Daher TBM 960 vs Piper M500

Side-by-side specs, range, and real operating costs

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Mission Performance

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Values normalised across compared aircraft. Fuel Economy is inverted (lower burn = higher score). See table below for raw figures.

Mission Performance Details

Metric Daher TBM 960 Daher Piper M500 Piper Aircraft, Inc
Stall Speed 65 kts 69 kts
Approach Speed 85 kts 85 kts
Cruise Speed 330 kts 260 kts
Range 1,730 nm 1,000 nm
Service Ceiling 31,000 ft 30,000 ft
Rate of Climb 2,000 fpm 1,556 fpm
Fuel Burn 73.0 gph 35.0 gph

Flight Profile

Service ceiling, range, and climb rate.

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Arc represents the climb-cruise-descent profile based on published service ceiling and range. Climb rate annotated on ascent. FL180 (18,000 ft) shown for reference.

Fuel Burn & Range

Range, endurance, and what the fuel costs by the hour.

Daher TBM 960 Jet A
73.0 gph
Baseline
1,730 nm range 292 gal usable 4.5 nm/gal $438 fuel/hr 4h 00m endurance
Daher TBM 960: 73.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 1,730 nautical mile published range, 4 hour 0 minute endurance, 4.5 nautical miles per gallon.
Piper M500 Jet A
35.0 gph
Baseline
1,000 nm range 170 gal usable 7.4 nm/gal $210 fuel/hr 4h 51m endurance
Piper M500: 35.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 1,000 nautical mile published range, 4 hour 51 minute endurance, 7.4 nautical miles per gallon.
Jet A range each cell = 1 hr of cruise · width scales with speed

Bars show published still-air range. Endurance is usable fuel divided by the published cruise burn. Estimates only. Always verify against the POH.

Runway Performance

Density altitude adjusted estimates

Outside Air Temp
0°F57°F115°F
Field Elevation
SL4,0008,000 ft
Density Altitude

Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle

Landing ground roll

Base distance DA penalty
Scale: 6,000 ft

FAA 10%/1,000 ft DA rule of thumb (FAA-H-8083-25B). Turboprops and jets are less sensitive in practice. Always verify against the POH.

Estimated Operating Costs

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Daher TBM 960 Jet A
$1,094 /hr
Baseline
Daher TBM 960: $1,094 per flight hour — fuel $438, maintenance and reserve $656.
Piper M500 Jet A
$722 /hr
Baseline
Piper M500: $722 per flight hour — fuel $210, maintenance and reserve $512.
Daher TBM 960 Turboprop
$82,500 /yr Baseline
Daher TBM 960: $82,500 per year — insurance $65,000, hangar $15,000, annual inspection $2,500.
Piper M500 Turboprop
$43,600 /yr Baseline
Piper M500: $43,600 per year — insurance $17,100, hangar $20,000, annual inspection $6,500.

Estimates only. Costs vary by location, pilot profile, and market conditions. See individual aircraft pages for source notes.

Capability & limits

Each bar stacks your selected occupants against full fuel and the aircraft's useful-load limit (the black line). The open gap between them is spare payload. Add an occupant and the gap closes; once it's gone, fuel has to give.

190 + 30 lb Occupants
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Daher TBM 960
6 / 6 seats 292 / 292 gal fuel 853 lb wet payload 2,809 lb useful 7,615 lb MTOW
Piper M500
6 / 6 seats 170 / 170 gal fuel 559 lb wet payload 1,698 lb useful 5,092 lb MTOW

Occupants at 190 + 30 lb each. Fuel at 6.7 lb/gal jet-A, 6.0 lb/gal avgas.

Dimensions & configuration

Representative planforms, drawn to shared scale.

Daher TBM 960
42.1 × 35.2 ft 14.3 ft tall
1× Turboprop Retractable Pressurized
Piper M500
43.0 × 29.6 ft 11.3 ft tall
1× Turboprop Retractable Pressurized

Payload-Range Map

Full fuel ← → Max payload

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