After 4-years, the Cirrus SR22 G6 has slightly outsold its G5 normally aspirated predecessor. More than 508 customers have taken delivery of the G6 normally aspirated piston-engine plane which was introduced in 2017. That’s 18 or 4% more buyers than the Cirrus SR22 G5 during its 4-year production run from 2013 – 2016. Both are favored models and it seems the pilot attraction keeps getting stronger with each generation advancement.
Table 1: Comparison of Cirrus SR22 G6 to SR22 G5 Shipments
After 4-years, the Cirrus SR22T G6 has outsold its G5 predecessor. More than 738 customers have taken delivery of the G6 Turbo which was introduced in 2017. That’s 155 or 27% more buyers than the Cirrus SR22T G5 achieved in its 4-year production run from 2013 – 2016. Both are favored turbo models but the pilot attraction keeps getting stronger with each generation advancement. Cirrus Aircraft has the most popular piston-engine turbo ever built.
Table 1: Comparison of Cirrus SR22T Turbo G6 to G5 Shipments
Celebrating women in history this month. One hundred years ago, Amelia Earhart was taking flying lessons. Even today, she remains in the news for her accomplishments and pursuit of goals. Although Amelia may be most frequently mentioned in discussions surrounding her disappearance on the circumnavigation attempt in 1937 she achieved celebrity status in her lifetime for different reasons. Amelia personified the pursuit of adventure, determination, and breaking of norms. She was a strong promoter of air travel and women in aviation and women in new world roles.
MeLinda Schnyder, aviation and travel writer, published 10 anecdotes about Earhart’s life in honor of Women’s History Month. Here are ten things you might not know about A.E.
Amelia designed a roller coaster at age seven.
She called Atchison Kansas her hometown
She had plenty of nicknames: Meeley or Millie, A.E. in correspondence, Queen of the Air, Lady Lindy.
She learned to fly before learning to drive a car
She loved fast, open, sporty cars
She was an influencer
She used her celebrity for good
She was a fashion innovator
She insisted The New York Times and other media use her professional name – Amelia Earhart.
She had a short but record-setting flying career.
References:
MeLinda Schnyder, “Aspects of Amelia Earhart That Might Surprise You. Celebrating Women’s History Month With Little-Known Facts About Legendary Pilot,” AOPA, March 3, 2021
Cirrus Aircraft has been manufacturing the certified Vision Personal Jet since 2016 and the SR series airplanes since 1999. Total customer shipments were 8,234 at the end of 2020. Details by the numbers are below.
Table 1: Cirrus Aircraft Shipments by Year
Year
SF50 Jet
SR22 Turbo
SR22
SR20
SRV
Total
2020
73
184
107
56
0
420
2019
81
200
131
53
0
465
2018
63
180
135
65
0
443
2017
22
174
135
46
0
377
2016
3
149
133
35
0
320
2015
0
142
128
31
0
301
2014
0
160
117
31
0
308
2013
0
132
112
32
0
276
2012
0
88
81
84
0
253
2011
0
102
105
48
0
255
2010
0
107
115
42
0
264
2009
0
150
88
28
0
266
2008
0
250
177
115
7
549
2007
0
300
288
112
10
710
2006
0
30
535
150
6
721
2005
0
0
475
116
9
600
2004
0
0
459
91
3
553
2003
0
0
355
112
2
469
2002
0
0
292
105
0
397
2001
0
0
124
59
0
183
2000
0
0
0
95
0
95
1999
0
0
0
9
0
9
Total
242
2348
4092
1515
37
8234
”Cirrus Aircraft’s first high-performance SR Series airplane – the SR20 – was delivered in 1999 and transformed general aviation with intuitive avionics, game-changing performance and revolutionary safety systems, including the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System® (CAPS®). The SR Series has been the world’s best-selling single-engine piston for 18 years in a row, with a portfolio that includes the SR20, SR22 and the turbocharged SR22T.”
In 2021, Cirrus launched a limited edition SR series to commemorate the 8,000th customer delivery. The SR Series aircraft have exceeded 11 million flight hours and are flown in more than 60 countries around the world.
Table 1. References: GAMA Annual Reports and Matt Bergwall, 2006-2010 Cirrus Aircraft stats for factory installed Tornado Alley Turbonormalized (TAT) supplemental type certificate installations, which are not identified in GAMA statistics or the FAA registration database. The FAA records list model SR22 for Cirrus planes with TAT systems.
