Cessna Citation II vs Cirrus SR20: Specs Compared

Cessna Citation II — licensed reference photograph

ASupport aircraft

Cessna Citation II

Corporate jet

Credit

Adrian Pingstone · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · 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

Cessna Citation IICessna S550 Citation S/II · Length

14.542 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

17 of 26 rows sourced on both sides

14.54mCessna S550 Citation S/II · Length

7.92mSR20-G3 · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

14.542 m

Cessna S550 Citation S/II · Length

Single source

47 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (14.542 m)^[source]

7.92 m

SR20-G3 · Length

Single source

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

15.91mCessna S550 Citation S/II · Wingspan

11.68mSR20-G3 · Wingspan

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

15.913 m

Cessna S550 Citation S/II · Wingspan

Single source

52 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (15.913 m)^[source]

11.68 m

SR20-G3 · Wingspan

Single source

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

4.57mCessna S550 Citation S/II · Height

2.72mSR20-G3 · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4.57 m

Cessna S550 Citation S/II · Height

Single source

15 ft 0 in (4.57 m)^[source]

2.72 m

SR20-G3 · Height

Single source

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

6.8t

1.4tGross; SR20-G3 · Gross weight

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3,656 kg

Empty; Cessna S550 Citation S/II · Empty weight

Single source

6,849 kg

Maximum take-off; Cessna S550 Citation S/II · Max takeoff weight

Single source

8,059 lb (3,656 kg)^[source]

15,100 lb (6,849 kg)^[source]

964 kg

Empty; SR20-G3 · Empty weight

Single source

1,383 kg

Gross; SR20-G3 · Gross weight

Single source

Two pilots (One pilot on II/SP)

1SR20-G3 · pilot

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

Two pilots (One pilot on II/SP)^[source]

1 people

SR20-G3 · pilot

Single source

1 pilot^[source]

746km/h

287km/hCruise; SR20-G3 · TAS

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

746 km/h

Cruise; Cessna S550 Citation S/II · at 35,000 ft (11,000 m)

Single source

Mach 0.721^[source]

403 kn (464 mph, 746 km/h) at 35,000 ft (11,000 m)^[source]

287 km/h

Cruise; SR20-G3 · TAS

Single source

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

3,700km

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Range

All recorded figures & sources

3,700 km

Cessna S550 Citation S/II · with max fuel

Single source

1,998 nmi (2,299 mi, 3,700 km) (with max fuel)^[source]

—

150kW

Power

All recorded figures & sources

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]

11kN

—

Thrust

All recorded figures & sources

11 kN

Cessna S550 Citation S/II · 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D -4B turbofans thrust each

Single source

2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D -4B turbofans , 2,500 lbf (11 kN) thrust each^[source]

31.8m²Cessna S550 Citation S/II · Wing area

—

Wing area

All recorded figures & sources

31.83 m²

Cessna S550 Citation S/II · Wing area

Single source

342.6 sq ft (31.83 m 2 )^[source]

13,000m

5,300mSR20-G3 · Service ceiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

13,000 m

Cessna S550 Citation S/II · max operating altitude

Single source

43,000 ft (13,000 m) (max operating altitude)^[source]

5,300 m

SR20-G3 · Service ceiling

Single source

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

15m/s

4.2m/sSR20-G3 · 828 ft/min (

Rate of climbScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

15.4 m/s

Cessna S550 Citation S/II · 3,040 ft/min (

Single source

3,040 ft/min (15.4 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

Cessna Citation II and Cirrus SR20 configuration
Specification	Cessna Citation II	Cirrus SR20
Type	Corporate jet^[source]	Light aircraft^[source]
National origin	United States^[source]	United States^[source]
Manufacturer	Cessna^[source]	Cirrus Aircraft^[source]
Number built	1184: 688 II and II/SP, 160 S/II, 336 Bravo^[source]	2,084 (through 2025)^[source]
Manufactured	1978–2006^[source]	1999–present^[source]
First flight	January 31, 1977^[source]	21 March 1995^[source]
Developed from	Cessna Citation I^[source]	—
Developed into	Cessna Citation V^[source]	Cirrus SR22^[source]
Capacity	Six to eight passengers^[source]	3 passengers (4 using 60/40 flex seating in post-2012 models)^[source]
Fuel capacity	862 US gal (718 imp gal; 3,260 L) usable fuel^[source]	—
Airfoil	NACA 23000^[source]	—
Stall speed	82 kn (94 mph, 152 km/h) ( CAS )^[source]	56 kn (64 mph, 104 km/h) CAS^[source]
Propellers	—	3-bladed^[source]

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Cessna Citation II

Cirrus SR20

Type

Corporate jet^[source]

Light aircraft^[source]

National origin

United States^[source]

Manufacturer

Cessna^[source]

Cirrus Aircraft^[source]

Number built

1184: 688 II and II/SP, 160 S/II, 336 Bravo^[source]

2,084 (through 2025)^[source]

Manufactured

1978–2006^[source]

1999–present^[source]

First flight

January 31, 1977^[source]

21 March 1995^[source]

Developed from

Cessna Citation I^[source]

—

Developed into

Cessna Citation V^[source]

Cirrus SR22^[source]

Capacity

Six to eight passengers^[source]

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

Fuel capacity

862 US gal (718 imp gal; 3,260 L) usable fuel^[source]

—

Airfoil

NACA 23000^[source]

—

Stall speed

82 kn (94 mph, 152 km/h) ( CAS )^[source]

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

Propellers

—

3-bladed^[source]