Beechcraft Bonanza vs Cirrus SR20: Specs Compared

Beechcraft Bonanza — licensed reference photograph

ASupport aircraft

Beechcraft Bonanza

Civil utility aircraft

Credit

Bill Larkins · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

Cirrus SR20 — licensed reference photograph

BSupport aircraft

Cirrus SR20

Light aircraft

Credit

Tomás Del Coro from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Beechcraft Bonanza2011 model G36 · Length

8.38 m

Length source ↗

Cirrus SR20SR20-G3 · Length

7.92 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

18 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

8.38m2011 model G36 · Length

7.92mSR20-G3 · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

8.38 m

2011 model G36 · Length

Single source

27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)^[source]

7.92 m

SR20-G3 · Length

Single source

26 ft 0 in (7.92 m)^[source]

10.21m2011 model G36 · Wingspan

11.68mSR20-G3 · Wingspan

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

10.21 m

2011 model G36 · Wingspan

Single source

33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)^[source]

11.68 m

SR20-G3 · Wingspan

Single source

38 ft 4 in (11.68 m)^[source]

2.62m2011 model G36 · Height

2.72mSR20-G3 · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2.62 m

2011 model G36 · Height

Single source

8 ft 7 in (2.62 m)^[source]

2.72 m

SR20-G3 · Height

Single source

8 ft 11 in (2.72 m)^[source]

1.7tGross; 2011 model G36 · Gross weight

1.4tGross; SR20-G3 · Gross weight

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1,142 kg

Empty; 2011 model G36 · Empty weight

Single source

1,656 kg

Gross; 2011 model G36 · Gross weight

Single source

2,517 lb (1,142 kg)^[source]

3,650 lb (1,656 kg)^[source]

964 kg

Empty; SR20-G3 · Empty weight

Single source

1,383 kg

Gross; SR20-G3 · Gross weight

Single source

2,126 lb (964 kg)^[source]

3,050 lb (1,383 kg)^[source]

one

1SR20-G3 · pilot

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

one^[source]

1 people

SR20-G3 · pilot

Single source

1 pilot^[source]

326km/hCruise; 2011 model G36 · Cruise speed

287km/hCruise; SR20-G3 · TAS

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

326 km/h

Cruise; 2011 model G36 · Cruise speed

Single source

176 kn (203 mph, 326 km/h)^[source]

287 km/h

Cruise; SR20-G3 · TAS

Single source

155 kn (178 mph, 287 km/h) TAS^[source]

1,720kmFerry; 2011 model G36 · Ferry range

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Range

All recorded figures & sources

1,326 km

2011 model G36 · with full passenger load

Single source

1,720 km

Ferry; 2011 model G36 · Ferry range

Single source

716 nmi (824 mi, 1,326 km) with full passenger load^[source]

930 nmi (1,070 mi, 1,720 km)^[source]

220kW

150kW

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

220 kW

2011 model G36 · 1 × Continental IO-550-B

Single source

1 × Continental IO-550-B , 300 hp (220 kW)^[source]

150 kW

SR20-G3 · 1 × Continental IO-360-ES six cylinder, horizontally-opposed piston aircraft engine

Single source

1 × Continental IO-360-ES six cylinder, horizontally-opposed piston aircraft engine , 200 hp (150 kW)^[source]

16.8m²2011 model G36 · Wing area

—

Wing area

All recorded figures & sources

16.8 m²

2011 model G36 · Wing area

Single source

181 sq ft (16.8 m 2 )^[source]

5,600m2011 model G36 · Service ceiling

5,300mSR20-G3 · Service ceiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

5,600 m

2011 model G36 · Service ceiling

Single source

18,500 ft (5,600 m)^[source]

5,300 m

SR20-G3 · Service ceiling

Single source

17,500 ft (5,300 m)^[source]

6.2m/s2011 model G36 · 1,230 ft/min (

4.2m/sSR20-G3 · 828 ft/min (

Rate of climbScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

6.2 m/s

2011 model G36 · 1,230 ft/min (

Single source

1,230 ft/min (6.2 m/s)^[source]

4.21 m/s

SR20-G3 · 828 ft/min (

Single source

828 ft/min (4.21 m/s)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Beechcraft Bonanza and Cirrus SR20 configuration
Specification	Beechcraft Bonanza	Cirrus SR20
Type	Civil utility aircraft^[source]	Light aircraft^[source]
National origin	United States^[source]	United States^[source]
Manufacturer	Beechcraft^[source]	Cirrus Aircraft^[source]
Status	In service^[source]	—
Number built	18,525 (at end of 2025)^[source]	2,084 (through 2025)^[source]
Manufactured	1947–present^[source]	1999–present^[source]
Introduction date	1947^[source]	—
First flight	December 22, 1945^[source]	21 March 1995^[source]
Variant	Beechcraft QU-22 Pave Eagle^[source]	—
Developed into	Beechcraft T-34 Mentor Beechcraft Travel Air Bay Super V Fuji KM-2^[source]	Cirrus SR22^[source]
Capacity	five passengers^[source]	3 passengers (4 using 60/40 flex seating in post-2012 models)^[source]
Aspect ratio	6.2^[source]	—
Airfoil	Root:NACA 23016.5. Tip:23012^[source]	—
Propellers	three-bladed Hartzell Propeller , 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) diameter^[source]	3-bladed^[source]
Wing loading	20.16 lb/sq ft (98.4 kg/m 2 )^[source]	—
Stall speed	—	56 kn (64 mph, 104 km/h) CAS^[source]

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Beechcraft Bonanza

Cirrus SR20

Type

Civil utility aircraft^[source]

Light aircraft^[source]

National origin

United States^[source]

Manufacturer

Beechcraft^[source]

Cirrus Aircraft^[source]

Status

In service^[source]

—

Number built

18,525 (at end of 2025)^[source]

2,084 (through 2025)^[source]

Manufactured

1947–present^[source]

1999–present^[source]

Introduction date

1947^[source]

—

First flight

December 22, 1945^[source]

21 March 1995^[source]

Variant

Beechcraft QU-22 Pave Eagle^[source]

—

Developed into

Beechcraft T-34 Mentor Beechcraft Travel Air Bay Super V Fuji KM-2^[source]

Cirrus SR22^[source]

Capacity

five passengers^[source]

3 passengers (4 using 60/40 flex seating in post-2012 models)^[source]

Aspect ratio

6.2^[source]

—

Airfoil

Root:NACA 23016.5. Tip:23012^[source]

—

Propellers

three-bladed Hartzell Propeller , 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) diameter^[source]

3-bladed^[source]

Wing loading

20.16 lb/sq ft (98.4 kg/m 2 )^[source]

—

Stall speed

—

56 kn (64 mph, 104 km/h) CAS^[source]