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The Cirrus SR22 is a single-engine four- or five-seat composite aircraft built since 2001 by
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of
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, United States. It is a development of the
Cirrus SR20 The Cirrus SR20 is an American piston-engined, four- or five-seat composite material, composite monoplane built since 1999 by Cirrus Aircraft of Duluth, Minnesota. The aircraft is the company's earliest type certificate, type-certified model, ea ...
, with a larger wing, higher fuel capacity and more powerful, 310-horsepower (231 kW) engine, and a 315 hp (235 kW) engine for the
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version of the aircraft. In the
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(GA) industry, it became the first
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with a full
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. The SR22 series has been the world's best-selling GA airplane every year since 2003. With 8,246 units delivered from 2001–24, and in combination with the SR20, a total of 10,178, it is the most-produced GA aircraft of the 21st century, and is the single most-produced aircraft made from composite material, accounting for nearly 50% of the entire piston aircraft market. The Cirrus SR22 has a whole-plane emergency recovery parachute system: the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS). This has contributed to its market success and has given it the nickname "the plane with the parachute".


Design and development

The SR22, certified in November 2000, is a more powerful version of the earlier SR20. Production of the aircraft started in 2001. The SR22 is a low-wing cantilever
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of composite construction, featuring fixed (non-retractable)
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with a castering nose wheel and steering via differential braking on the main wheels. It is powered by a nose-mounted 310 hp (231 kW) Continental IO-550-N piston engine. The four-seat cabin is accessed through doors on both sides of the fuselage. The SR-series remains the only production airplane in its class to include
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flight controls that combine aspects of a traditional
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handle (referred to in the industry as a "side yoke"). The Cirrus SR22, like the SR20, is equipped with the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS), which can lower the entire aircraft to the ground relatively gently in an emergency. In 2004, the company introduced the SR22 G2 (Generation 2), and in 2007 the SR22 G3 (Generation 3). Both were defined by airframe modifications, G2 by fuselage, and G3 by modified wing and landing gear. A 2012 '' Flying'' magazine review stated that the Cirrus SR22 "is the most sophisticated single-engine civilian airplane ever built and by a long shot." In 2013, the manufacturer introduced the SR22 G5 (Generation 5) (there was no G4). Key changes were an increase in gross weight to and a standard five-seat cabin arrangement. The G5 received only minor changes for 2014, including integrated LED lighting and Beringer brakes. In 2014, the SR22 and SR22T had been the best-selling four- to five-seat fixed-wing aircraft in the world for 12 years in a row. In 2016, Cirrus introduced improvements to the SR Series, including
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wireless connectivity, remote
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, a convenience lighting system, and an easy-access door latch. In 2017, the company introduced the SR22 G6 (Generation 6), with several major upgrades to the
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and new
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ing. In September 2019, Cirrus unveiled the TRAC, a training-oriented version of the SR-series with a simplified interior, more durable seat material, backseat radio transmit switch to allow an observer to communicate with
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, integrated engine indication and crew alerting/warning systems, and simulated
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controls and position lights to allow cadets and instructors to feign landing gear operation and failures during instructional flights (the actual landing gear remains permanently fixed). In January 2020, the company introduced a new
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for the SR Series, called "Cirrus IQ", which enables remote aircraft communication including access to pre-flight status information like fuel and oxygen levels, battery voltage, oil temperature, aircraft location and flight hours. In October 2020, it was revealed that a 2003 SR22 would be displayed in the new general aviation exhibition "We All Fly" in the
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, which opened in 2022. In January 2022, Cirrus announced speed and aesthetic improvements to the G6 SR-series, with a increased cruise speed, upgrades to the mobile IQ app, USB-A and USB-C charging ports and more. In January 2024, the company announced the SR22 G7 (Generation 7), with a major overhaul to the interior and avionics, making it more comparable to the cockpit of a Cirrus Vision Jet, as well as safety and engine-start improvements and an automatic fuel selection system. In May 2025, Cirrus introduced the G7+, which added its Safe Return emergency autoland system as the first piston aircraft with autoland.


Turbocharged models

Cirrus introduced the SR22 Turbo in 2006, with a Tornado Alley turbonormalizing upgrade kit that is factory installed under a Supplemental Type Certificate. It included twin turbonormalizers and twin
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s. The conversion includes built-in oxygen and a Hartzell three-blade (later four-blade as optional) lightweight composite propeller. The weight of the conversion reduces 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 , a maximum cruise speed of 211 knots (391 km/h), and a top speed of . In 2010, Cirrus introduced the SR22T. This used a new engine, the Continental TSIO-550K, which produces with a 7.5:1 compression ratio and can run on 94 octane fuel.


Glass cockpit

SR22s and SR20s built before 2003 were equipped with traditional analog instruments and a 10" (later 12") Multi-function display (MFD). In February 2003, Cirrus began offering SR22s with the
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(PFD), making the plane the first of its kind to come with a
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. Later that year, this instrumentation became standard equipment on all SR-series aircraft and sparked a major transition in
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, whereby over 90% of all new
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by the year 2006 were equipped with glass cockpits. Retrofits are available for the older SR aircraft that replace the analog instrument panels with one that includes a PFD, a new MFD and the installation of back-up mechanical instruments. On 22 May 2008, Cirrus revealed the "Cirrus Perspective" glass cockpit (by
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). Both cockpits were available for several months (the Avidyne cockpit was initially standard equipment) and after 2008 the SR22 was sold with only the Perspective panel. In 2009, the third-generation Cirrus SR22 GTS came equipped with a new
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(EVS), a sophisticated dual-wavelength instrument that offers both
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and
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. At the 2010
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, Cirrus announced its plans to certify Garmin's ESP system (Electronic Stability and Protection, similar to ESPs in automobiles) on the Cirrus SR22. It included advanced flight envelope protection that could stabilize the aircraft with the push of a button, to avoid
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from developing. The Cirrus Perspective-Plus avionics flight deck was introduced in 2017, with a faster processing speed, animated datalink weather, payload management, visual approach capabilities, wireless database uploads, glass back-up instruments, and more. In 2020, the Perspective-Plus flight deck included a new stabilized approach advisory system that provides alerts to the pilot of unstable conditions during approach. In 2024, the seventh generation of the SR22 introduced the Cirrus Perspective Touch+ flight deck, the "first-ever piston aircraft to incorporate dual Garmin Touch Controllers”, including taxiway routing and a contextualized 3D taxi guide, improved flight envelope protection, a 35% larger MFD and PFD, a
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-linked checklist scroll wheel, and other upgrades to the instrument panel. In 2025, Cirrus added its "Safe Return" emergency autoland system to the flight deck.


Flight into known icing

Cirrus completed testing for flight into known icing conditions (FIKI) on 12 January 2009. The equipment change involved installing a larger fluid tank for the TKS Ice Protection System and protecting more areas of the aircraft. The FAA approved the new installation in April 2009.


Operational history

For several years, the largest fleet of Cirrus SR22s was operated by ImagineAir, which was in operation from 2007–2018. Previously to this, the largest fleet had been operated by SATSair with 26 aircraft. It began operations in 2004 and went out of business in 2009. The largest European operator is Fly Aeolus, a Belgian fractional ownership company established in 2009 that operates 13 SR22s. In May 2022, California-based air taxi company Joby Aviation received Part 135 air service certification from the FAA to operate a fleet of SR22s, pending certification of its
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aircraft. Australian pilot Ryan Campbell used an SR22 to become the youngest pilot to fly solo around the world (a title which he held for nearly a year), at age nineteen. He completed his trip on 7 September 2013 in
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. His SR22, ''Spirit of the Sapphire Coast,'' was modified by removing three seats and adding a fuselage tank for a total of usable. The
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uses six SR22s as
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, and the
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acquired 25 SR22s in 2013, replacing
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purchased 22 aircraft for training purposes. The Minnesota State Patrol uses a special missions "Cirrus Perception" SR22 for law enforcement operations, surveillance, search and rescue missions, and more.


Safety record

Between 2001 and May 2014, 147 U.S.-registered Cirrus SR22 aircraft crashed, killing 122 people. In 2011, the accident record of the SR20/SR22 was examined by ''Aviation Consumer'' magazine. It found that the series' overall accident record is better than average for light aircraft, exceeded only by the Diamond DA40 and
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. However, its fatal accident rate is worse, at 1.6 per 100,000 flight hours—which places it higher than the United States general aviation rate of 1.2, and higher than the Diamond DA40 (0.35), Cessna 172 (0.45), Diamond DA42 (0.54),
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(0.69), and the Cessna 400 (1.0), despite the SR22's full aircraft parachute system. By the end of 2013, the fatality rate had been reduced to 1.01 per 100,000 flight hours. This was attributed to better training, particularly in the use of the ballistic parachute system. The fatality rate continued to decrease in 2014, to .42 per 100,000 flight hours, one of the industry's lowest. This marked the fewest fatalities in a single year for Cirrus since 2001, and the first year where the number of
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deployments (12) exceeded the number of fatal accidents (3). As of September 2018, pilots had deployed the SR-series parachute 79 times, with 163 survivors. After a failed CAPS deployment in March 2021, Cirrus issued a service bulletin and replaced the firing mechanism in the CAP systems (which control the primer material that ignites the chute’s rocket) for 347 Cirrus SR aircraft and 26 SF50 Vision jets.


Variants

;SR22 :Original version ;SR22 G2 :Improved variant introduced in 2004 ;SR22 Turbo G2 :In July 2006, Cirrus announced a turbo normalized SR22. Some initial limited models were identified as SR22 G2 SEs (for "Signature Edition")—equipped with additional features including an unequally painted exterior, black leather seats, and the signatures of Cirrus founders Dale and Alan Klapmeier on the
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, marking the 22nd anniversary of the company's founding. ;SR22TN :Version with a Tornado Alley turbo-normalizing kit added to the Continental IO-550-N engine producing . ;SR22 G3 :Launched in April 2007, the SR22 G3 variant has an increased range and fuel capacity, from , a lighter carbon fiber
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, and longer landing gear for increased prop clearance. Upgraded models, such as the GTS, come with airbag seatbelts. ;SR22T :Introduced in June 2010, the SR22T includes a turbocharged Continental TSIO-550-K producing . The engine has low-compression pistons, producing a 7.5 to 1
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to allow the engine to run on lower octane fuel, 94UL. The SR22T has a maximum cruise speed of , an empty weight of , and a maximum operating altitude of . This model also has a decreased useful load of and a reduced range of , as well as a Hartzell three-blade lightweight composite prop. ;SR22/22T G5 :On 17 January 2013, Cirrus Aircraft announced the G5 SR22 and SR22T (skipping G4 as a designation for the new version of the aircraft). Features included a increase in the maximum takeoff weight, and some previous options—60/40 split back seat, ADS-B transponder, and Garmin GFC700 autopilot—became standard equipment. The wheel pants were redesigned and included an access door for the inflator valve. Cirrus improved the aircraft's ballistic parachute using a larger canopy to account for the higher takeoff weight, and a more powerful rocket. The rocket firing changed to a fail-safe electronic ignition, with a maximum operating speed of 140 knots (up from 133 knots). Earlier versions used a pyrotechnic rocket ignition system. Maximum flap speeds were increased to 150 knots (first notch); 110 knots (second notch); and added another 3.5 degrees of extension. Fuel burn slightly increased at cruise speeds, rate of climb was reduced, liftoff speed increased to 80 knots (from 72 knots), and
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increased to 60 knots (from 58 knots). ;SR22/22T G6 :Introduced in January 2017, the G6 model adds new
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wingtip lights and an updated Garmin avionics flight deck (known as "Cirrus Perspective-Plus") with a 10-times faster instrument processing speed and several other upgrades. ;TRAC :Introduced in September 2019, the TRAC is a flight-training version SR22/22T with a simplified, more durable interior, Perspective+ flight deck, rear seat push-to-talk functionality, and simulated retractable
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controls. ;SR Series G7 :On 11 January 2024, Cirrus announced the G7 of the SR series, including a redesigned interior, Cirrus Perspective Touch+ flight deck with 35% larger instrument touch screens, a contextualized 3D taxi guide, stick shaker functions for the side-yokes to warn of an approaching stall condition, a new flap airspeed protection system, an automatic fuel selection system, a pushbutton engine start interface, an updated automated flight control system (AFCS), increased legroom, and a lower glareshield for better forward visibility, in addition to other improvements to the cockpit. The 2024 base price for a non-turbocharged SR22 was $844,900 and a GTS version, including air conditioning and ice protection, was $1,049,900. The base price of the SR22T was $969,900 in 2024 and $1,174,900 for the GTS. In May 2025, Cirrus announced the G7+ equipped with Safe Return emergency autoland by Garmin.


Operators


Civil

The SR22 is used by flying schools, several
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and small
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carriers, as well as private individuals and companies.


Military and government

; * Minnesota State Patrol – 1 ; * Salvadoran Air Force – 2 ; *
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– 6 ; *
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– 8 ; *
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– 12 ; * Emirates Flight Training Academy – 22 ; *
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– 25


Accidents and incidents

SR22s have been involved in numerous accidents and incidents, with some of the most notable being: * On November 3, 2015, former
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CEO William S. Simon deployed CAPS in his SR22T over Fayetteville, Arkansas, near the
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when the plane experienced engine trouble. A vehicle struck the aircraft on a busy road after it had touched down. All parties involved suffered only minor injuries. * On May 12, 2021, a Swearingen Metroliner SA226-TC and an SR22 collided on approach to Centennial Airport near Denver, Colorado. The Cirrus pilot deployed CAPS and made a safe off-airport parachute-assisted landing; the Metroliner pilot landed safely at Centennial with damage to the cabin and
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. No injuries were reported. The accident was attributed to the SR22 pilot overshooting his turn, while the failure of air traffic control to alert the Metroliner pilot of the approaching SR22 was a contributing factor.


Specifications (SR22-G5)


See also


References


Notes


External links

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