Cirrus SR22T
Piston single engine • Low Wing • Fixed gear
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About the Cirrus SR22T
Overview
The Cirrus SR22T is the turbocharged top of the SR-series piston line: mechanically the SR22 airframe (five seats, composite structure, fixed gear, side-stick controls, Cirrus Perspective+ avionics, and standard CAPS parachute) fitted with a turbocharged 315 hp Continental TSIO-550-K and certified for flight into known icing (FIKI). The turbo holds sea-level power into the mid-twenties, so the SR22T cruises about 213 KTAS and can climb to its 25,000-foot ceiling to top weather and clear terrain that hold the normally aspirated SR22 down. With known-icing protection and oxygen it becomes a serious all-weather cross-country single that overlaps the mission of some turboprops at a fraction of their cost.
The price of that capability is upkeep and efficiency. The turbocharger and induction system add maintenance and run hotter, and down low the SR22T is no faster than the cheaper normally aspirated SR22; its real advantage appears only at altitude, where the airplane belongs. Choose the SR22T when you fly long legs, high-terrain routes, or weather that rewards cruising in the high teens and twenties, you want known-icing capability and a parachute in a single you fly yourself, and you do not need the normally aspirated SR22’s lower operating costs for a mission that stays below 12,000 feet.
Key Features for GA Buyers
- Turbo-normalized to the mid-twenties. The turbocharged TSIO-550-K holds power to a 25,000-foot ceiling, giving about 213 KTAS cruise and the ability to top weather and clear high terrain.
- Flight into known icing. Factory FIKI protection makes the SR22T a genuine all-weather single, a capability the normally aspirated SR22 does not offer.
- Same parachute and cockpit as the SR line. Standard CAPS and Cirrus Perspective+ avionics carry over unchanged, so SR22 pilots transition with no new cockpit to learn.
- Turboprop-overlap mission at piston cost. High-altitude, long-leg capability that reaches into light-turboprop territory while keeping piston-single acquisition and operating costs.
Trade-offs
- Turbocharger upkeep. The turbo and induction system add maintenance, run hotter, and demand disciplined leaning and cooling; it is more engine to manage than the normally aspirated SR22.
- No speed gain down low. Below about 12,000 feet the SR22T is no faster than the cheaper SR22; its advantage is altitude, not raw speed.
- Fixed gear and full-fuel payload. Like the SR22 it trades a few knots to fixed gear, and filling the 92-gallon tanks for a high-altitude leg eats into cabin payload.
- Highest operating cost of the SR pistons, plus CAPS. Turbo upkeep, known-icing systems, and the recurring 10-year CAPS repack make it the most expensive SR-series piston to own.
See Also
- Cirrus SR22 – the normally aspirated sibling on the same airframe, the better value for low-to-mid-altitude missions. Compare
- Cirrus Vision SF50 – the brand’s single-engine jet, the natural step up for an SR22T owner moving to turbine speed and pressurization. Compare
- Beechcraft Bonanza B36TC – the turbocharged six-seat Bonanza, the retractable-gear metal alternative for the same high-altitude single mission. Compare
- Daher TBM 960 – the single-engine turboprop a clear step up in speed and weather capability, for buyers weighing turbine ownership. Compare
Technical Specifications
Dimensions & Weights
- Height
- Length
- Parking area (ft2)
- Max Takeoff Weight
- Max Landing Weight
- Useful Load
- Fuel Capacity
Performance
- Cruise Speed
- Never-Exceed (Vne)
- Max Structural Cruise (Vno)
- Approach Speed
- Stall, Clean (Vs1)
- Range
- Service Ceiling
- Rate of Climb
- Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle
- Landing ground roll
Sources
Where the figures on this page come from. Cirrus SR22T specifications are traced to published references; estimated values are flagged inline next to the figure.
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FAA TCDS A00009CH (Cirrus SR20/SR22/SR22T), Section III Model SR22T — Airspeed Limits, S/N 0442 and subsequent (current G6). The turbocharged limit is altitude-banded and stated in KCAS (the AFM airspeed-indicator KIAS redline is within a knot at sea level) takeflightsandiego.com
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Cirrus Aircraft — SR22T official product page, Specs section (Max cruise speed) cirrusaircraft.com
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