Beechcraft King Air 260 vs Beechcraft King Air 360 vs Beechcraft King Air 360er vs Daher Tbm 960 vs Pilatus Pc 12 Ngx vs Piper M350 vs Piper M500 vs Piper M600 Sls

The Beechcraft King Air 260, 360, and 360ER are twin‑engine turboprops in the light-to-midsize utility/owner-operator category, generally offering more redundancy and payload flexibility than single‑engine types. The King Air 260 typically seats about 7–9 passengers and is best viewed as a shorter-to-midrange aircraft. The King Air 360 adds more cabin comfort and systems refinement with a similar passenger count, while the King Air 360ER targets long-range missions with substantially more range than the 360, still commonly configured around 7–9 passengers. The Daher TBM 960 is a high-performance single‑engine turboprop focused on speed and efficient personal/business travel; it typically carries about 4–6 passengers and offers long range for its class. The Pilatus PC‑12 NGX is a larger single‑engine turboprop utility aircraft with a big cabin and flexible layouts, commonly seating 6–9 passengers and providing long range. The Piper M350 is a pressurized piston single in the entry personal/business category, typically 5–6 seats with shorter range than the turboprops. The Piper M500 and M600 SLS are single‑engine turboprops; the M500 typically seats 5–6 with midrange capability, while the M600 SLS is similar in seating but generally offers more useful range and higher-end avionics/autothrottle features.