Comparison of Beechcraft T-6C Military Trainer and Piper M500 Meridian

Attribute	Piper M500 Meridian ×	Beechcraft T-6C Military Trainer ×
General
Manufacturer	Piper Aircraft	Hawker Beechcraft
Model	Piper M500 Meridian	Beechcraft T-6C Military Trainer
Country	United States	United States
Manufactured from (year)	2014	2007
Type	Private Single Engine	Military Trainers
Icao	P46T	T6C
Performance
Engine	1x 1 X Pratt and Whitney PT6A-42A	1x 1 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A-68
^1↑Power, hp (hp)	500	1,100
Avionics	Garmin G1000 NXi flight system	Esterline CMC Cockpit 4000 avionics suite
Max cruise speed (km/h)	482	585
Approach speed (km/h)	130	259
Travel range (km)	1,852	2,559
Fuel economy (km/l)	7.143	3.777
Service ceiling (m)	9,144	9,449
Rate of climb (m/sec)	7.62	19.56
Take off distance (m)	743	397
Landing distance (m)	643	687
Weights
Max take off weight (kg)	2,310	3,130
Max landing weight (kg)	2,200	3,130
Max payload (kg)	770	1,000
Fuel tank capacity (l)	644	1,158
Baggage volume (m³)	1	-
Dimensions
Seats	6	2
Cabin height (m)	1.18	-
Cabin width (m)	1.25	-
Cabin length (m)	3.73	-
Exterior length (m)	9	10.16
Tail height (m)	3.4	3.25
Fuselage diameter (m)	1.38	1.1
Wing span (m)	13.1	10.2
Wing tips	No Winglets	No Winglets