"Cirrus
Design Corporation was founded in 1984 with a dream to design
and build affordable airplanes that deliver greater control, more
comfort, and unprecedented levels of safety.
Today, Cirrus is the world's leading innovator of single-engine, piston-powered
aircraft. In fact, for the last five years our SR22 has been
the world's best selling airplane in its class.
We're revitalizing general aviation by designing and building affordable
personal aircraft that are safer, more comfortable and easier to operate.
Cirrus Design began in 1984 as a kit airplane design and manufacturing
company in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Our first airplane, the VK-30, became
an inspiration for developing technologically advanced production
aircraft.
In 1994, we moved our headquarters to larger facilities in Duluth,
Minnesota, and began research and development of the SR20,
a four-passenger, single-engine composite aircraft. In 1995, we were
contracted by Israviation to develop, design and build the "proof
of concept" prototype of the turboprop ST50. A year later,
we manufactured the fuselage, wings and tail section of a Tactical
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) for the U.S. Department of Defense,
using composite technology in all three components.
The SR20, with composite construction and advanced aerodynamics,
was awarded FAA Type Certification in 1998. It incorporates flat-panel,
multi-function display technology and state-of-the-art safety innovations,
including a final level of protection known as the Cirrus Airframe
Parachute System™ (CAPS)." ... more
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