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SR22
Type	Civil utility aircraft
Manufacturer	Cirrus Design
Produced	2001-Present
Developed from	Cirrus SR20

2003 model Cirrus SR22

Cirrus SR22 G2 showing how the doors open

Cirrus SR22 instrument panel

The SR22, by Cirrus Design, is a high-performance single-engine, four-seat, composite aircraft. It is a more powerful version of the Cirrus SR20, with a larger wing, higher fuel capacity, and a 310 horsepower (231 kW) engine. It is extremely popular among purchasers of new aircraft and has been the world's best-selling single-engine, four-seat aircraft for several years.^[1] Like the Cessna 400, but unlike most other high-performance aircraft, the SR22 has fixed (non-retractable) landing gear. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, and/or spacecraft. ... 2003 Cirrus SR22 The Cirrus Design Corporation is an aircraft manufacturer founded in 1984 by Alan and Dale Klapmeier. ... The Cirrus Design SR20 is a piston engine composite monoplane that seats four. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 1197 KB) This file was transfered from en. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 1197 KB) This file was transfered from en. ... 2003 Cirrus SR22 The Cirrus Design Corporation is an aircraft manufacturer founded in 1984 by Alan and Dale Klapmeier. ... A cloth of woven carbon fiber filaments, a common element in composite materials Composite materials (or composites for short) are engineered materials made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties and which remain separate and distinct on a macroscopic level within the finished structure. ... The Cirrus Design SR20 is a piston engine composite monoplane that seats four. ... Cessna 400s Continental TSIO-550-C engine installation The Cessna 400 is a single-engine, fixed-gear, low-wing general aviation aircraft built from composite materials by Cessna Aircraft. ...

The plane is perhaps best known for being equipped with the Cirrus Aircraft Parachute System (CAPS), an emergency parachute capable of lowering the entire aircraft (and occupants) to the ground in an emergency. It has been suggested that Cirrus Aircraft Parachute System be merged into this article or section. ...

SR22 G3

In 2007 Cirrus Design unveiled the third generation of the SR22 model. This upgrade includes over 700 design changes to the previous G2 version including:

• Wing design lightened by 50 lb (23 kg)
• Wider center of gravity envelope
• Increased fuel capacity to 92 gallons (348 liters) usable in a wet-wing
• Higher landing gear by 2 inches
• New wingtip LED recognition lights
• Revised control system, including control de-coupling and increased dihedral
• Improved wing root fairings
• Improved TKS weeping wing ice protection system
• More effective ventilation and cooling systems
• Air conditioning now available on the turbo model^[2]

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Turbo option

The SR22 turbo uses a Tornado Alley turbonormalizing upgrade kit featuring twin turbonormalizers and twin intercoolers.^[3] The turbo conversion will allow pilots to fly higher, faster, and farther. The Cirrus SR22 Turbo installation is similar to that in the Mooney Acclaim and the Cessna 400. Also included with the conversion is built-in oxygen and a Hartzell 3-blade light weight composite propeller. The weight of the conversion will reduce the SR22's useful load. Air conditioning is available with the SR22 Turbo, but this further reduces the useful load. The turbo version has a certified ceiling of 25,000 feet, a maximum cruise speed of 211 knots (391 km/h), and a top speed of 219 knots.^[4] This is 23 knots slower than the Mooney Acclaim, the fastest plane in this category (piston-powered propeller with turbocharged engine.)^[5][6][7][8] The prototype Mooney M20TN Acclaim N312TN on display at the Mooney Aircraft booth at Sun n Fun 2006 The Mooney M20TN Type S Acclaim is a single engine, retractable gear, low wing, general aviation aircraft developed for the personal use market by Mooney Aircraft. ... Cessna 400s Continental TSIO-550-C engine installation The Cessna 400 is a single-engine, fixed-gear, low-wing general aviation aircraft built from composite materials by Cessna Aircraft. ...

Glass cockpit upgrading

SR22s that were built before 2003 were not equipped with the Avidyne Entegra primary flight display that was standard equipment on latter SR22 model years. These aircraft have seen their values fall as the result of this deficiency and in 2007 typically sold for USD$75,000 less than aircraft equipped with a PFD. Avidyne have developed a program to make available a retrofit of an equivalent PFD, called the Avidyne Envision. Installations will be carried out at local avionics shops under a Supplementary type certificate developed by Southern Star Avionics of Mobile, Alabama in concert with Avidyne. Retrofits will involve replacing existing instrument panels with a new one that will include the PFD, a new multifunction display and the installation of back-up mechanical instruments. The base cost for the upgrade will be USD$50,000 for the installation of the PFD, plus the cost of a new MFD and other extras such as TCAS, weather or charting upgrades.^[9] Avidyne Corporation is an avionics company based in Lincoln, Massachusetts. ... A primary flight display is a modern aircraft instrument dedicated to flight information. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... Avionics is a portmanteau which literally means aviation electronics. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country State County Mobile Founded 1702 Incorporated 1814 Government  - Mayor Sam Jones Area  - City 412. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... TCAS and IVSI Indicator The Traffic Collision Avoidance System (or TCAS) is a computer system installed on board many large aircraft, designed to prevent mid-air collisions. ...

Aircraft type club

The Cirrus aircraft are supported by an active aircraft type club, the Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association (COPA). An aircraft type-club fly-in: A line-up of Quad City Challenger II ultralight aircraft at the annual International Challenger Owners Association Ski Fly-in at Montebello Quebec, 29 January 2005 Pipers line-up at the annual convention of the Short Wing Piper Club. ...

Specifications (SR22-G3)

V speeds

Cirrus SR22

• V_r (rotation): 70 kias (130 km/h)
• V_x (best angle of climb): 80 kias (148 km/h)
• V_y (best rate of climb): 100 kias (185 km/h)
• V_so (stall, dirty): 59 kias (109 km/h)
• V_s (stall, clean): 70 kias (130 km/h)
• V_a (maneuvering speed): 133 kias (246 km/h)
• V_no (max cruise): 178 kias (330 km/h)
• V_ne (never exceed): 201 kias (372 km/h)
• V_fe (50% flaps): 119 kias (220 km/h)
• V_fe (100% flaps): 104 kias (193 km/h)
• V_pd (chute deployment): 133 kias (246 km/h)
• V_glide (best glide): 90 kias (167 km/h)

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Performance

• Takeoff ground roll: 1,028 ft (313 m)
• Takeoff distance over 50 ft (15 m) object: 1594 ft (486 m)
• Climb rate: 1400 ft/min (427 m/min)
• Cruise speed (75% power): 185 ktas (343 km/h)
• Maximum range (55% power): over 1143 nmi (1852 km)
• Landing ground Roll: 1141 ft (348 m)
• Landing distance over 50 ft (15 m) Object: 2344 ft (714 m)

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Engine

• Manufacturer: Continental
• Model: IO-550-N
• Power: 310 hp (231 kW)

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Design weights & loading

• Maximum Gross Weight: 3400 lb (1542 kg)
• Standard Empty Weight: 2230 lb (1021 kg)
• Useful Load: 1170 lb (523 kg)
• Usable Fuel Capacity: 92 gal/552 lb (307 l/221 kg)
• Full Fuel Payload: 618 lb (301 kg)

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Measurements

• Propeller: 78 in (1.98 m) diameter, 3 blade, constant speed
• Length: 26 ft (7.9 m)
• Height: 8 ft 9 in (2.6 m)
• Wingspan: 38 ft 4 in (11.7 m)
• Cabin length: 130 in (3.3 m)
• Cabin width: 49 in (1.3 m)
• Cabin height: 50 in (1.3 m)

Turbo performance (85 % power)

• 12,000 ft 194 KTAS 17.5 gal/h; 66.25 liter/hour
• 18,000 ft 203 KTAS 17.5 gal/h; 66.25 liter/hour
• 25,000 ft 211 KTAS 17.5 gal/h; 66.25 liter/hour
• Ceiling: 25,000 ft
• Top Speed: 235 KTAS

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References

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External links

• FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet (TCDS)
• Cirrus Design home page
• Western Michigan University's College of Aviation replaces most of its Cessna fleet through a contract with Cirrus
• Aircraft type club - Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association
• Cirrus Turbo
• Tornado Alley Turbo, Inc
• Flying revue Cirrus SR-22 G3 Review (Czech Language)

See also

• Cirrus Aircraft Parachute System
  

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• Cirrus SR20
• Cirrus Jet
  

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• Beechcraft A36 Bonanza
• Cessna 210
• Cessna NGP
• Cessna 400
• Mooney Bravo
• Piper PA-24 Comanche
  

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