The Cirrus SR22 is a single engine, four to five seat light aircraft with a composite airframe that Cirrus Design introduced in 2001, built as a faster, longer range companion to the smaller Cirrus SR20. It is best known for making a whole airframe parachute recovery system, deployable to lower the entire aircraft and its occupants to the ground in an emergency, a standard rather than optional feature, and it went on to become one of the best selling piston aircraft in the world.
Facts
SignificanceFirst light aircraft in general aviation with a full glass cockpit 1 Manufacturer or Builder FAQs
Besides the parachute, what helps keep a Cirrus SR22 out of trouble in flight?
The autopilot enables Electronic Stability and Protection, which helps correct unusual flight attitudes even when the autopilot is not engaged.
Cirrus describes the SR22 as having a digital, three-axis autopilot that enables Electronic Stability and Protection. According to the manufacturer, this feature passively and unobtrusively helps correct unusual flight attitudes, even when the autopilot is not engaged. It works alongside the whole airframe parachute, which Cirrus says it fits as standard equipment on all of its certified aircraft.
Connections
In the Other Atlases
Manufactured By
Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.
Sources
1. Cirrus SR22 - Wikipedia
Design and development
The SR22, certified in November 2000, is a more powerful version of the earlier SR20.
Infobox, manufacturer
Cirrus Aircraft of Duluth, Minnesota, United States
Lead paragraph
In the general aviation (GA) industry, it became the first light aircraft with a full glass cockpit.
In Group: Single-Engine Piston Light Aircraft, Lead sentence
The Cirrus SR22 is a single-engine four- or five-seat composite aircraft built since 2001 by Cirrus Aircraft of Duluth, Minnesota, United States.
View the SourceReader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.