They say that when one door closes, another opens. The trick is to stop looking at the closed door long enough to see which door is ajar. For Piper, the closed door was the abortive Altaire single-engine jet, an airplane many likened to a mini DC-10 with its Williams turbofan engine integrated weirdly into the tail. The door that opened, meanwhile, was a new version of the Meridian turboprop, which Piper would end up naming the M600.
We Fly: Piper M600
Key Takeaways:
- The Piper M600 emerged as an evolution of the Meridian turboprop after the Altaire jet program's cancellation, leveraging experience from that project.
- It features a clean-sheet wing, a boosted 600 shp engine, and advanced Garmin G3000 avionics with comprehensive envelope protection, significantly improving range (up to 1,484 nm) and payload capacity.
- The M600 offers a greatly enhanced interior and positions itself as a compelling, more economical alternative to higher-priced turboprops like the Daher TBM 930.
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