General Aviation

Cirrus SR22

Manufacturer: Cirrus

The Cirrus SR22 is a single-engine, four- or five-seat composite light airplane produced by Cirrus Aircraft since 2001. Developed from the SR20, it combines a more powerful engine and larger wing with fixed tricycle landing gear and the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System.

Aircraft Facts

Type Key
cirrus-sr22
Class
General Aviation
Registry Count
7,032
Example Registration
N10000

Specifications

Wingspan
11.68 m / 38.33 ft
Length
7.92 m / 26 ft
Height
2.72 m / 8.92 ft
Cruise Speed
339 km/h / 211 mph
Range
1943 km / 1049 nmi
Ceiling
5300 m / 17500 ft
Production Start
2001
Total Built
8785

Aircraft Overview

History

The SR22 received certification in November 2000 and entered production in 2001. It became one of the most successful modern general-aviation aircraft and has led annual sales in its class for many years. The source tracks several generations through the G7 and G7+.

Design

The SR22 is a low-wing composite monoplane with fixed tricycle gear and a castering nose wheel steered by differential braking. It uses side-yoke controls and includes CAPS, a rocket-deployed parachute intended to lower the entire aircraft in an emergency. The page's performance table is explicitly for the SR22-G5.

Variants

Development generations include the G2, G3, G5, G6, and G7. Turbocharged versions include the SR22T, while the TRAC is configured for training. The G7+ added Safe Return emergency autoland. Variant equipment and performance should not be assumed to apply to every SR22.

Operations

The SR22 is used for personal transportation, flight training, charter work, and military training. The article identifies French and Saudi military training use and documents the SR22's influence on the adoption of glass cockpits in light aircraft.

Notable Facts

  • The SR22 was certificated in November 2000.
  • Production began in 2001.
  • CAPS is a rocket-deployed whole-aircraft parachute system.
  • The SR22 uses fixed tricycle landing gear with a castering nose wheel.
  • The specification table's 60-knot figure is stall speed, not maximum speed.

Variants

  • SR22- 4,003 registrations - Example N1000V
  • SR22T- 3,026 registrations - Example N10000
  • SR-22T- 1 registrations - Example N523NU
  • SR22- 1 registrations - Example N221AZ
  • SR22-GTS G7 Carbon- 1 registrations - Example N524CC

Machine-Readable Resources

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