Comparison of Piper M500 Meridian and EADS Socata TBM 700

Attribute	EADS Socata TBM 700 ×	Piper M500 Meridian ×
General
Manufacturer	Socata	Piper Aircraft
Model	EADS Socata TBM 700	Piper M500 Meridian
Country	France	United States
Manufactured from (year)	1990	2014
Type	Private Single Engine	Private Single Engine
Icao	TBM7	P46T
Performance
Engine	1x 1 X Pratt & Whitney PT6A-64	1x 1 X Pratt and Whitney PT6A-42A
Power, hp (hp)	700	500
Avionics	Garmin GNS 530 navigation/communication systems,	Garmin G1000 NXi flight system
Max cruise speed (km/h)	556	482
Approach speed (km/h)	148	130
Travel range (km)	2,417	1,852
Fuel economy (km/l)	6.399	7.143
Service ceiling (m)	9,449	9,144
Rate of climb (m/sec)	11.68	7.62
Take off distance (m)	650	743
Landing distance (m)	500	643
Weights
Max take off weight (kg)	3,354	2,310
Max landing weight (kg)	3,186	2,200
Max payload (kg)	610	770
Fuel tank capacity (l)	208	644
Baggage volume (m³)	3.5	1
Dimensions
Seats	5	6
Cabin height (m)	1.2	1.18
Cabin width (m)	1.2	1.25
Cabin length (m)	4.5	3.73
Exterior length (m)	10.64	9
Tail height (m)	4.36	3.4
Fuselage diameter (m)	1.5	1.38
Wing span (m)	12.67	13.1
Wing tips	No Winglets	No Winglets