Cirrus SR20
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The Cirrus SR20 is an American piston-engined, four- or five-seat composite monoplane built since 1999 by Cirrus Aircraft of Duluth, Minnesota. The aircraft is the company's earliest type-certified model, earning certification in 1998. It was the first production general aviation (GA) aircraft equipped with a parachute to lower the airplane safely to the ground after a loss of control, structural failure, or midair collision. The SR series was also the first mass-manufactured light aircraft with all-composite construction and flat-panel avionics. The SR20 was developed into the Cirrus SR22, which was introduced in 2001 and is the most-produced GA aircraft of the 21st century.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Cirrus Aircraft Corporation
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- Country of origin
- United States
- First flight
- 1995-03-21
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 155 kt
- Service ceiling
- 17,500 ft
- Rate of climb
- 828 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 3,050 lb
- Empty weight
- 2,126 lb
- Powerplant
- Continental IO-360-ES
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 4
- Length
- 26 ft
- Wingspan
- 38 ft
- Height
- 9 ft
- Number built
- 2,084
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.