Tag: 8 February 2024

Piper Debuts M700 Fury Aircraft

Aviation Week reports that Piper Aircraft “unveiled the newest addition to its PA46 line of high-performance turboprop, the Piper M700 Fury, during an Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) online event.” The single-engine aircraft “is an upgrade to the M600 with a Pratt & Whitney PT6A-52 engine that provides 700 hp.”
Full Story (Aviation Week)

 

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Piper Introduces the M700 Fury
(Piper Aircraft, Inc.; YouTube)

SpaceX Launches NASA Earth Science Probe

The Orlando Sentinel reports that “delayed two days because of weather, a NASA satellite that will look at the tiniest parts of the air and ocean blasted off early Thursday morning and shook households in Central Florida when the rocket’s booster unleashed a massive sonic boom during its landing.”
Full Story (Orlando Sentinel – Subscription Publication)

 

 

 

 

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches NASA’s PACE-Payload
(NASASpaceflight; YouTube)

Piper Aircraft Deliveries Increase 20 Percent in 2024

Flying Magazine reports, “Piper Aircraft deliveries rose 20 percent in 2024 compared with the previous year, with 291 aircraft, the manufacturer said Thursday. The increase, according to the company, was in part tied to the success of the M700 Fury, the company’s 300-knot turboprop that debuted in March.”
Full Story (Flying Magazine)

 

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Piper Introduces the M700 Fury
(Piper Aircraft, Inc.; YouTube)