Cirrus Vision SF50

Cirrus Vision SF50
Cirrus Vision SF50. Photo: Markus Eigenheer from Genève, Schweiz, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Make	Cirrus
Model	Cirrus Vision SF50
Type	Very light jet
Country	United States
First flight	First prototype: 3 July 2008, Conforming prototype: 24 March 2014, First production: 5 May 2016
Built	December 2016–present
Status	In production
Number built	721 delivered (as of December 2025)
Registered in the US	703 (FAA register, October 30, 2026)
Seats	one, six passengers
Engine	Williams FJ33-5A, 1,846 lbf thrust
Cruise speed	300 kn (G2 model)
Range	500 nmi (G2 model)
Service ceiling	31,000 ft (G2 model)
Max weight	6,000 lb (G2 model)
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The Cirrus Vision SF50, or Vision Jet, is a single-engine very light jet designed and built by Cirrus Aircraft of Duluth, Minnesota. It has been the world's best-selling business jet every year since 2018.^[1] In the U.S. there are 703 with a valid registration.^[2]

It has a Williams FJ33 turbofan, an all-carbon-fiber airframe, a low wing and seven seats, a pressurized cabin, a 300-knot cruise and a range of more than 1,200 nmi. For emergencies it carries both a whole-airplane parachute and an autoland system.^[1]

History

Cirrus began taking deposits in 2006, showed a mock-up on June 28, 2007, and flew the prototype on July 3, 2008. Work slowed in 2009 for lack of money; in 2011 Cirrus was bought by CAIGA, a Chinese company that funded the project a year later. The first conforming prototype flew on March 24, 2014, the FAA certified it on October 28, 2016, and deliveries began on December 19, 2016.^[1]

In 2018 it won the Collier Trophy, America's top aviation award, as the first certified single-engine civilian jet.^[1]

Design

The engine sits on top of the rear fuselage, between the V-tail, and the landing gear retracts. It is the first production jet built entirely of composite materials. The cabin is 5.1 ft wide and 4.1 ft high and seats up to seven.^[1] The G2 of 2019 raised the ceiling to 31,000 ft, the range to more than 1,200 nmi and the cruise to 311 knots, and added an autothrottle.^[1]

Registered in the United States

The FAA register lists 703 of these airplanes with a valid U.S. registration. Here they are by the model name the FAA uses.^[2]

FAA model name	Registered
SF50	703

Specifications (G2 model)

Item	G2 model
Crew	one
Passengers / capacity	six passengers
Length	9.42 m
Wingspan	11.8 m
Height	3.32 m
Empty weight	3,550 lb
Maximum takeoff weight	6,000 lb
Fuel	2000 lb
Engine	Williams FJ33-5A, 1,846 lbf thrust (turbofan)
Maximum speed	311 kn
Cruise speed	300 kn
Stall speed	67 kn
Range	500 nmi
Service ceiling	31,000 ft

Figures as given in the Wikipedia article and its sources.^[1]

Owner and mechanic notes: coming soon. What to check before you buy, common problems and what they cost to fix. Airplane Wiki is gathering this from owners and mechanics.

Photos

Picture of mockup of the Cirrus Jet. Photo: Jackmar1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Cirrus Vision SF50 cockpit. Photo: JetRequest.com, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cirrus Vision SF50 cabin. Photo: JetRequest.com, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cirrus Vision SF50. Photo: Kentaro Iemoto from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cirrus Vision SF50. Photo: Valder137, CC BY 2.0
Cirrus Vision SF50. Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0
Cirrus Vision Jet at EBACE 2019, Palexpo, Switzerland. Photo: Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0
Cirrus Vision SF50 G2 (N755DS) at Wagga Wagga Airport. Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0 au

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Buying a Cirrus Vision SF50

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Sources

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Wikipedia, "Cirrus Vision SF50", read November 1, 2026. Airplane Wiki's text is written in its own words; facts are checked against this article and its sources.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Federal Aviation Administration, Releasable Aircraft Database, file dated October 30, 2026. Valid registrations of fixed-wing airplanes whose FAA maker and model names belong to this family. Airplane Wiki uses only counts from this file, never owner names or addresses.

[wp-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Wikipedia, "Cirrus Vision SF50", read November 1, 2026. Airplane Wiki's text is written in its own words; facts are checked against this article and its sources.

[faa-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Federal Aviation Administration, Releasable Aircraft Database, file dated October 30, 2026. Valid registrations of fixed-wing airplanes whose FAA maker and model names belong to this family. Airplane Wiki uses only counts from this file, never owner names or addresses.

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