Cirrus SF50
| Cirrus SF50 Vision | |
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| Type: | Very light jet |
| Design country: | |
| Manufacturer: |
Cirrus design |
| First flight: |
July 3, 2008 |
| Number of pieces: |
34 including prototypes |
The Cirrus SF50 Vision is a Very Light Jet from the US aircraft manufacturer Cirrus Design Corporation .
history
The aircraft is the first Cirrus aircraft to be powered by a turbofan . It was announced by Cirrus under the name The Jet in December 2006 and had its maiden flight on July 3, 2008 from Duluth International Airport in Minnesota . The machine has now been renamed SF50.
In October 2016, the American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted approval. The EASA -approved followed 2017th
In 2018, Cirrus was awarded the Collier Trophy 2017 for developing the Vision Jet until it was ready for the market .
Technical specifications
The aircraft is a single-engine monoplane made of composite material with a turbofan engine in the tail and space for two pilots and five passengers. It has a V-shaped tail unit and is equipped with a glass cockpit . For safety, it is equipped with a total rescue system called the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) .
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | one or two pilots |
| Passengers | six |
| length | 9.3 m |
| span | 11.7 m |
| height | 3.3 m |
| payload | 542 kg |
| Empty mass | 1681 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 2727 kg |
| Takeoff route | 621 m |
| Landing runway | 496 m |
| Cruising speed | 240 kn (approx. 440 km / h) (Economy Cruise) |
| Top speed | 300 kn (approx. 560 km / h) (High Speed Cruise) |
| Service ceiling | 28,000 ft (approx. 8,500 m) |
| Range | ~ 900-1850 km (High Speed Cruise) ~ 1000–2222 km (Economy Cruise) |
| Engines | 1 × Williams International FJ33-4A-19 with 8.5 kN thrust |
| price | $ 1.72 million |
Web links
- Web presence of the manufacturing company
- Cirrus Vision SF50 (aircraft dictionary by Wolfgang Bredow)
Individual evidence
- ↑ FAA REGISTRY Make / Model Inquiry Results (as of 2017/12) faa.gov
- ↑ FliegerRevue August 2008, p. 8, first flight of the Cirrus jet
- ↑ Cirrus brings first business jet with parachute , accessed on December 7, 2016
- ↑ EBACE: Cirrus Vision Jet secures European approval flightglobal.com, accessed December 18, 2017
- ↑ Cirrus Aircraft Vision Jet to be Awarded the 2017 Robert J. Collier Trophy (PDF, 118 kB) at the National Aeronautic Association (naa.aero); accessed on April 6, 2018.
- ↑ Aeromarket: Cirrus-Jet SF50 "Vision" flies!
- ↑ a b c Vision Jet. Cirrus Aircraft, 2017, accessed April 19, 2018 (English, product brochure).
- ↑ Cirrus announces the prices for the SF50 Vision ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
