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Cirrus also announced the availability of its “retractable gear simulator” on new aircraft or for retrofit on existing Cirrus models. The accessory comes with a pilot interface panel (replicating a gear handle) and an “instructor fault select panel” allowing the instructor to simulate emergencies such as a “gear unsafe” indication. The system also includes a […]

Cirrus Aircraft officials say they’re not concerned over an FAA proposal to expand the requirement for function and reliability (F&R) testing to include turbine aircraft less than 6,000 pounds (maximum takeoff weight). They say the planned test program for Cirrus’s single-engine SF50 Vision Jet already included most of the F&R testing they expect to be […]

June 2010 — BACK IN 1998 FLYING sent ace photographer Paul Bowen to Chicago to photograph a revolutionary new airplane, the Cirrus SR20. Editor-in-chief Mac McClellan flew the airplane and weighed in on such eye-opening new features as the BRS whole-airplane recovery parachute system, the down-and-welded landing gear (unusual at the time for such a […]

With enhanced features galore, Cirrus’ original airplane is faster, more sophisticated and even more luxurious than ever.

Cirrus Aircraft’s Brent Wouters talks with Fox Business Network about its partnership with Red Bull in the 2010 World Championship and how its new marketing strategy — from expanding its marketing effort globally and targeting institutional clients (i.e. universities, government) — has helped improve sales trends in 2010. Watch the latest business video at video.foxbusiness.com

This year’s Red Bull Air Racing World Championship will run in cooperation with Cirrus Aircraft. Announced last week at Santa Monica, California, the partnership will enable guests at the Red Bull races in either the Race Club or High Flyer’s Lounge to have special access to the Cirrus SR22 and the developmental single-engine Cirrus Vision […]

Earlier this week, Cirrus Aircraft announced that Purdue University’s Department of Aviation Technology agreed to purchase 16 new SR20s. Deliveries will begin in March and all 16 are expected to arrive by the end of July, replacing the program’s current fleet of Piper Warriors. One issue cited in the university’s decision to choose Cirrus was […]

Cirrus Aircraft President Brent Wouters expects to return his company to profitability this year. Despite a 2009 that can best be described as challenging, Wouters also said the company is committed to continuing development of its SF50 single-engine jet. As funding ran short, work on the jet project was recently moved to the main Cirrus […]

Building on its successful fractional equity program, Dallas-based PlaneSmart has launched a new scheme to get pilots into a late-model Cirrus. The new program allows customers to sign onto a fractional lease, as opposed to purchasing an equity position in an aircraft. The result is lower up front cost, though the monthly management cost is […]

My test flight in Continental Motors’ developmental Cirrus SR22 was among the most unusual and interesting of my career. That was in part because I was testing a major mod of an airplane in which I have a lot of flying experience, and in part because I was glimpsing into the future by flying a […]