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Cirrus sr22 cruise speed7/25/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() (The SR20 was reviewed previously on AVweb.) Despite their shared airframe components, these two airplanes differ enough in traits and features to warrant consideration as two totally different birds. builds such a distinctive model in the SR22, on its face merely the original Cirrus 200-horse SR20 tricked up with 310 horsepower. Similar examples exist at Beech, Commander, Maule, Mooney, and beyond.Īnd the practice continues today, albeit generally with a bit more marketing savvy applied in giving planes names like “Warrior,” and “Archer,” and “SP,” instead of “Cherokee 160,” or “Cherokee 180,” or even “172” and “180.” Today, it takes a newcomer some time to learn that the Piper Dakota is really only a refined version of the Cherokee 235, or that a Cessna Cutlass is little more than a Skyhawk with a 195-horse engine and retracts.īut once in a while, a different designation is warranted as much because of distinctive differences in flying quality as because of differences in powerplants.Ĭirrus Design Corp. Piper’s original PA-28 Cherokee proliferated thanks to versions with 150, 160, 180, and 235 horsepower. Cessna’s Skyhawk 172, to cite a popular example, is currently available in versions with 160 and 180 horsepower, the latter dubbed the SP. General aviation boasts some fine fundamental designs that thrived partly thanks to the time-honored tradition of making an engine change to make a different airplane. AVweb’s Dave Higdon shows that, while you might mistake the SR22 for its predecessor on first sight, wait until you climb in! Seems like everybody wants to strap a larger engine onto a successful aircraft design and call it “improved.” But when Cirrus Design was ready to develop a step-up model after its very successful SR20, they knew they wanted to do more than just add some horsepower. ![]()
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