Editing Cirrus SR20

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| first_flight = 21 March 1995
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The '''Cirrus SR20''' is an American [[piston-engine]]d, 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, earning certification in 1998.

It was the first production [[general aviation]] (GA) aircraft equipped with a [[Cirrus Airframe Parachute System|parachute]] to lower the airplane safely to the ground after a loss of control, structural failure, or midair collision. The SR series was also the first mass-manufactured [[light aircraft]] with all-composite construction and [[glass cockpit|flat-panel avionics]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.flyingmag.com/photo-gallery/photos/top-100-airplanes-platinum-edition?pnid=44581|title=Top 100 Airplanes:Platinum Edition|magazine=Flying|access-date=2014-11-08|archive-date=2016-01-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109024332/http://www.flyingmag.com/photo-gallery/photos/top-100-airplanes-platinum-edition?pnid=44581|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="FlyingMag.com">{{cite web|url = http://www.flyingmag.com/aircraft/pistons/10-ways-sr22-changed-flying?page=0,0|title = 10 Ways that the SR22 Changed Flying|last = Robert Goyer|year = 2011|access-date = 2014-11-08|archive-date = 2016-01-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160109024332/http://www.flyingmag.com/aircraft/pistons/10-ways-sr22-changed-flying?page=0,0|url-status = live}}</ref>

The SR20 was developed into the [[Cirrus SR22]], which was introduced in 2001 and is the [[list of most-produced aircraft|most-produced]] GA aircraft of the 21st century.

==Design and development==
[[File:Cirrus SR20 Private, GRQ Groningen (Eelde), Netherlands PP1119199051.jpg|thumb|right|Early production model Cirrus SR20]]
[[File:CirrusSR20Landing.jpg|thumb|right|Cirrus SR20 landing]]
[[File:CirrusSR20-G-TAAC.jpg|thumb|right|SR20 GTS]]

The SR20 mock-up was unveiled in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.compositesworld.com/articles/fuselage-skins-redesign-streamlines-production|access-date=2015-08-31|title=Cirrus Aircraft's SR22 second-generation design improves functionality and enables faster processing|last=CompsitesWorld|year=2010|archive-date=2015-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923205808/http://www.compositesworld.com/articles/fuselage-skins-redesign-streamlines-production|url-status=live}}</ref> The aircraft first flew on 21 March 1995 and [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] certification was achieved on 23 October 1998.<ref>[http://aerofiles.com/_ca.html Aerofiles: Aircraft Ca to Ci] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060823142142/http://aerofiles.com/_ca.html |date=2006-08-23 }} Retrieved 24 July 2011.</ref><ref name="A00009CH">{{cite web|url = http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/0e89bd1a6ab4916c8625745d0047b84c/$FILE/A00009CH.pdf|title = TYPE CERTIFICATE DATA SHEET NO. A00009CH Revision 13|access-date = 2008-10-14|last = [[Federal Aviation Administration]]|date = May 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090219232130/http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/0e89bd1a6ab4916c8625745d0047b84c/$FILE/A00009CH.pdf|archive-date = 2009-02-19|url-status = dead}}</ref> At the time of the airplane's release, the GA industry was struggling; the SR20 was one of the first of its kind to earn FAA Part 23 certification in several years.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.flyingmag.com/pilot-reports/pistons/cirrus-sr20-g3|title=Cirrus SR20 G3|access-date=July 10, 2015|last=Goyer|first=Robert|date=Sep 2008|archive-date=July 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713021311/http://www.flyingmag.com/pilot-reports/pistons/cirrus-sr20-g3|url-status=live}}</ref> 
Over a thousand SR20s have been sold since deliveries began in July 1999. From 1999 to 2015, more than 6,000 SR-series aircraft had been delivered,<ref>{{cite news|url = http://cirrusaircraft.com/6000th-airplane/|title = Cirrus Aircraft Celebrates 6,000th Airplane Delivery|access-date = June 16, 2015|last = Cirrus Aircraft News|date = June 15, 2015|archive-date = June 18, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150618161830/http://cirrusaircraft.com/6000th-airplane/|url-status = dead}}</ref> something that no other aviation company had accomplished for the last half-century.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/pilot-talk/more-pilot-talk/aviation-1965-2015.html#.VowSRcCAOkr|title = Aviation 1965–2015|last = Davison|first = Budd|access-date = January 5, 2016|date = December 14, 2015|archive-date = January 9, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160109024332/http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/pilot-talk/more-pilot-talk/aviation-1965-2015.html#.VowSRcCAOkr|url-status = live}}</ref>

One of the major selling points for the SR20 is its [[Garmin]] Cirrus Perspective [[avionics]] suite with dual {{convert|10|in|mm|adj=on}} or {{convert|12|in|mm|adj=on}} screens: one [[primary flight display]] (PFD) and one [[multi-function display|multifunction display]] (MFD), first introduced by the company in May 2008. This provides all standard [[radio communications|communication]], [[air navigation|navigation]] ([[GPS]] and conventional VHF), and surveillance ([[Mode S]] [[Transponder (aviation)|transponder]]) functions. Other avionics features include in-flight weather information and [[TCAS]]-like traffic information.

SR20s made from 1999 to 2003 were equipped with traditional analog instruments and a 10" MFD. In July 2003, Cirrus made [[Avidyne Entegra]] PFDs standard on the SR20 and faster [[Cirrus SR22|SR22]], pioneering the use of [[glass cockpits]] in the [[light aircraft]] GA industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-studies/Documents/SS1001.pdf|title=Introduction of Glass Cockpit Avionics into Light Aircraft|last=National Transportation Safety Board|access-date=2015-09-11|archive-date=2015-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905125617/http://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-studies/Documents/SS1001.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

The SR-series remains the only airplane in its class to include [[side stick|side-stick]] flight controls that combine aspects of a traditional [[yoke (aeronautics)|yoke]] handle (this has been referred to in the industry as a "side yoke").<ref name="FlyingMag.com"/>

The SR20 and SR22 are equipped with the [[Cirrus Airframe Parachute System]] (CAPS), a large [[parachute]] that can be deployed in an emergency to lower the entire aircraft to the ground safely.<ref name="A00009CH" />

On 1 June 2004, the SR20 became the first aircraft to achieve the new [[European Aviation Safety Agency]] certificate for aircraft imported into the [[European Union]].

In 2004, Cirrus introduced the SR20 G2 (Generation 2) and in 2008, the SR20 G3 (Generation 3). Both were defined by airframe modifications, G2 by fuselage and G3 by wing/landing gear changes.

In 2012, "60/40 flex seating" was introduced, allowing up to three passengers in the rear with a split fold-down seat arrangement. This five-seat configuration was optional in 2012, but became standard equipment for 2013 SR20 models.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cirrusaircraft.com/sr20/ |title=Cirrus Aircraft |publisher=Cirrus Aircraft |access-date=2013-05-29 |archive-date=2013-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604032514/http://cirrusaircraft.com/sr20/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2016, Cirrus introduced enhancements to the SR series, including [[Bluetooth]] wireless connectivity, a remote keyless entry, a convenience lighting system, and a new easy-access door latch, among other interior and exterior improvements.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vimeo.com/151899971 |title=Cirrus Aircraft 2016 SR Series Introduction |publisher=Vimeo.com |date=January 2016 |access-date=June 10, 2016 |archive-date=August 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810073937/https://vimeo.com/151899971 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= http://cirrusaircraft.com/enhanced-2016-sr/|title= Cirrus Aircraft Unveils Enhanced 2016 SR Series|access-date= June 10, 2016|last= Cirrus Aircraft News|date= February 16, 2016|archive-date= June 24, 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160624172021/http://cirrusaircraft.com/enhanced-2016-sr/|url-status= dead}}</ref>

In 2017, the company introduced the SR20 G6 (Generation 6), with several upgrades to the avionics, new [[navigation light]]s, and an increased useful load.<ref name=AvWebG6/>

In September 2019, Cirrus unveiled the TRAC, a training-oriented version of the SR20, with a simplified interior, more durable seat material, backseat radio transmit switch to allow an observer to communicate with [[air traffic control]], electronic stability and protection system, integrated engine indication and crew alerting/warning systems, and simulated [[Landing_gear#Retractable_gear|retractable landing gear]] 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).<ref name=AOPA_TRAC>{{cite web |url=https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2019/september/24/cirrus-unveils-trainer |title=Making Better Pro Pilots Faster: New TRAC Trainer from Cirrus |last=Hirschman |first=Dave |date=24 September 2019 |website=aopa.org |publisher=[[Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association]] |access-date=27 September 2019 |archive-date=27 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927195847/https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2019/september/24/cirrus-unveils-trainer |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Flying_TRAC>{{cite web |url=https://www.flyingmag.com/cirrus-unveils-trac-series/ |title=Cirrus Unveils TRAC Series of Flight Training Aircraft |last=Mark |first=Rob |date=25 September 2019 |website=flyingmag.com |publisher=[[Flying (magazine)|Flying]] |access-date=27 September 2019 |archive-date=27 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927195847/https://www.flyingmag.com/cirrus-unveils-trac-series/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In January 2020, the company introduced a new [[mobile app]]lication for the SR series, called "Cirrus IQ", which enables remote aircraft communication including access to preflight status information such as fuel and oxygen levels, battery voltage, oil temperature, aircraft location, and flight hours. Upgrades also included a new stabilized approach-advisory system for the flight deck.<ref name=AviationPros>{{cite web|url=https://www.aviationpros.com/aircraft/rotorcraft/press-release/21120367/cirrus-aircraft-cirrus-aircraft-launches-the-2020-sr-series-powered-by-an-allnew-mobile-app|title=Cirrus Aircraft Launches the 2020 SR Series Powered by an All-New Mobile App|access-date=7 January 2020|last=Aviation Pros|date=January 2020|archive-date=8 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108212624/https://www.aviationpros.com/aircraft/rotorcraft/press-release/21120367/cirrus-aircraft-cirrus-aircraft-launches-the-2020-sr-series-powered-by-an-allnew-mobile-app|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2022, speed and aesthetic improvements were added to the G6 SR-series, with a {{convert|9|kn|km/h}} increased cruise speed, upgrades to the mobile IQ app, USB-A and USB-C charging ports and more.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flyingmag.com/cirrus-unveils-2022-g6-sr-series/|title=Cirrus Unveils 2022 G6 SR Series|work=Flying|date=January 2022|accessdate=January 12, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/cirrus-introduces-2022-g6-sr-series-with-speed-and-aesthetic-upgrades/|title=Cirrus Introduces 2022 G6 SR Series With Speed And Aesthetic Upgrades|work=AVweb|date=January 2021|accessdate=January 12, 2022}}</ref>

In January 2024, the company announced the SR20 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.<ref name=FlyingG7>{{cite web|url=https://www.flyingmag.com/the-big-reveal-cirrus-shows-off-the-sr-g7/?fbclid=IwAR0N6dSYNFn_Y56XFWBTgY5f9Yo392k7Gs5CQWfs3jXCyVSCfgK-7XQX5nQ|title=The Big Reveal: Cirrus Shows Off the SR G7|work=Flying|date=January 2024|accessdate=January 12, 2022}}</ref> In May 2025, Cirrus introduced the G7+, which added its Safe Return [[emergency autoland]] system as the first piston aircraft with autoland.<ref name=AVwebAutoland>{{cite web|url=https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/cirrus-brings-safe-return-autoland-to-the-sr-g7-piston/ |title=Cirrus Brings Safe Return Autoland to the SR G7+ Piston|last=Anglisano|first=Larry|date=May 6, 2025|publisher=AVweb|access-date=May 6, 2025}}</ref>

==Operational history==
[[File:SR20 aircraft descends under parachute.jpg|thumb|SR20 deploying [[Cirrus Airframe Parachute System|CAPS]] during certification flight-testing in 1998]]
In 2011, the accident records of the SR20 and -22 were the subject of a detailed examination by ''Aviation Consumer'' magazine. The review concluded that the series has an overall accident record that is better than average for light aircraft, exceeded only by the [[Diamond DA40]] and [[Diamond DA42|DA42]]. However, its fatal accident rate is much worse at 1.6/100,000 hours, placing it higher than the U.S. general aviation rate of 1.2 and higher than the Diamond DA40 (0.35), [[Cessna 172]] (0.45), Diamond DA42 (0.54), [[Cessna 182]] (0.69), and  [[Cessna 400]] (1.0), despite the Cirrus's CAPS.<ref name="AVweb">{{Cite news|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Cirrus_Safety_Record_Average_205914-1.html|title = Aviation Consumer: Cirrus Safety Record Just Average|access-date = 22 December 2011|last = AVweb staff|date = 20 December 2011|work = AVweb|archive-date = 9 January 2012|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120109015656/http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Cirrus_Safety_Record_Average_205914-1.html|url-status = live}}</ref>

By 2014, the accident rate had been dramatically reduced, with a 2013 fatal rate of 1.01 per 100,000 flight hours. This was attributed to better training, particularly in when to deploy the [[ballistic parachute]] system.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bertorelli |first=Paul |url=http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Cirrus-Reports-Dramatic-Accident-Reduction221835-1.html |title=Cirrus Reports Dramatic Accident Reduction |publisher=Avweb |date=10 April 2014 |access-date=14 April 2014 |archive-date=13 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413225236/http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Cirrus-Reports-Dramatic-Accident-Reduction221835-1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

By 2015, the accident rate had continued to decrease, with a 2014 fatal rate of 0.42 per 100,000 flight hours, making it one of the best safety records in the industry. This marked the fewest fatalities in a single year for Cirrus since 2001, and the first year where the number of CAPS deployments (12) exceeded the number of fatal accidents (3).<ref>{{cite web |last=Zimmerman |first=John |url=http://airfactsjournal.com/2015/02/fatal-cirrus-crashes-way-thank-parachute/ |title=Fatal Cirrus crashes are way down – thank the parachute |publisher=Air Facts |date=11 February 2015 |access-date=11 June 2015 |archive-date=13 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613030549/http://airfactsjournal.com/2015/02/fatal-cirrus-crashes-way-thank-parachute/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Beach |first=Rick |url=https://www.cirruspilots.org/copa/safety_programs/b/pull_early_pull_often/archive/2014/07/01/update-on-cirrus-accident-rates.aspx |title=Mid-Year 2014 Update on Improved Cirrus accident rates |publisher=Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association |date=1 July 2014 |access-date=11 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612174410/https://www.cirruspilots.org/copa/safety_programs/b/pull_early_pull_often/archive/2014/07/01/update-on-cirrus-accident-rates.aspx |archive-date=12 June 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Anders |first=Clark |url=https://disciplesofflight.com/cirrus-sr22/ |title=Cirrus SR22: The Plane with the Parachute |publisher=Disciples of Flight |date=22 May 2015 |access-date=11 June 2015 |archive-date=13 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613044536/https://disciplesofflight.com/cirrus-sr22/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

As of September 2018, the SR-series has had its parachute system deployed 79 times, with 163 survivors.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cirruspilots.org/copa/safety_programs/w/safety_pages/720.caps-saves-and-fatal-accidents.aspx|title= Cirrus CAPS History|access-date= 12 October 2018|last= Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association|date= 12 October 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181013014405/https://www.cirruspilots.org/copa/safety_programs/w/safety_pages/720.caps-saves-and-fatal-accidents.aspx|archive-date= 13 October 2018|url-status= dead}}</ref>

==Variants==
;SR20 
:Original version produced from 1999

[[File:Cirrus SR20 REFON.jpg|thumb|right|Cirrus SR20 G2]]
;SR20 G2
:Improved variant introduced in 2004, including [[Avidyne Entegra]] avionics

;SRV
:Introduced at the 2003 [[EAA AirVenture]] Convention and brought to market in 2004, the Cirrus SRV was a VFR-only version of the SR20 for the low-end private ownership and flight-training market.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/article/the-new-cirrus-srv/#.WWUL39PysWo|title = The New Cirrus SRV|access-date = 2017-07-11|last = Colby|first = Douglas|work = Plane & Pilot|year = 2004|archive-date = 2017-06-29|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170629033228/http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/article/the-new-cirrus-srv/#.WWUL39PysWo|url-status = live}}</ref> As such, it omitted some standard equipment available on the SR20 such as [[Aircraft fairing|wheel fairings]].<ref name="Models">{{cite web|url = http://www.cirrusdesign.com/sr20/default.aspx|title = Cirrus SR20 Models|access-date = 2007-12-27|last = Cirrus Design|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080107060714/http://www.cirrusdesign.com/sr20/default.aspx|archive-date = 2008-01-07}}</ref> For 2008, the SRV model was updated to G3 configuration, with the SR22 wing.<ref name="CirrusSpecs">{{cite web|url = http://cirrusaircraft.com/aircraft/sr20/|title = SR20 Specifications|access-date = 5 January 2016|last = Cirrus Aircraft|year = 2016|archive-date = 4 April 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150404002200/http://cirrusaircraft.com/aircraft/sr20/|url-status = live}}</ref> Cirrus discontinued the SRV for the 2010 model year.

;SR20 G3
:Introduced in 2007, the G3 has a lighter wing of greater area, incorporating a carbon-fiber [[wing spar|spar]]. The new wing increased the SR20's cruise speed by {{convert|6|-|7|kn|km/h}}. The G3 also added a {{convert|50|lb|kg}} increased useful load by increasing the take-off weight to {{convert|3050|lb|kg}}, a redesigned main landing gear that is 2&nbsp;inches (5&nbsp;cm) taller, giving greater propeller and tail clearance, improved aircraft handling due to increased [[dihedral (aircraft)|dihedral]], improved aerodynamics including new wing root [[Aircraft fairing|fairings]], [[LED]] recognition lights, improved heat and ventilation, dual-redundant GPS [[WAAS]]-certified [[Garmin]] GNS 430W comm-navigators (that include a VHF radio and a VOR/LOC/ILS receiver), and an [[S-TEC Corporation|S-TEC]] Autopilot.<ref name="AvWeb14Apr08">{{cite web|url = http://www.avweb.com/news/snf/SunNFun2008_G3_CirrusSR20_NewWings_RefinedInterior_197645-1.html|title = G3 SR20 Has New Wings, Refined Interior|access-date = 2008-04-14|last = Niles|first = Russ F.|date = April 2008|archive-date = 2008-12-02|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081202171335/http://www.avweb.com/news/snf/SunNFun2008_G3_CirrusSR20_NewWings_RefinedInterior_197645-1.html|url-status = live}}</ref><ref name="G3">{{cite web|url = http://www.cirrusdesign.com/sr20/g3/default.aspx|title = Cirrus SR20 What's New|access-date = 2007-12-27|author= Cirrus Design|year = 2007|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071231131507/http://www.cirrusdesign.com/sr20/g3/default.aspx|archive-date = 2007-12-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine= [[Flying (magazine)|Flying Magazine]]|date=February 2008|page=20|title=Cirrus Delivers}}</ref>

[[File:Cirrus T-53A taxying.png|thumb|United States Air Force T-53A]]
;T-53A
:In 2011, the SR20 was selected for cadet flight training with the [[557th Flying Training Squadron]] at the [[United States Air Force Academy]] and given an Air Force model/design/series (MDS) designation as the T-53A. Twenty-five examples were to be purchased to replace the academy's current stock of 20 leased [[Diamond DA40|T-52A]]s by May 2012, and included new features such as Cirrus Perspective avionics (by Garmin) as well as airbag seat belts.<ref name="AFT16Jun11">{{Cite news|url = http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2011/06/ap-academy-gets-25-new-trainer-aircraft-061611/|title = Academy gets 25 new trainer aircraft for $6.1M|access-date = 17 June 2011|last = [[Associated Press]]|date = June 2011|work = [[Air Force Times]]|archive-date = 20 August 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200820063606/https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2011/06/ap-academy-gets-25-new-trainer-aircraft-061611/|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eaa.org/news/2011/2011-07-06_USAF-Cirrus.asp |title=EAA News – USAF Academy Buys Cirrus SR-20s, Designates T-53A |publisher=Eaa.org |date=2011-07-06 |access-date=2012-10-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025101040/http://www.eaa.org/news/2011/2011-07-06_USAF-Cirrus.asp |archive-date=2012-10-25 }}</ref>

;SR20 G6
:Introduced in January 2017, the G6 model adds a [[Lycoming IO-390]] engine of {{convert|215|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, an enhanced "Perspective-Plus" flight deck with a 10-times faster instrument processing speed, new LED wingtip lights and a useful load increase of {{convert|150|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name=AvWebG6>{{cite web|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Cirrus-Updates-SR22-And-SR20-228289-1.html|title = Cirrus Updates SR22 And SR20|access-date = 6 January 2017|last = Grady|first = Mary|work = AVweb|date = 4 January 2017|archive-date = 6 January 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170106011847/http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Cirrus-Updates-SR22-And-SR20-228289-1.html|url-status = live}}</ref>

;TRAC
:Introduced in September 2019, the TRAC is a flight-training version with a simplified, more durable interior, IO-390 engine, Perspective+ flight deck, rear seat push-to-talk functionality, and simulated retractable [[landing gear]] controls.<ref name=AOPA_TRAC/><ref name=Flying_TRAC/>

;SR20 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 (aeronautics)|flap]] airspeed protection system, an automatic fuel selection system, a pushbutton engine start interface, an updated automated flight control system (AFCS), and a lower glareshield for better forward visibility, in addition to other improvements to the cockpit.<ref name=FlyingG7/><ref name=FlightGlobalG7>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/business-aviation/cirrus-introduces-new-g7-variant-of-sr-series-single-engine-piston-aircraft/156460.article|title=Cirrus introduces new G7 variant of SR Series single-engine piston aircraft|work=FlightGlobal|date=11 January 2024|accessdate=12 January 2024}}</ref><ref name=AVwebG7>{{cite web|accessdate=12 January 2024|date=January 2024|title=Cirrus Unveils Gen7 SR Series And A Fresh Marketing Approach|url=https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/cirrus-unveils-gen7-sr-series-and-a-fresh-marketing-approach/|work=AVweb}}</ref> The 2024 base price for the SR20 was $634,900 and the SR20 Premium started at $694,900. Air conditioning was available as a $39,900 option weighing 55 lbs.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} In May 2025, Cirrus announced the G7+ equipped with its Safe Return [[emergency autoland]] system by Garmin.<ref name=AVwebAutoland/>

==Operators==
[[File:WMUcirrusSR20.jpg|thumb|right|A Cirrus SR20 belonging to [[Western Michigan University]]]]
[[File:PU SR20.jpg|thumb|right|[[Purdue University]] Cirrus SR20 on display at the [[Oshkosh Airshow]]]]
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===Civil===
The SR20 is popular with many flying schools and is operated by private individuals and companies. The largest operators are:<ref name="DCA20Jul08">{{cite web|url = https://www.deltaconnectionacademy.com/about/newsroom.aspx?year=2008&month=07|title = Delta connection academy offers high school students discovery flights in partnership with a nationwide ace camp program|access-date = 2009-06-11|last = Rachel|date = July 2008|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091119091931/http://www.deltaconnectionacademy.com/about/newsroom.aspx?year=2008&month=07|archive-date = 2009-11-19}}</ref><ref name="WMU">{{cite web|url = http://www.wmich.edu/aviation/sr20.html|title = Aircraft – Cirrus SR-20|access-date = 28 March 2011|last = [[Western Michigan University|Western Michigan University College of Aviation]]|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110412111435/http://www.wmich.edu/aviation/sr20.html|archive-date = 12 April 2011}}</ref><ref name="Cirrus100110">{{cite web|url=http://news.cirrusaircraft.com/post/2010/01/25/PURDUE-UNIVERSITY-ACQUIRES-FLEET-OF-CIRRUS-SR20-AIRCRAFT-FOR-DEPARTMENT-OF-AVIATION-TECHNOLOGY.aspx |title=Purdue Acquires Cirrus Aircraft |access-date=2010-02-11 |date=January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514055116/http://news.cirrusaircraft.com/post/2010/01/25/PURDUE-UNIVERSITY-ACQUIRES-FLEET-OF-CIRRUS-SR20-AIRCRAFT-FOR-DEPARTMENT-OF-AVIATION-TECHNOLOGY.aspx |archive-date=May 14, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flyingmag.com/cirrus-tapped-for-lufthansas-airline-pilot-training-program |title=Cirrus Tapped for Lufthansa's Airline Pilot Training Program |access-date=15 June 2017 |last=Burns |first=Ashley |year=2017 |archive-date=20 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820063611/https://www.flyingmag.com/cirrus-tapped-for-lufthansas-airline-pilot-training-program/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220217005887/en/Cirrus-Aircraft-Equips-United-Aviate-Academy-with-a-Fleet-of-TRAC-SR20-for-Ab-Initio-Pilot-Training |title=Cirrus Aircraft Equips United Aviate Academy with a Fleet of TRAC SR20s for Ab-Initio Pilot Training |accessdate=17 February 2022 |website= Business Wire |year=2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://go.okstate.edu/undergraduate-academics/majors/professional-pilot-option.html#:~:text=Fleet,Safety%20CRJ%2D200%20Matrix%20Simulator.|title=Aerospac Administration and Operations|date=May 19, 2020 |publisher=OSU|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref>

* [[CAFUC|Civil Aviation Flight University of China]] – 40
* Aerosim Flight Academy – 34
* [[Western Michigan University]] – 29
* [[Lufthansa Flight Training]] – 25 
* [[United Airlines|United]] Aviate Academy – 25
* [[Oklahoma State University]] – 17
* [[Purdue University]] – 16
* Aero Atlanta Flight Center - 12

===Military===
;{{USA}} 
*[[United States Air Force Academy]] – 25 T-53A aircraft (version of SR20)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cirrusaircraft.com/news/cirrus-celebrates-the-final-delivery-of-the-usafa-t53/|title=Cirrus News: Final Air Force T-53A Deliveries|access-date=2013-05-29|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520210230/http://www.cirrusaircraft.com/news/cirrus-celebrates-the-final-delivery-of-the-usafa-t53/|archive-date=2012-05-20}}</ref>

;{{FRA}}
*[[French Air and Space Force]] and [[French Navy|Navy]] Academies (operated by [[Cassidian]]) – 23 aircraft (mixed fleet of 16 SR20s and 7 SR22s)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cirrusaircraft.com/news/cirrus-aircraft-chosen-for-french-air-force/|title=Cirrus News: French Air Force/Cassidian|access-date=2013-05-29|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121004115823/http://cirrusaircraft.com/news/cirrus-aircraft-chosen-for-french-air-force/|archive-date = 4 October 2012}}</ref>

==Accidents and incidents==
Between 1999 and September 2022, the SR20 was involved in 40 known fatal accidents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/dblist.php?AcType=SR20|title=ASN Aviation Safety Database results SR20|access-date=30 September 2022|archive-date=9 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109024332/http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/dblist.php?AcType=SR20|url-status=live}}</ref> Listed below are some of the most notable ones.

*On March 23, 1999, Duluth native [[Scott D. Anderson]] was killed in a plane crash while flight-testing the first production model SR20 before it went on sale. Anderson was a pilot, author, engineer, and adventurer who served as chief [[test pilot]] at Cirrus in the mid- to late 1990s, performing all the in-flight test deployments of the CAPS. His plane, which had not yet been equipped with CAPS, experienced an [[aileron]] jam during experimental stress-testing and went down in a field near the [[Duluth International Airport]]. Anderson was posthumously inducted into the [[Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/content/pilot-scott-anderson-remembered|title=Pilot Scott Anderson Remembered|access-date=30 January 2015|last=Passie|first=Peter|work=Duluth News Tribune|date=April 2010|archive-date=20 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720231844/http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/content/pilot-scott-anderson-remembered|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=NYTimes>{{cite news |last=Fallows |first=James |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/21/magazine/turn-left-at-cloud-109.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm |title=Turn Left at Cloud 109 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 21, 1999 |access-date=2015-01-30 |archive-date=2014-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006223149/http://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/21/magazine/turn-left-at-cloud-109.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=LidleLawsuit>{{cite magazine |last=Fallows |first=James |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2007/03/lidle-lawsuit-update-the-myth-of-quot-aileron-failure-quot/7541/ |title=Lidle lawsuit update: the myth of 'aileron failure' |magazine=The Atlantic |date=March 7, 2007 |access-date=2015-01-30 |archive-date=2014-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715001705/http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2007/03/lidle-lawsuit-update-the-myth-of-quot-aileron-failure-quot/7541/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=FlightGlobal>{{cite web |last=Higdon |first=Dave |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/cirrus-sr20-demonstrator-kills-test-pilot-in-prison-49656/ |title=Cirrus SR20 demonstrator kills test pilot in prison crash |publisher=Flighglobal |date=March 31, 1999 |access-date=2015-01-30 |archive-date=2014-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714185022/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/cirrus-sr20-demonstrator-kills-test-pilot-in-prison-49656/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

*On October 11, 2006, [[New York Yankees]] pitcher [[Cory Lidle]] and certified [[flight instructor]] Tyler Stanger were killed in the [[2006 New York City plane crash]] when their SR20 crashed into the [[Belaire Apartments]] located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The aircraft struck the north side of the building, causing a fire in several apartments. The accident resulted from a combination of high winds and [[pilot error]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/story?id=2555263&page=1|title=Yankee Pitcher Dies as Plane Crashes Into NYC High-Rise|date=October 11, 2006|publisher=ABC News|access-date=May 8, 2009|archive-date=December 2, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061202105722/http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/story?id=2555263&page=1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CNNFlames">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/11/plane.crash/index.html|title= Yankees pitcher killed in crash of small plane in Manhattan|date=October 12, 2006|publisher=CNN|access-date=May 8, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090415025229/http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/11/plane.crash/index.html| archive-date= April 15, 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Feinsand |first=Mark |title=Yankees' Lidle killed in plane crash |work=MLB.com |date=October 11, 2006 |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061011&content_id=1708962&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |access-date=May 8, 2009 |archive-date=December 2, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061202124741/http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061011&content_id=1708962&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Yaniv|first=Oren|author2=Leo Standora|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/local/story/461030p-387873c.html |title=2nd victim died living his dream|date=October 12, 2006|access-date=May 8, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061029072634/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/local/story/461030p-387873c.html |archive-date = October 29, 2006 |location=New York |work=Daily News}}</ref>

==Specifications (SR20-G3)==
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==See also==
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|related=
*[[Cirrus SR22]]
*[[Cirrus Vision SF50]]
|similar aircraft=
*[[Diamond DA40]]
*[[Lancair Columbia 300]]
*[[Tecnam P2010]]
*[[Vans RV-10]]


|lists=
|see also=
*[[Ballistic Recovery Systems]]
*[[Klapmeier brothers]]

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==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Official website|http://www.cirrusaircraft.com/}}
*[https://www.aviationconsumer.com/used-aircraft-guide/cirrus-sr20-4/ Used Aircraft Guide: Cirrus SR20] from ''Aviation Consumer''

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