Cirrus Jet Makes Progress

Cirrus Aircraft’s recently appointed president and COO Pat Waddick briefed the media in a press conference at AirVenture about the progress of the much anticipated and drawn out SF50 Vision Jet program. More than 170 people are hard at work on the Cirrus Jet program in Duluth, Minnesota, and, after extensive testing of what Cirrus calls the verification vehicle or V1, work has now begun on the first conforming airplane (C0).

After evaluating the V1 prototype, Waddick said some “little tweaks” were made to the airframe, such as lengthening the nose and enlarging the tail section. The interior has been designed to accommodate up to five adults and two children. Targeted performance for the Cirrus Jet is a 300-knot cruise speed and 1,000 nm range, and up to a 1,200 nm range at an economy cruise of 210 knots.