Recently Certified: What To Expect From The Piper M700 Fury (2025)

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Replacing the M600/SLS, the Piper M700 Fury made its first appearance as the fastest single-engine produced in Piper history, marking a new era for the Piper M-Class series.

The M700 program launch began in September 2021. The first flight was led by pilot John Kronsnoble and flight test engineer Eric Heinzer. In 370 days, the test crew tested the aircraft, evaluating its performance and capabilities. The certification testing started in 2023 and was completed in February 2024, accumulating 731 flight hours.

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How it all started

Piper's journey with singles started with the PA-46-310P Malibu, which was designed to outperform Cessna’s pressurized 210. The goal was achieved in late 1983, and in response, Cessna developed the P210R in 1985. The prototype was only one knot faster than the Malibu and sold only 40 units before production ended.

In 1989, Piper responded to Cessna’s competition by introducing the new model PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage, which reached a maximum cruise speed of 213 knots. However, around the same time, a new competitor emerged as a turboprop-powered aircraft. By 1990, the TBM 700 was available, and Piper saw Malibu owners paying for JetProp turboprop conversions, which increased speeds to around 260 knots.

Piper upgraded the wings and tail of the PA-46 to accommodate a 500-hp turboprop engine, leading to the PA-46-500TP Meridian, which began deliveries in November 2000. With a maximum cruise speed of 260 knots and better fuel efficiency, the Meridian became a success.

To improve the Meridian, Piper developed a new wing for the PA-46, increasing fuel capacity and boosting horsepower to 600. This led to the new model M600 in 2016, marking the rebranding of the PA-46 line as the M-Class. The Malibu Mirage became the M350, and the Meridian became the M500. The M600 offered 50% more range, 100 additional pounds of cabin payload, and reached 274 knots, quickly outselling the M500.

The story is not over. Customers wanted more, demanding more power. As a result, Piper introduced the M700 (PA-46-701TP), equipped with a 700 hp engine. Named 'Fury', the aircraft reflects its focus on speed and performance, replacing the models Malibu, Mirage, and Meridian with something more competitive and aggressive.

But why the name Fury? This name pays tribute to a 1930s Royal Air Force biplane fighter. The new model's name also aligns perfectly with its performance. The Piper's M700 Fury, cruising at 301 knots, breaks the 300-knot barrier for personal single-engine aircraft. Priced at $4.2 million, it is only 5 knots slower than the Cirrus Vision jet.

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Specifications of the aircraft

In production since 1983, the Piper M700 Fury features a PT6A-52 turboprop engine of 700 shp, offering more range, payload, a high max cruise speed, and a 30% better climb rate. Its cabin, designed with the latest Piper styling, can carry up to five passengers and one crew member, with a maximum range of 1,852 nm. Equipped with the Garmin G3000 avionics suite and the HALO Safety System, it includes the autonomous Garmin Emergency Autoland.

  • Cabin length: 12 ft (3,6 m)
  • Cabin width: 4 ft (1,2 m)
  • Cabin height: 3 ft (0,9 m)
  • Aircraft length: 29 ft (8,8 m)
  • Wingspan: 43 ft (13 m)

The fuselage is very similar to the Malibu/M350, with slight modifications to accommodate the aircraft's increased speed. It has a maximum differential pressurization of 5.5 psi, providing an 8,244-foot cabin at FL 280. Flat-rated at 700 hp, the Pratt & Whitney PT6A-52 engine can maintain power up to FL 240. Its maximum operating altitude is 30,000 feet (9,144 m). At FL 250, the aircraft cruises at 301 knots true airspeed (ktas) on a standard day, burning 365 pounds per hour (pph) of fuel. The M700 has a usable fuel capacity of 260 gallons (1,742 pounds/0.79 kg).

The M700 Fury's range is advertised at max cruise with a 45-minute reserve of 1,149 nm. If it reduces the speed by just 9 knots, it can increase the range to 1,424 nm. Whereas, at a more typical cruise speed of 206 knots, the range expands to 1,852 nm. Despite their speed capacity, many M700s will often fly near the 301-knot max cruise. The M700's maximum climb rate at sea level is 2,048 feet per minute (fpm), 30% better than the M600, allowing it to reach FL 250 in just 13.9 minutes.

For instance, with a maximum ramp weight of 6,050 pounds, the aircraft can have a load of 2,195 pounds. Its max takeoff weight of 6,000 pounds makes it eligible for BasicMed certification, as long as the pilot-in-command stays below flight levels. With full fuel, the M700 can carry 453 pounds of payload in the cabin.

The M700's maximum landing weight is 5,800 pounds (2630 kg), while the maximum zero fuel weight is 5,050 pounds (2290 kg), so any weight above that must be carried as fuel. It can accommodate almost six 200-pound (90 kg) passengers with no baggage.

With the maximum cabin load, the M700 can carry 1,000 pounds (149 gallons) of fuel, almost ensuring three hours of flying time at low cruise settings.

  • Max range: 1,852 mn
  • Mx cruise speed (ktas): 301
  • Long range cruise (ktas): TBD
  • Useful load: 2,220 lbs/1 kg
  • Takeoff distance (SL, ISA, MTOW): 1,994
  • Service ceiling: 30,000 ft/9144 m
  • Powerplant: PT6A-52
  • Thrust per engine (shp): 700
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Avionics

Apart from impressive speed, the advanced avionics suite is the M700 Fury’s exceptional feature, which comes standard. It includes a Garmin G3000 system, GFC 700 digital autopilot, autothrottle, GWX 75 weather radar, GDL60 datalink, as well as integrated cabin pressurization and the HALO safety system.

Garmin’s Emergency Autoland, a fully autonomous system, can be manually activated by anyone onboard, or automatically if it detects pilot powerlessness. Once activated, Autoland is capable of completing several actions: selecting an appropriate airport, notifying ATC, communicating with the occupants, landing the aircraft, and deicing and extending flaps and gear. It then brings the aircraft to a stop, shuts down the engine, and guides the occupants to safely exit.

Garmin won the Collier Trophy in 2020 for its Autoland system. The Collier Trophy is awarded for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in the United States, which is an award that is not given lightly.

With the autopilot engaged, above 14,100 feet, HALO monitors pilot interaction for signs of hypoxia. If hypoxia is detected, the system will decrease to a lower altitude while continuing to monitor the pilot. If no activity is detected, Autoland will automatically be activated. Additionally, the Automatic Level Mode, activated with a push-button, returns the aircraft to a wings-level attitude with zero vertical speed. The Electronic Stability & Protection (ESP) system monitors hand-flying and applies control forces if pitch, bank, or speed parameters are exceeded, bringing the aircraft back within safe limits. Under poor weather conditions, this feature could prove lifesaving in situations where a pilot is struggling, preventing loss of control, which can cause fatal accidents.

The M700 Fury's autothrottle is a key component that helps prevent overspeed or stall. By advancing the power lever to 800 pounds of torque, the autothrottle automatically takes over, setting the maximum torque of 1,840 foot-pounds. This allows the pilot to focus on other tasks while the aircraft accelerates down the runway toward its 75-knot rotation speed.

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The Cabin

A clamshell airstair door is located just toward the back of the left wing, providing access to the middle of the cabin. The cabin is compact, measuring 49.5 inches wide and 47 inches tall, while the length from the aft pressure bulkhead to the instrument panel is 148 inches.

100 pounds of baggage can be stored behind the rear seats, which fold forward, and there is space for up to three sets of golf clubs. Passengers can find comfortable leather seats and convenient features like cupholders and USB ports.

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Piper Aircraft

Based at the Vero Beach Regional Airport in Florida, Piper Aircraft Inc. has been a manufacturer of general aviation aircraft owned by the Government of Brunei since 2009. Throughout the mid-to-late 20th century, Piper was considered one of the "Big Three" general aviation manufacturers, besides Beechcraft and Cessna. Since it was founded in 1927, Piper has produced 144,000 aircraft across 160 certified models, with 90,000 still in operation today.

The company was founded as the Taylor Brothers Aircraft Manufacturing Company in September 1927 by Clarence G. Taylor and Gordon A. Taylor in Rochester, New York. In 1928, the company was renamed Taylor Brothers Aircraft Corporation, just before Gordon Taylor died in an aircraft accident while flying one of the brothers' models. In September 1929, the company relocated to Pennsylvania, after being offered a larger facility and investment capital by a local businessperson.

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