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Cirrus SR20
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Cirrus Design, the world's second largest manufacturer of single-engine, piston-powered aircraft, began in 1984 as a kit airplane manufacturing company in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Their first airplane, the VK-30, became an inspiration for developing technologically advanced production aircraft. In 1994, they moved headquarters to larger facilities in Duluth, Minnesota and began research and development of the SR20, a four-passenger, single-engine composite aircraft. In 1995, Cirrus was contracted by Israviation to develop, design and build the "proof of concept" prototype of the turboprop ST50. A year later Cirrus was manufacturing the fuselage, wings and empennage of a Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) for the US 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 defense known as the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS). The next production model, SR22, was FAA certified in 2000. It offers greater speed and even better performance than the SR20. By 2005, the SR22 was the number one selling certified single engine airplane. On October 11, 2006, an SR20, owned by New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle, crashed into a fifty story residential building in New York City's Upper East Side. Lidle and his flight instructor were killed. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. Length:
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