![]() ![]() In 2017, the company introduced the SR20 G6 (Generation 6), with several upgrades to the avionics, new navigation lights, and an increased useful load. In 2016, Cirrus introduced enhancements to the SR series, including Bluetooth wireless connectivity, a remote keyless entry, a convenience lighting system, and a new easy-access door latch, among other interior and exterior improvements. This five-seat configuration was optional in 2012, but became standard equipment for 2013 SR20 models. In 2012, "60/40 flex seating" was introduced, allowing up to three passengers in the rear with a split fold-down seat arrangement. Both were defined by airframe modifications, G2 by fuselage and G3 by wing/landing gear changes. In 2004, Cirrus introduced the SR20 G2 (Generation 2) and in 2008, the SR20 G3 (Generation 3). On 1 June 2004, the SR20 became the first aircraft to achieve the new European Aviation Safety Agency certificate for aircraft imported into the European Union. As of September 2018, the SR-series has deployed the system 79 times carrying 163 survivors. The SR20 and SR22 are equipped with the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS), a large parachute that can be deployed in an emergency to lower the entire aircraft to the ground safely. The SR-series remains the only airplane in its class to include side-stick flight controls that combine aspects of a traditional yoke handle (this has been referred to in the industry as a "side yoke"). In July 2003, Cirrus made Avidyne Entegra PFDs standard on the SR20 and faster SR22, pioneering the use of glass cockpits in the light aircraft GA industry. SR20s made from 1999 to 2003 were equipped with traditional analog instruments and a 10" MFD. Other avionics features include in-flight weather information and TCAS-like traffic information. This provides all standard communication, navigation ( GPS and conventional VHF), and surveillance ( Mode S transponder) functions. One of the major selling points for the SR20 is its Garmin Cirrus Perspective avionics suite with dual 10-inch (250 mm) or 12-inch (300 mm) screens: one primary flight display (PFD) and one multifunction display (MFD), first introduced by the company in May 2008. As of January 2021, nearly 8,000 SR-series aircraft had been delivered, something that no other aviation company has done for decades. Over a thousand SR20s have been sold since deliveries began in July 1999. At the time of the airplane's release, the GA industry was struggling the SR20 was one of the first of its kind to earn FAA Part 23 certification in several years. The aircraft first flew on 21 March 1995 and FAA certification was achieved on 23 October 1998. ![]()
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