13 Facts About Cirrus SR22

Cirrus SR22 is a single-engine four- or five-seat composite aircraft built from 2001 by Cirrus Aircraft of Duluth, Minnesota.

Cirrus SR22 series has been the world's best-selling general aviation airplane every year since 2003.

Cirrus SR22 is equipped with a whole-plane emergency recovery parachute system: the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System.

Cirrus SR22, certified in November 2000, is a more powerful version of the earlier SR20.

The Cirrus SR22 is a low-wing cantilever monoplane of composite construction, featuring fixed tricycle landing gear with a castering nose wheel and steering via differential braking on the main wheels.

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In 2016, Cirrus SR22 introduced improvements to the SR Series, including Bluetooth wireless connectivity, a remote keyless entry, convenience lighting system, and an easy-access door latch.

In October 2020, it was revealed that a 2003 Cirrus SR22 would be displayed in the new general aviation exhibition "We All Fly" in the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum, set to open in 2022.

In January 2022, Cirrus SR22 announced speed and aesthetic improvements to the G6 SR-series, with a 9 knots increased cruise speed, upgrades to the mobile IQ app, USB-A and USB-C charging ports and more.

In February 2003, Cirrus began offering SR22s with the Avidyne Entegra primary flight display, making the plane the first of its kind to come with a glass cockpit.

In 2009, the third-generation Cirrus SR22 GTS came equipped with a new enhanced vision system, a sophisticated dual-wavelength instrument that offers both infrared and synthetic vision.

Cirrus SR22 completed testing for flight into known icing conditions on 12 January 2009.

Australian pilot Ryan Campbell used an Cirrus SR22 to become the youngest pilot to fly solo around the world, at age nineteen.

Cirrus SR22 completed his trip on 7 September 2013 in Wollongong.