AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 50

Meanwhile, the Generation 5 upgrades
focus mostly on changes necessary to
accommodate the higher MTOW. In case
you thought you missed something, there
was no Generation 4 Cirrus. Generations
2 and 3 were upgrades and manufacturing improvements over earlier models.
Bergwall confessed, rather sheepishly,
that Generation 5 just sounded better
from a marketing standpoint than 4; and,
he said, 4 is an unlucky number in some
countries.
Tom Arnold, vice president of sales,
described the Generation 5 project as a

SPEC SHEET
Cirrus SR22T

BASE PRICE: $569,900
SR22T GTS AS TESTED: $829,900
SPECIFICATIONS

Powerplant | Continental TSIO-550-K,
315 hp
Recommended TBO | 2,000 hr
Propeller | Hartzell, composite
three-blade, 78 in
Length | 26 ft
Height | 8 ft 11 in
Wingspan | 38 ft 4 in
Wing area | 144.9 sq ft
Wing loading | 11.4 lb/sq ft
Power loading | 24.8 lb/hp
Seats | 5
Cabin length | 10 ft 10 in
Cabin width | 4 ft 1 in
Cabin height | 4 ft 2 in
Empty weight | 2,340 lb
Empty weight, as tested | 2,485 lb
Maximum gross weight | 3,600 lb
Useful load | 1,260 lb
Useful load, as tested | 1,115 lb
Payload w/full fuel | 708 lb
Payload w/full fuel, as tested | 563 lb
Maximum takeoff weight | 3,600 lb
Maximum landing weight | 3,600 lb
Zero fuel weight | 3,400 lb
Fuel capacity, std |
94.5 gal (92 gal usable)
567 lb (552 lb usable)
Oil capacity | 8 qt
Baggage capacity | 130 lb, 32 cu ft

Landing distance over 50-ft obstacle |
2,535 ft
Landing distance, ground roll | 1,178 ft
LIMITING AND RECOMMENDED AIRSPEEDS

VX (best angle of climb) | 88 KIAS
VY (best rate of climb) | 103 KIAS
VO (operating maneuvering) | 140 KIAS
VPD (Max demonstrated parachute
deployment) | 140 KIAS
VFE (max flap extended) | 150 KIAS
VNO (max structural cruising) at 25,000 ft
| 150 KIAS
VNO (max structural cruising) up to 17,500
ft | 176 KIAS
VNE (never exceed) at 25,000 ft | 175
KIAS
VNE (never exceed) up to 17,500 ft | 205
KIAS
VS1 (stall, clean) | 74 KIAS
VSO (stall, in landing configuration) | 60
KIAS
FOR MORE INFORMATION

Contact Cirrus Aircraft, 4515 Taylor Circle,
Duluth, Minnesota 55811; 218-529-7292;
www.cirrusaircraft.com

All specifications are based on
manufacturer’s calculations. All
performance figures are based on
standard day, standard atmosphere,
sea level, gross weight conditions
unless otherwise noted.

PERFORMANCE

one-year program that took 25 months.
Bergwall concurred, saying that certifying
a new, larger parachute to accommodate
the higher weight set the project back
nearly a year. The 65-foot-diameter parachute (earlier ones are 55 feet) is made
of a new and lighter material, but still
weighs more than the old one. But the
larger diameter allows the heavier airplane to settle to the ground at the same
rate as a 3,400-pound model. A new electrically actuated rocket igniter blasts the
chute from the airframe when the pilot
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EXTRA

Takeoff distance, ground roll | 1,517 ft
Takeoff distance over 50-ft obstacle |
2,080 ft
Max demonstrated crosswind component
| 21 kt
Rate of climb, sea level | 1,203 fpm
Cruise speed/endurance w/45-min rsv,
std fuel (fuel consumption)
@ 85% power, best economy |
213 kt/3.8 hr
25,000 ft | (110 pph/18.3 gph)
@ 55% power, best economy |
171 kt/5.5 hr
25,000 ft | (76.2 pph/12.7 gph)
Max operating altitude | 25,000 ft

Puts out 36.5 inches of manifold pressure
at takeoff, burning about 36 gph.
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