Cirrus SR20 G6
A modern composite four-seater with a whole-airframe ballistic parachute (CAPS) and a side yoke. Used by airline academies as a glass-cockpit trainer.
Performance
- Cruise speed
- 155 kt
- Never-exceed speed (VNE)
- 200 kt
- Range
- 709 nm
- Service ceiling
- 17,500 ft
- Rate of climb
- 781 ft/min
Fuel
- Fuel type
- AVGAS 100LL
- Usable fuel
- 212 l
- Total capacity
- 221 l
- Wing tanks
- 2 × 106 l
- Fuel burn (cruise)
- 45 l/h
- Endurance
- 4 h 45 min
- Usable fuel weighs
- 153 kg
Fuel burn at 75% power, 4,000 ft. Endurance is usable fuel divided by the burn, with no reserve.
Runway
- Usable surfaces
- Asphalt · Concrete
No published runway figures for this type yet.
Cockpit and systems
- Cockpit
- Glass cockpit
- Avionics
- Cirrus Perspective+ by Garmin
- Systems
- Autopilot · Airframe parachute · Constant-speed propeller
Weights and capacity
- Max passengers
- 3
- Minimum crew
- 1
- Cockpit seats
- 2
- Max take-off weight (MTOW)
- 1,429 kg
- Empty weight
- 947 kg
Licence and training
- Licences that cover it
- LAPL(A) · PPL(A)
- Class rating
- SEP (land)
- Extra training or endorsements
- Glass cockpit (EFIS) · Variable-pitch propeller · High-performance endorsement (FAA, over 200 hp)
EASA terms. Other authorities name and split ratings differently.
Flight rules and approvals
- Flight rules
- Certified for IFR
- Approvals
- Night VFR
Assumes the usual equipment. The aircraft's own documents decide what it may fly.
Type
- Manufacturer
- Cirrus
- Category
- Aeroplane
- Engines
- 1× Piston
- ICAO type designator
- SR20
- Wake turbulence category
- L · Light
- In service since
- 1999
Scale drawing
- Length
- 7.92 m
- Wingspan
- 11.68 m
- Height
- 2.71 m
- Fuselage width
- 1.25 m
- Propeller diameter
- 1.93 m
Drawn to scale from the published length, span and height; finer shapes are approximate.
Size comparison
- Cirrus SR20 G6Length 7.92 m
- Cessna 182T SkylaneLength 8.84 m
All drawn at one scale. The person is 1.8 m tall.
Speeds
- Green arc: normal operating range
- Red line: never exceed
- 57 kt
- 200 kt
Typical published values for the named variant, for learning only. Always fly with the aircraft's own flight manual (POH/AFM).
Fly the Cirrus SR20 G6 in the simulator
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