Second Conforming Cirrus Jet Flies

Stephen Pope

Tuesday, December 02, 2014 at 10:58 PM ET

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Cirrus SF50 Jet

Key Takeaways:

Cirrus Aircraft's second Vision SF50 certification flight test jet, C1, completed its maiden flight, joining C0 in the FAA certification program.
The successful flight of C1 marks significant progress towards the anticipated first customer deliveries of the single-engine Cirrus jet next year.
Cirrus plans to utilize three test aircraft (C0, C1, C2) for the certification program, with each assigned specific testing roles, including aerodynamic performance, Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI), and reliability.

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Cirrus Aircraft celebrated the maiden flight of the second certification flight test Vision SF50 jet, dubbed C1, from the company’s headquarters in Duluth, Minnesota. C1 joins the first production test airplane, C0, in the FAA certification program, anticipated to lead to first customer deliveries of the single-engine Cirrus jet next year.

C1’s first flight took place on Tuesday, November 25, at around 3:30 p.m. CST from Duluth International Airport. Upon completion of the 45-minute flight, Experimental Flight Test Pilot Terry LeSage reported, “All systems operated as expected and C1 handled quite nicely, just as we predicted. This latest ‘first flight’ is a validation of our dedication and commitment to the design goals of this game changing airplane.”