $170,000 including extra equipment, it provides access to more than 9,000 runways over {{cvt|4,500|ft}}.{{cite news |url= https://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/flying-garmins-new-emergency-autoland |title= Flying Garmin's New Emergency Autoland |date= Oct 30, 2019 |author= Fred George |work= Business & Commercial Aviation}} Transport Canada granted approval for the HALO system on August 3, 2023.{{cite web|url= https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/piper-m600-sls-halo-autoland-now-approved-in-canada/|title= Piper M600/SLS HALO Autoland Now Approved In Canada|access-date= 9 August 2023|last= Phelps|first= Mark|work= AVweb|date= 8 August 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230809104909/https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/piper-m600-sls-halo-autoland-now-approved-in-canada/|archive-date= 9 August 2023|url-status= live}}
== M700 Fury ==
File:Piper PA-46 N701FY FDK MD1.jpg
In 2024, Piper unveiled the M700 Fury (company designation PA-46-701TP) to replace the M600. The M700 is powered by a {{cvt|700|hp|kW|0}} PT6A-52 engine and retains the Garmin G3000 avionics and HALO system of its predecessor. The first production M700 was the 1,000th PA-46 produced.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-02 |title=Introducing the Piper M700 |url=https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/06/introducing-the-piper-m700 |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=www.aopa.org |language=en}} The M700 received FAA certification on February 29, 2024, with Piper announcing that deliveries would begin immediately thereafter.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-03 |title=Piper Fury cleared for delivery |url=https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/07/piper-fury-cleared-for-delivery |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=www.aopa.org |language=en}} In August 2024, Piper Aircraft announced that its M700 FURY received FAA certification for unpaved field operations. This approval marks a significant expansion in the aircraft's operational capabilities, allowing it to operate in more diverse and challenging environments, including remote and undeveloped airstrips.{{Cite web |title=FAA Clears Piper M700 for Unpaved Field Operations |last=Godlewski |first=Meg |work=FLYING Magazine |date=12 August 2024 |access-date=19 March 2025 |url= https://www.flyingmag.com/aircraft/faa-clears-piper-m700-for-unpaved-field-operations/}}
=PA-46R-350T Matrix=
File:Piper PA.46R-350T Matrix Deurne (cropped).JPG
In October 2007 Piper announced the Matrix, an unpressurized version of the Mirage. The new model was designated as the PA-46R-350T, indicating retractable landing gear, {{convert|350|hp}}, and turbocharging.Robert Goyer: "Piper Matrix" Flying March 2008, page 56. Hachette Filipacchi Media USA Inc.
Piper Aircraft marketed the Matrix as a cabin-class aircraft for Cirrus SR-22 and Cessna 400 owners to step up to.Flying Editors: "Matrix: Cabin-Class Comfort for Less" Flying. January 2008, page 19. Hachette Filipacchi Media USA Inc. Standard equipment on the Matrix includes a built-in oxygen system, Avidyne Entegra glass cockpit, S-Tec 55X autopilot and air conditioning.
Major options on the Matrix included a de-ice system, an "Enhanced Situational Awareness Package", speed brakes, an avionics package featuring the Avidyne TAS610 dual antenna traffic advisory system, GWX-68 Weather Radar, and, beginning in 2010, the Garmin G1000 avionics system with twin 10" PFD's and a 15" MFD.
As with the Malibu Mirage, Matrix's powerplant is a turbocharged Lycoming TI0-540-AE2A producing {{convert|350|hp|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url = http://newpiper.com/aircraft/matrix/specifications.asp|title = Matrix Price & Standard Equipment|access-date = 2007-12-13|last = Piper Aircraft|date = n.d.|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071213011403/http://www.newpiper.com/aircraft/matrix/specifications.asp|archive-date = 2007-12-13}} The aircraft's performance includes a cruise speed of {{convert|215|kn|km/h}} at {{convert|25000|ft|m}}, {{convert|215|kn|km/h}} at {{convert|17500|ft|m}} and {{convert|188|kn|km/h}} at {{convert|12000|ft|m}}. Maximum takeoff weight is {{convert|4340|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and an empty weight of {{convert|2937|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} giving a standard useful load of {{convert|1421|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}).
Matrix deliveries began in early 2008. Production ended in 2015.
=JetPROP=
File:N5EQ 4636051-1996 Piper Malibu Meridian PA 46-350P (4440180942).jpg
The JetPROP is an aftermarket turbine engine conversion for the PA-46-310P Malibu and PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage offered by Rocket Engineering of Spokane, WA. Originally certified in 1998 as the JetPROP DLX with a Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34 engine, conversions 90 and above used the P&W PT6A-35, after the -34 was discontinued. A lower cost JetPROP DL version became available in October 2003 utilizing the P&W PT6A-21. As of September 2008, 233 JetPROP conversions had been delivered. Twenty percent of the entire PA-46 fleet have been converted.{{cite web|url = http://www.jetprop.com/about.html|title = About JetPROP|access-date = 2008-09-13|last = JetPROP, LLC|year = 2008|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081011094813/http://www.jetprop.com/about.html|archive-date = 2008-10-11}}
= ZeroAvia HyFlyer =
ZeroAvia, a Cranfield University partner, is a U.S./UK startup developing a Hydrogen fuel cell power train targeting to halve a turbine operating costs.
It flight-tests a pair of {{cvt|130|kW}} electric motors replacing the piston engine of a Piper Malibu Mirage in California.
In September 2019, the UK government granted £2.7 million ($3.3 million) for its HyFlyer demonstrator, culminating in a {{cvt|250-300|nmi|km}} flight using hydrogen fuel cells.
Other partners, including the Orkney Isles-based EMEC, Cranfield Aerospace Solutions, and fuel-cell developer Intelligent Energy should match this funding.{{cite news |url= https://aviationweek.com/future-aerospace/week-technology-sept-30-oct-4-2019 |title= The Week In Technology, Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 2019 |date= Sep 30, 2019 |author= Tony Osborne |work= Aviation Week & Space Technology}} The prototype made its maiden hydrogen-powered flight at Cranfield Airport on September 24, 2020.{{cite magazine |last=Broadbent |first=Mark |title=ZeroAvia's historic hydrogen flight |magazine=Air International |date=November 2020 |volume=99 |issue=5 |page=7 |issn=0306-5634}}
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Production
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! Model / Year | 2001{{cite web|url=https://gama.aero/wp-content/uploads/2001ShipmentReport.pdf|title=Revised General Aviation Shipment Report 2001|work=GAMA|access-date=30 August 2023}} | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016{{cite web|url=https://gama.aero/wp-content/uploads/2016ShipmentReport.pdf|title=General Aviation Shipment Report 2016|work=GAMA|access-date=24 February 2018}} | 2017{{cite web|url=https://gama.aero/wp-content/uploads/memos/63185_GAMA_2017_Year_End_Report.pdf|title=General Aviation Shipment Report 2017|work=GAMA|access-date=24 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304173428/https://gama.aero/wp-content/uploads/memos/63185_GAMA_2017_Year_End_Report.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2018|url-status=dead}} | 2018 | 2019{{cite web|url=https://gama.aero/wp-content/uploads/2019ShipmentReport03162020.pdf|title=General Aviation Shipment Report 2019|work=GAMA|access-date=16 March 2020}} | 2020{{cite web|url=https://gama.aero/wp-content/uploads/2020ShipmentReport-05202021.pdf|title=General Aviation Shipment Report 2020|work=GAMA|access-date=20 May 2021}} | 2021{{cite web|url=https://gama.aero/wp-content/uploads/2021ShipmentReport-2022-05-16-1.pdf|title=General Aviation Shipment Report 2021|work=GAMA|access-date=16 May 2022}} | 2022{{cite web|url=https://gama.aero/wp-content/uploads/2022ShipmentReport2023-03-10.pdf|title=General Aviation Shipment Report 2022|work=GAMA|access-date=10 March 2023}}
! Totals |
| M600
| – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || 22 || 35 || 38 || 24 || 36 || 39 || 41 ! {{#expr:22+35+38+24+36+39+41}} | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M500 (Malibu Meridian) | 18 || 98 || 25 || 24 || 26 || 40 || 49 || 53 || 52 || 29 || 25 || 32 || 32 || 34 || 36 || 27 || 12 || 12 || 18 || 20 || 7 || 7 || 9 ! {{#expr:18+108+25+24+26+40+49+53+52+29+25+32+32+34+36+27+12+12+18+20+7+7+9}} | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M350 (Malibu Mirage) | 63 || 10 || 19 || 7 || 15 || 11 || 31 || 30 || 21 || 7 || 26 || 33 || 49 || 42 || 37 || 34 || 26 || 9 || 20 || 21 || 15 || 19 || 19 ! {{#expr:63+10+19+7+15+11+31+30+21+7+26+33+49+42+37+34+26+9+20+21+15+19+19}} | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matrix
| – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || 101 || 33 || 23 || 17 || 12 || 16 || 11 || 2 || 0 || 0 || – || – || – || – || – ! {{#expr:101+33+23+17+12+16+11+2+0+0+0}} | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| All
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Accidents and incidents
{{As of|2019|1}}, 225 accidents had been reported in the Aviation Safety Network wiki database, including 106 hull losses, causing 219 fatalities.{{cite web |url= https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/dblist.php?AcType=PA46 |title= Database results: PA46 |website= Aviation Safety Network |date= 22 January 2019}}
- On 21 January 2019, a 1984 PA-46-310P travelling from Nantes Atlantique Airport, France, to Cardiff Airport, Wales, crashed into the water off Alderney in the English Channel. Britain's Air Accidents Investigation Branch found the flight had operated under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) at night, in poor weather conditions, despite the pilot having no training in night flying and a lack of recent practice in instrument flying; as well as possible carbon monoxide poisoning of the pilot with no working sensor on board. The plane was carrying Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala, who had been signed by Cardiff City from FC Nantes two days earlier.{{cite news |url=https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=220997 |title=ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220997 |date=21 January 2019 |work=Aviation Safety Network}} The plane's wreckage was discovered on the seabed of the English Channel on 3 February,{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/emiliano-sala-missing-premier-league-footballers-plane-found/ar-BBT84z3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204065922/https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/emiliano-sala-missing-premier-league-footballers-plane-found/ar-BBT84z3 |archive-date=4 February 2019 |title=Emiliano Sala: Missing Premier League footballer's plane found |website=MSN |date=4 February 2019 |access-date=4 February 2019}} and Sala was confirmed to be dead on 7 February.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47166633 |title=Emiliano Sala: Body identified as footballer |work=BBC News |date=7 February 2019 |access-date=7 February 2019}}
- On 30 June 2024, a Piper Malibu, registration N85PG, en route from Oneonta, New York to Charleston, West Virginia crashed in the hamlet of Trout Creek, New York, killing the pilot and his four passengers. The cause of the accident is under investigation.National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Investigation Preliminary Report, Accident No. ERA24FA283, Piper PA-46-310P, N85PG. Issued July 2024. {{cite news |last=Tine |first=Patrick |date=July 23, 2024 |title=Pilot warned of weather before crash that killed Georgia family| url=https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/pilot-warned-weather-crash-killed-ga-family-19592067.php |work=Albany Times Union|access-date=August 2, 2024}}
- On 29 July 2024 a Piper Malibu, registration D-EOSE, en route from Goose Bay, Canada, to Narsarsuaq, Greenland, ditched in the sea near Qaqortoq, about 30 nm short of Narsarsuaq. The German pilots made a Mayday call and deployed their life raft; the Danish Arctic Command despatched an aircraft which quickly located the life raft and guided the Danish Navy ship Triton to pick up the pilots.{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/german-pilots-rescued-from-greenland-s-ice-cold-waters-after-plane-crash/vi-BB1r1B27 |title=German Pilots Rescued From Greenland's Ice Cold Waters After Plane Crash |website=MSN |date=29 July 2024}}
Specifications
File:Piper PA-46-310P Malibu 3-view line drawing.png
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| Model
! M600{{cite web |title=M600 Specifications & performance |url=http://www.piper.com/aircraft/m-class/m600/performance/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301024625/http://www.piper.com/aircraft/m-class/m600/performance/ |archive-date=March 1, 2018 |website=Piper Aircraft |publisher= |access-date=September 13, 2016 |url-status=live }} |
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| Seating
| colspan=5 | 6 |
| Cabin Volume
| colspan= 5 | {{Convert|201|ft3|m3|abbr=on}} |
| Pressurization
| None | colspan= 2 | {{convert|5.5|psi|bar|abbr=on}} | {{convert|5.6|psi|bar|abbr=on}} | {{convert|5.5|psi|bar|abbr=on}} |
| Wingspan
| colspan= 3 | 43.0 ft / 13.11 m | colspan= 2 | 43.2 ft / 13.2 m |
| Length
| colspan= 2 | 28.11 ft / 8.6 m | 29.6 ft / 9.02 m | colspan= 2 | 29.7 ft / 9.1 m |
| Height
| colspan= 4 |11.3 ft / 3.44 m | 11.5 ft / 3.5 m |
| MTOW
| colspan= 2 | 4,340 lb / 1,969 kg | 5,092 lb / 2,310 kg | colspan= 2 | 6,000 lb / 2,721 kg |
| OEW
| 3,003 lb / 1,362 kg | 3,050 lb / 1,383 kg | 3,436 lb / 1,559 kg | 3,650 lb / 1,656 kg | 3,730 lb / 1,692 kg |
| Fuel Capacity
| colspan= 2 | 120 USgal / 454 L | 170 USgal / 644 L | colspan= 2 | 260 USgal / 984 L |
| Constant-speed propeller
| colspan= 2 | 3 blade | colspan= 2 | 4 blade feathering, reversible | 5 blade, reversible |
| Engine
| colspan=2 | Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A | colspan=2 | Pratt & Whitney PT6A-42A | PT6A-52 |
| Power
| colspan=2 | {{convert|350|hp|kW|abbr=on}} | {{convert|500|hp|kW|abbr=on}} | {{convert|600|hp|kW|abbr=on}} | {{convert|700|hp|kW|abbr=on}} |
| Maximum cruise
| colspan= 2 | 213 kt / 395 km/h | 260 ktas / 482 km/h | 274 ktas / 507 km/h | 301 ktas / 557 km/h |
| Ceiling
| colspan= 2 | 25,000 ft / 7,620 m | colspan= 3 | 30,000 ft / 9,144 m |
| Range (45 minute reserve)
| colspan= 2 | 1,343 nm / 2,487 km | 1,000 nm / 1,852 km | 1,484 nm / 2,668 km | {{cvt|1,424|nmi|km}}{{cite press release |url= https://www.piper.com/press-releases/piper-aircraft-announces-new-m700-fury/ |title= Piper Announces the M700 FURY |date= February 6, 2024 |publisher= Piper}} |
| Takeoff (50 ft obstacle)
| colspan= 2 | 2,090 ft / 637 m | 2,438 ft / 743 m | 2,635 ft / 803 m | 1,994 ft / 607 m |
| Landing (50 ft obstacle)
| colspan= 2 | 1968 ft / 600 m | 2,110 ft / 643 m | 2,659 ft / 810 m | 1,950 ft / 594 m |
See also
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References
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External links
{{Commons and category|Piper PA-46 Malibu}}
- {{official website|http://www.piper.com/aircraft/m-class/matrix/|Matrix}}
- {{official website|http://www.piper.com/aircraft/m-class/m350/|M350}}
- {{official website|http://www.piper.com/aircraft/m-class/m500/|M500}}
- {{official website|http://www.piper.com/aircraft/m-class/m600/|M600}}
- {{cite web |url= http://issuu.com/jetaviva/docs/aopa_meridian |title= The Piper Meridian |work= Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association |date= July 2012}}
- {{cite news |url= http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2015-10-17/pilot-report-piper-pa-46-m500 |title= Pilot Report: Piper PA-46 M500 |work= Aviation International News |date= October 17, 2015 |author= James Wynbrandt}}
- {{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/flight-test-why-top-of-the-range-m600-is-in-tune-wi-428431/ |title= Flight Test: Why top-of-the-range M600 is in tune with market demand |work= Flight Global |date= 5 September 2016 }}
- {{cite news |url= http://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/flying-piper-s-new-m600-turboprop |title= Flying Piper's New M600 Turboprop
|date= August 25, 2016 |author= Fred George |work= Business & Commercial Aviation |publisher= Aviation Week}}
- {{cite news |url= http://www.ainonline.com/sites/default/files/pdf/ain_2016_pilot_report_m600.pdf |title= Pilot Report: M600, Piper's Best Performer |author= Matt Thurber |work= Aviation International News |date= October 4, 2016}}
- {{cite web |url= https://aviationweek.com/node/4227746 |title= Piper PA-46T (M350 / M500 / M600 / Malibu / Matrix /Meridian) |work= Aviation Week Intelligence Network : Programs }}
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