Private Single Engine
Cirrus SR22
ICAO: SR22
Overview
The Cirrus SR20 is a four-seat composite single-engine aircraft developed for personal and training use. It helped popularize advanced avionics and whole-airframe parachute systems in general aviation. The aircraft marked a shift toward modern safety-focused design.
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Specifications
Units
- Engine
- 1 × Continental IO-360-ES
- Engine type
- Piston
- Power
- 200 hp · 149 kW
- Avionics
- Cirrus Airframe Parachute System™
- Wing tips
- No winglets
- Seats
- 3
- Crew
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- Cabin width
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- Cabin height
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- Cabin length
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- Exterior length
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- Tail height
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- Fuselage diameter
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- Wing span
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- Baggage volume
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- Gross weight
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- Empty weight
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- Max takeoff weight
- 14,800 lb · 6,700 kg
- Max landing weight
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- Max payload
- 950 lb · 450 kg
- Fuel capacity
- Max cruise speed
- 156 kt · 180 mph · 289 km/h
- Maximum speed
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- Cruise speed
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- Approach speed
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- Range
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- Fuel burn
- 32.98 nm/gal · 16.13 km/L
- Ceiling
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- Rate of climb
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- Takeoff distance
- 1,480 ft · 450 m
- Landing distance
- 850 ft · 260 m
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Operational Context
Cirrus SR20 — composite four-seat single-engine aircraft
The SR20 first flew in 1995 and entered service in 1999 as Cirrus Aircraft’s initial production model. Designed with extensive composite construction, it featured a side-yoke control system and a fixed tricycle landing gear layout. One of its defining characteristics was the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System, an integrated whole-airframe recovery parachute intended to enhance occupant safety.
Powered by a Continental IO-360 piston engine producing approximately 200 horsepower, the SR20 cruises at around 155 knots (285 km/h). Maximum takeoff weight is roughly 3,050 pounds (1,380 kg). The aircraft typically seats four occupants and has a range of approximately 800 nautical miles (1,480 km) depending on configuration.
The SR20 quickly gained traction with flight schools and private owners seeking a technologically advanced platform. Its glass cockpit avionics set a new standard in the light aircraft market. The model laid the foundation for the larger and more powerful SR22, reshaping expectations in personal aviation.