Cirrus Jet

[mzaharis]

Is that Cirrus picture really a manufacturer-created drawing, or someone having some fun with Photoshop? Looks like a SR-22 photoshopped, and I'm not sure a pressurized aircraft would have doors like that.

EDIT: It's a photoshop job - N338CD is a Cirrus SR-22.

 

[RedGuy]

Is that Cirrus picture really a manufacturer-created drawing, or someone having some fun with Photoshop? Looks like a SR-22 photoshopped, and I'm not sure a pressurized aircraft would have doors like that.

EDIT: It's a photoshop job - N338CD is a Cirrus SR-22.

Still makes a pretty slick looking jet! I think it looks better like that than as a single piston.

 

[deadstick]

...and the Cirrus jet will have a fixed landing gear.

I have been wondering, will the Cirrus-et have to slow to 133 KIAS before popping chute, too?

 

[mzaharis]

Still makes a pretty slick looking jet! I think it looks better like that than as a single piston.

I definitely agree - a bit like that attempt at a civilianized Cessna T-37 prototype. I don't think that it'd be possible, though, for the weight and balance reasons that Lilah suggested earlier. They'd have to do root-mounted engines to make those proportions work.

 

[RedGuy]

I definitely agree - a bit like that attempt at a civilianized Cessna T-37 prototype. I don't think that it'd be possible, though, for the weight and balance reasons that Lilah suggested earlier. They'd have to do root-mounted engines to make those proportions work.

Ahh, just stick a few hundred pounds of lead in the nose!:laugh:

 

[C601]

Its amazing to think.. there is a market for all these microjets, when there really is not.... it will be interesting to see who makes it and who closes there doors, leaving investors and buyers high and dry.

 

[deadstick]

leaving investors and buyers high and dry.

I'm waiting to see how many banks and owners are left high and dry after some of these planes get pranged and the underwritters walk away because of some loophole (like pilot quals ) in the policy.

 

[WabiSabi]

According to AIN Alerts, Cirrus is about to announce a single-engine "personal jet". Under 1 mil, 25,000 ceiling, 1,000NM range, 300KTAS cruise. Sounds like their competitor to Diamond's D-Jet. Should be interesting to see if they can keep to those numbers.

http://www.ainalerts.com/ainalerts/alerts/100506.html


Here's the website - watch for more.
www.the-jet.com

I thought you were talking about a jet! :laugh:

I think even the ME 262 performed better than that. For that matter, even the P51 flies higher and faster.

 

[Shiny Side Up]

Saw the Piper jet mockup at AOPA. By far its the best looking of the vljs.
And it was MOBBED for the whole weekend. You guys saying theres no market for them are way off. Once these go to market I think you'll see a lot of pistons on the used market...

 

[epic!]

im pretty sure it was just someone having fun with photoshop. i read an article that said the cirrus jet will be the companies first attempt at a retractable gear aircraft. either way i think it would be pretty fun to fly, the SR22 is a blast!!

and i agree with shiny there is a substancial market for these aircraft the preorder sales so far have been astonishing. I work at a busy GA airport and the companies that fly small aircraft like barons and the such have exressed great interest in the VLJ's