Cirrus Aircraft

The Cirrus Aircraft Corporation (formerly Cirrus Design Corporation) is an aircraft manufacturer of light aircraft.

History

The company was founded in 1984 by Alan and Dale Klapmeier in Barabou, Wisconsin. The aim was to bring small, affordable, safe and secure aircraft on the market. The first aircraft was the VK- 30th This was a continuous tape as a pusher aircraft kit. 1994 the company moved to Duluth, Minnesota and began the development of the first production aircraft, which equipped with a piston engine and a rescue system SR20. In 2000, then came the SR22 to in several versions. For the future, is the first aircraft with jet engine of the company, the SF50, planned, on 3 July 2008 had its maiden flight. In September 2011, Cirrus provided the total of 5,000. Airplane. More than 3,000 of them account for the pattern SR22.

In June 2011, Cirrus Design Corporation was sold to the Chinese company China Aviation Industry General Aircraft ( Caiga ).

Aircraft

  • Cirrus SR20, single-engine piston powered aircraft with rescue system
  • Cirrus SR22 single engine piston powered aircraft with rescue system
  • Cirrus SF50, single-engine turbine -driven aircraft with rescue system
Types of business entity Duluth (Minnesota) Ballistic parachute
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