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{{Aircraft infobox
| name = Cirrus Vision SF50
| image = Cirrus Vision SF50 N124MW cn 0009 (28664083278).jpg
| caption = Cirrus Vision SF50. Photo: Markus Eigenheer from Genève, Schweiz, CC BY-SA 2.0, via [[commons:File:Cirrus Vision SF50 N124MW cn 0009 (28664083278).jpg|Wikimedia Commons]]
| make = Cirrus
| type = Very light jet
| origin = United States
| first_flight = First prototype: 3 July 2008, Conforming prototype: 24 March 2014, First production: 5 May 2016
| produced = December 2016–present
| status = In production
| number_built = 721 delivered (as of December 2025)
| faa_registered = 703 (FAA register, October 30, 2026)
| seats = one, six passengers
| engine = Williams FJ33-5A, 1,846 lbf thrust
| cruise = 300 kn (G2 model)
| range = 500 nmi (G2 model)
| ceiling = 31,000 ft (G2 model)
| gross_weight = 6,000 lb (G2 model)
| category = Business jets
}}

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.<ref name="wp"/> In the U.S. there are 703 with a valid registration.<ref name="faa"/>

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.<ref name="wp"/>

== 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.<ref name="wp"/>

In 2018 it won the Collier Trophy, America's top aviation award, as the first certified single-engine civilian jet.<ref name="wp"/>

== 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.<ref name="wp"/> 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.<ref name="wp"/>

== 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.<ref name="faa"/>
<div class="aw-wide">
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! FAA model name !! Registered
|-
| SF50 || 703
|}
</div>

== Specifications (G2 model) ==
<div class="aw-wide">
{| class="wikitable"
! 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
|}
</div>
Figures as given in the Wikipedia article and its sources.<ref name="wp"/>

{{Owner notes}}

== Photos ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="170">
File:CirrusJet.JPG|Picture of mockup of the Cirrus Jet. Photo: Jackmar1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
File:Cirrus Vision SF50 cockpit.jpg|Cirrus Vision SF50 cockpit. Photo: JetRequest.com, CC BY-SA 3.0
File:Cirrus Vision SF50 cabin interior 2.jpg|Cirrus Vision SF50 cabin. Photo: JetRequest.com, CC BY-SA 3.0
File:Cirrus Vision SF50(N280CJ) (4632096346).jpg|Cirrus Vision SF50. Photo: Kentaro Iemoto from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
File:Mehling Mary Cirrus N94CM RSideFront FLAirMuse 29Aug09 (14597694984).jpg|Cirrus Vision SF50. Photo: Valder137, CC BY 2.0
File:N178FA Cirrus Vision SF50 FDK MD1A.jpg|Cirrus Vision SF50. Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0
File:EBACE 2019, Le Grand-Saconnex (EB190470).jpg|Cirrus Vision Jet at EBACE 2019, Palexpo, Switzerland. Photo: Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0
File:Cirrus Vision SF50 G2 (N755DS) at Wagga Wagga Airport.jpg|Cirrus Vision SF50 G2 (N755DS) at Wagga Wagga Airport. Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0 au
</gallery>
All photos are from [[commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]]; click a photo for its full credit and license.

== Buying a Cirrus Vision SF50 ==
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== Sources ==
<references>
<ref name="wp">Wikipedia, "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrus_Vision_SF50 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.</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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