CirrusThe Cirrus Aircraft Corporation (formally Cirrus Design Corporation) is an aircraft manufacturer that was founded in 1984 by Alan and Dale Klapmeier. The company headquarters is located in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Cirrus SR20The Cirrus SR20 is an American piston-engine, four-or-five-seat, composite monoplane. The SR20 was the first production general aviation aircraft equipped with a parachute to lower the airplane safely to the ground after a loss of control, structural failure or mid-air collision. It was also the first manufactured light aircraft with all-composite construction and flat-panel avionics. The SR20 mock-up was unveiled in 1994. The aircraft first flew on 21 March 1995 and FAA certification was achieved on 23 October 1998. Cirrus SR20 X, registration G-CIRU, built 2009, serial number 2023
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