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	\| name = Cirrus SR22		\| name = Cirrus SR22
	\| image = Cirrus.sr22.n147vc.arp.jpg		\| image = Cirrus.sr22.n147vc.arp.jpg
	\| caption = Cirrus SR22. Photo: ~~unknown author~~, Public domain, via [[commons:File:Cirrus.sr22.n147vc.arp.jpg\|Wikimedia Commons]]		\| caption = Cirrus SR22. Photo: see the file page on Commons, Public domain, via [[commons:File:Cirrus.sr22.n147vc.arp.jpg\|Wikimedia Commons]]
	\| make = Cirrus		\| make = Cirrus
	\| type = Civil utility aircraft		\| type = Civil utility aircraft

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	== Photos ==		== Photos ==
	<gallery mode="packed" heights="170">		<gallery mode="packed" heights="170">
	File:IAcirrus.JPG\|~~IAcirrus~~. Photo: Airman7474, CC BY-SA 3.0		File:IAcirrus.JPG\|ImagineAir Cirrus in flight. Photo: Airman7474, CC BY-SA 3.0
	File:CirrusDesignSR22G2N558CDphoto4.JPG\|~~CirrusDesignSR22G2N558CDphoto4~~. Photo: Ahunt at English Wikipedia, Public domain		File:CirrusDesignSR22G2N558CDphoto4.JPG\|Cirrus SR22. Photo: Ahunt at English Wikipedia, Public domain
	File:Cirrus SR-22GTS G3.jpg\|Cirrus SR-22GTS G3. Photo: Jelob, CC BY-SA 3.0		File:Cirrus SR-22GTS G3.jpg\|Cirrus SR-22GTS G3 c/n 2622. Photo: Jelob, CC BY-SA 3.0
	File:SR22T.jpg\|SR22T. Photo: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0		File:SR22T.jpg\|Cirrus SR22T. Photo: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0
	File:SR22TN Perspective Cockpit.jpg\|~~SR22TN~~ Perspective ~~Cockpit~~. Photo: Millz311, CC BY-SA 3.0		File:SR22TN Perspective Cockpit.jpg\|The cockpit of a Cirrus SR22 TN with Perspective avionics. Photo: Millz311, CC BY-SA 3.0
	File:SR22-G5.jpg\|SR22-G5. Photo: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0		File:SR22-G5.jpg\|Cirrus SR22 G5. Photo: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0
	File:SR22-Teenflight.jpg\|SR22~~-Teenflight~~. Photo: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0		File:SR22-Teenflight.jpg\|Cirrus SR22. Photo: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0
	File:G-GCVV Cirrus SR22 (24555319436).jpg\|~~G-GCVV~~ Cirrus SR22. Photo: James from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, CC BY-SA 2.0		File:G-GCVV Cirrus SR22 (24555319436).jpg\|Cirrus SR22. Photo: James from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, CC BY-SA 2.0
	</gallery>		</gallery>
	All photos are from [[commons:Main Page\|Wikimedia Commons]]; click a photo for its full credit and license.		All photos are from [[commons:Main Page\|Wikimedia Commons]]; click a photo for its full credit and license.

Admin: New aircraft page: history, US registrations (FAA), specifications, photos, sources

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New aircraft page: history, US registrations (FAA), specifications, photos, sources

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{{Aircraft infobox
| name = Cirrus SR22
| image = Cirrus.sr22.n147vc.arp.jpg
| caption = Cirrus SR22. Photo: unknown author, Public domain, via [[commons:File:Cirrus.sr22.n147vc.arp.jpg|Wikimedia Commons]]
| make = Cirrus
| type = Civil utility aircraft
| origin = United States
| produced = 2001–present
| number_built = 8,785 through 2025
| faa_registered = 6,812 (FAA register, October 30, 2026)
| seats = 1 pilot, 3 passengers (4 using 60/40 flex seating)
| engine = Continental IO-550-N, 310 hp
| cruise = 183 kn (SR22-G5)
| range = 1,049 nmi (SR22-G5)
| ceiling = 17,500 ft (SR22-G5)
| gross_weight = 3,600 lb (SR22-G5)
| developed_from = Cirrus SR20
| category = Piston singles
}}

The '''Cirrus SR22''' is a single-engine, four- or five-seat airplane made of composite materials, built since 2001 by Cirrus Aircraft of Duluth, Minnesota. It grew out of the smaller [[Cirrus SR20]], with a bigger wing, more fuel and a 310 hp engine (315 hp in the turbocharged SR22T).<ref name="wp"/>

It has been the world's best-selling general aviation airplane every year since 2003. Cirrus delivered 8,246 SR22s from 2001 to 2024, which makes it the most-produced general aviation airplane of the 21st century and the most-produced aircraft built from composite material.<ref name="wp"/> In the U.S. there are 6,812 with a valid registration: 3,929 SR22s and 2,883 turbocharged SR22Ts.<ref name="faa"/>

== The plane with the parachute ==
Every SR22 carries the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS), a parachute that can lower the whole airplane to the ground in an emergency. It helped the SR22 sell and earned it the nickname "the plane with the parachute". The SR22 was also the first light general aviation airplane with a full glass cockpit, and the SR series is the only production airplane in its class flown with a side stick instead of a yoke.<ref name="wp"/>

== History ==
The SR22 was certified in November 2000 and production began in 2001. It is a low-wing composite airplane with fixed tricycle landing gear, a castering nosewheel steered with the brakes, and a 310 hp Continental IO-550-N engine. Passengers board through doors on both sides.<ref name="wp"/>

Cirrus improved it in generations: the G2 in 2004 with a new fuselage, and the G3 in April 2007 with a new wing, a lighter carbon-fiber spar, longer landing gear and fuel raised from 81 to 92 US gallons. The turbocharged SR22T with a Continental TSIO-550-K arrived in June 2010.<ref name="wp"/>

In 2013, Australian pilot Ryan Campbell flew a modified SR22 around the world to become, at nineteen, the youngest pilot to fly solo around the globe at the time.<ref name="wp"/>

== Registered in the United States ==
The FAA register lists '''6,812''' of these airplanes with a valid U.S. registration. Here they are by the model name the FAA uses.<ref name="faa"/>
<div class="aw-wide">
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! FAA model name !! Registered
|-
| SR22 || 3,929
|-
| SR22T || 2,883
|}
</div>

== Specifications (SR22-G5) ==
<div class="aw-wide">
{| class="wikitable"
! Item !! SR22-G5
|-
| Crew || 1 pilot
|-
| Passengers / capacity || 3 passengers (4 using 60/40 flex seating)
|-
| Length || 26 ft
|-
| Wingspan || 38 ft 4 in
|-
| Height || 8 ft 11 in
|-
| Empty weight || 2,269 lb
|-
| Maximum takeoff weight || 3,600 lb
|-
| Fuel || 92 US gallons (348 litres)
|-
| Engine || Continental IO-550-N, 310 hp (Six cylinder horizontally opposed aircraft engine)
|-
| Cruise speed || 183 kn
|-
| Stall speed || 60 kn
|-
| Range || 1,049 nmi
|-
| Service ceiling || 17,500 ft
|-
| Rate of climb || 1,270 ft/min
|}
</div>
Figures as given in the Wikipedia article and its sources.<ref name="wp"/>

{{Owner notes}}

== Photos ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="170">
File:IAcirrus.JPG|IAcirrus. Photo: Airman7474, CC BY-SA 3.0
File:CirrusDesignSR22G2N558CDphoto4.JPG|CirrusDesignSR22G2N558CDphoto4. Photo: Ahunt at English Wikipedia, Public domain
File:Cirrus SR-22GTS G3.jpg|Cirrus SR-22GTS G3. Photo: Jelob, CC BY-SA 3.0
File:SR22T.jpg|SR22T. Photo: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0
File:SR22TN Perspective Cockpit.jpg|SR22TN Perspective Cockpit. Photo: Millz311, CC BY-SA 3.0
File:SR22-G5.jpg|SR22-G5. Photo: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0
File:SR22-Teenflight.jpg|SR22-Teenflight. Photo: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0
File:G-GCVV Cirrus SR22 (24555319436).jpg|G-GCVV Cirrus SR22. Photo: James from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, CC BY-SA 2.0
</gallery>
All photos are from [[commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]]; click a photo for its full credit and license.

== Buying a Cirrus SR22 ==
{{For sale soon}}

== Sources ==
<references>
<ref name="wp">Wikipedia, "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrus_SR22 Cirrus SR22]", read November 1, 2026. Airplane Wiki's text is written in its own words; facts are checked against this article and its sources.</ref>
<ref name="faa">Federal Aviation Administration, [https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download 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.</ref>
</references>

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