Cirrus SR20
| SR20 | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Light aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Cirrus Aircraft |
| Number built | 1,932 (through 2024) |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1999–present |
| First flight | 21 March 1995 |
| Developed into | Cirrus SR22 |
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The Cirrus SR20 is an American piston-engined, four- or five-seat composite monoplane built since 1999 by Cirrus Aircraft of Duluth, Minnesota. The aircraft is the company's earliest type-certified model, earning certification in 1998.
It was the first production general aviation (GA) aircraft equipped with a 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 flat-panel avionics.
The SR20 was developed into the Cirrus SR22, which was introduced in 2001 and is the most-produced GA aircraft of the 21st century.