Cirrus SR20
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| SR20 | |
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 2005 Cirrus SR20 |
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| Type | Civil utility aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Cirrus Design |
| Produced | 1999-Present |
| Variants | Cirrus SR22 |
The Cirrus Design SR20 is a piston engine composite monoplane that seats four. The SR20 is noted for being the first production general aviation aircraft equipped with a parachute for spin recovery.
[edit] History
Certified by the FAA in 1998, hundreds of SR20s have been sold since the first was delivered in 1999 as of December 2006 over 2000 planes together with the SR22 has been made. One of the major selling points for the SR20 is that it has a fully digital avionics suite with one 10-inch Avidyne FlightMax primary flight display and one multi-function display. A pair of Garmin GNS430s provide GPS navigation, conventional radio navigation, and radio communications.
The SR20, like the faster SR22, is equipped with the Ballistic Recovery Systems Cirrus Aircraft Parachute System, a large parachute which can be deployed in an emergency to lower the entire aircraft to the ground safely.
On June 1, 2004, the SR20 became the first aircraft to achieve the new European Aviation Safety Agency certificate for aircraft imported into the European Union.
[edit] SR20 G3 Model
In 2007 Cirrus introduced an updated model of the SR20 that incorporates changes from the SR22 G3 airframe, including installing the new lighter SR22 wing which has a greater wing area than the previous SR20 wing. The installation of the larger wing increased the SR20's cruise speed by 6-7 knots.[1].
This improved model is called the SR20 G3 for "Generation 3". The new model includes: [2]
- A lighter wing of greater area, incorporating a carbon-fibre spar
- Increased useful load of 50 lbs by increasing the take-off weight to 3050 lbs
- Increased fuel capacity to 56 US gallons (212-litres) using a wet wing
- Re-designed main landing gear that is 2 inches (5.1 cm) taller giving greater propeller and tail clearance
- New recognition lights using LEDs
- Improved aircraft handling, due to increased dihedral
- Improved aerodynamics, including new wing root fairings
- Improved heat and ventilation
- GPS WAAS-certified Garmin GNS 430W navigator
[edit] SRV model
The Cirrus SRV is a VFR-only version of the SR20 that is optimized for the low-end private ownership and flight training market. As such it omits some standard equipment available on the SR20 such as wheel fairings.[3]
For 2008 the SRV model has also been updated to G3 configuration, with the SR22 wing.[4]
[edit] Specifications (SR20-G3)
[edit] General characteristics
Reference: Cirrus SR20 Specifications Webpage [4]
- Crew: one pilot
- Capacity: 3 passengers
- Length: 26 ft 0 in (9.33 m)
- Wingspan: 38 ft 4 in (11.79 m)
- Height: 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
- Wing area: 144.9 ft² (13.71 m²)
- Empty: 2,080 lb (943 kg)
- Maximum takeoff: 3,050 lb (1383 kg)
- Powerplant: 1x Continental Motors IO-360-ES, 200 hp (149 kW)
[edit] Performance
Reference: Cirrus SR20 Performance Webpage[5]
- Cruise speed: 155 knots (289 km/h)
- Range: 627 nautical miles (1,168 km)
- Rate of climb (sea level): 828 ft/min (254 m/min)
- Wing loading: 21.0 lb/ft² (101 kg/m²)
- Power/Mass: 15.25 lb/hp (0.108 kW/kg)
[edit] See also
Related development
Comparable aircraft
[edit] References
- ^ Niles, Russ F. (April 2008). G3 SR20 Has New Wings, Refined Interior. Retrieved on 2008-04-14.
- ^ Cirrus Design (2007). Cirrus SR20 What's New. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
- ^ Cirrus Design (undated). Cirrus SR20 Models. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
- ^ a b Cirrus Design (2008). SR20 Spcifications. Retrieved on 2008-04-14.
- ^ Cirrus Design (undated). Cirrus SR20 Performance. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
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