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[Ralf]

Very nice panel lights on that plane.

[Swantee1]

!00% Ralf and well captured

[Swantee1]

What plane does that panel belong to Ralf? Cant find it!

[Ralf]

The Malibu Jetprop from the 9.7 Pipers.

[Swantee1]

Nice one Mate got it & a lovely plane to fly which I'll be doing later on today.
Cant fly during the day at the momentas the weathers so good over here in London the strong reflections from passing traffic set the Trakir5 flying all over the place--and without the Trakir I would sooner not fly. (The wifes given me a big No!-No! on moving my gear around--I'm checking to see if thats grounds for Divorce-It's gotta be surely?)

[Swantee1]

Well unless my files are screwed up I think it should have read 'Mirage or Meridian?' Ralf--- 'Or those Poxy Bratts of mine have been swapping the Panels again'

[Ralf]

You are right, Jetprop is a nickname for the -500.

[AADX]

you guys are awesome.

malibu = PA-46-310P.
310hp. sometimes the engine is exchanged for a higher output engine, the same as is in the later model year 'mirage' which makes 350hp.

malibu mirage = PA-46-350P.
350hp. the simply non pressurized version is called the 'matrix'. essentially the same pa46 malibu model airframe that goes back to 1984 and the original, while the later model years get better technical equipment in them, interiors, panel, avionics and electronics. all modern.

malibu meridian = PA-46-500TP.
500shp. while the engine makes much more than that, the transmission can only handle effectively 500hp. so always watch and limit operation to 100% Tq which equals 500hp at the prop. "P" in all cases equals pressurized, "T" on this one equals turbine. Built from the factory this way. has longer main wings, longer horizontal stabilizer, and some noticeably different certification data, especially weights, cg limit, and limit speeds.

now, onto the odd duck

malibu jetprop = PA-46-310 usually, but sometimes may be done to a -350.
is an aftermarket engine to turbine conversion. at a time may have been a factory option conversion like getting a sunroof installed at the dealership, etc. but it is an aftermarket conversion. there are other jet prop conversions to other aircraft including Bonanza's, and turbine upgrade conversions to existing turbines. the twist to this is that the airframe remains certified and rated for what it already was prior. limit speeds, weights and cg, etc. so it is conceivable that a jet prop conversion to a malibu or mirage can outperform a meridian. same can always be said about aftermarket tuner upgrades versus a factory option.

http://www.jetprop.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_PA-46

JetPROP
The JetPROP DLX is an aftermarket turbine engine conversion for the PA-46-310P Malibu and PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage. Originally certified in August 1998 with a Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34, conversions 90 and above used the P&W PT6A-35 when the -34 was discontinued. A lower cost JetPROP DL conversion became available in October 2003 utilizing the P&W PT6A-21. As of September 2008, 233 JetPROP conversions had been completed and delivered by Rocket Engineering of Spokane, WA. Twenty percent of the entire PA-46 fleet have been converted.[10]

[AADX]

AADX NXR 10 @ ME84 Banks*

AADX NXR 10 @ MY84 [H] Sioux Valley Hospital*

[AADX]

10.05r1, HDR-ON. (email report sent in today again to remind them that hdr-off issue is still present)