Comparison of Piper M500 Meridian and EADS Socata TBM 700

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