Piper Aircraft: M600, M500 and M350

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 08:29 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Piper introduced new cabin-class airplanes, including the M350 and the flagship M600, complementing the previously unveiled Meridian M500.
The M350 features an enhanced Garmin G1000 suite with advanced safety features like automatic descent in case of hypoxia, priced at $1.15 million.
The M600, highlighted as Piper's most notable new product, boasts enhanced range and payload through a redesigned wing and a more powerful 600 shp engine, along with Garmin G3000 touchscreen avionics and cabin improvements.

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Meet Piper’s new cabin-class airplanes.

The M350 comes equipped with an enhanced version of Garmin’s G1000 suite, which features several new enhanced safety features including automatic descent in the case of hypoxia incapacitation.

The M350 is priced at $1.15 million, in comparison to the standard Piper Mirage which currently sells for $1.1 million.

Piper’s most notable new product is the M600, which brings enhanced range and payload over the standard Meridian.

The improvements stem from a newly designed wing and a 600 sph Pratt & Whitney PT6A-42A engine.

Up front in the Piper M600, fliers will have the first-class Garmin G3000 touchscreen avionics suite.

The M600’s cabin brings enhancements too. Improvements included enhanced passenger side panels and additional color options.

The M350 and M600 come just a few months after Piper unveiled the Meridian M500, shown here.

The Meridian M500’s Garmin G1000 suite brings a number of safety features, including Garmin’s Electronic Stability Protection. See more of the M500 here.

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