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Tomás Del Coro from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
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SR20-G3 · Length
Single source26 ft 0 in (7.92 m)[source]
landplane · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cirrus SR20 | De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter |
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| Type | Light aircraft[source] | STOL utility transport[source] |
| Manufacturer | Cirrus Aircraft[source] | de Havilland Canada[source] |
| Number built | 2,084 (through 2025)[source] | 466[source] |
| Manufactured | 1999–present[source] | 1951–1967 |
41 ft 10 in (12.75 m)[source]
Cruise; SR20-G3 · TAS
Single source155 kn (178 mph, 287 km/h) TAS[source]
landplane · full internal fuel at 5,000 ft (1,524 m)
Single source960 mi (1,540 km, 830 nmi) full internal fuel at 5,000 ft (1,524 m)[source]
SR20-G3 · 1 × Continental IO-360-ES six cylinder, horizontally-opposed piston aircraft engine
Single source1 × Continental IO-360-ES six cylinder, horizontally-opposed piston aircraft engine , 200 hp (150 kW)[source]
landplane · 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340-S1H1-G Wasp 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine
Single source1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340-S1H1-G Wasp 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 600 hp (450 kW)[source]
landplane · Wing area
Single source375 sq ft (34.8 m 2 )[source]
landplane · at 5,000 ft (1,524 m)
Single source9 hours 24 minutes at 5,000 ft (1,524 m)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| First flight | 21 March 1995[source] | 12 December 1951[source] |
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| Developed into | Cirrus SR22[source] | DHC-6 Twin Otter[source] |
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| Capacity | 3 passengers (4 using 60/40 flex seating in post-2012 models)[source] | 9–11 passengers (optional 10th seat in main cabin) / 6 stretchers with 4 seats / 2-3 stretchers with 7 seats[source] |
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| Propellers | 3-bladed[source] | 3-bladed Hamilton Standard , 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) diameter constant-speed propeller[source] |
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| Stall speed | 56 kn (64 mph, 104 km/h) CAS[source] | — |
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| National origin | United States[source] | — |
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| Status | — | In service[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 1953[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | Total fuel 178 imp gal (214 US gal; 809 L) in :- 51 imp gal (61 US gal; 232 L) front tank ; 85 imp gal (102 US gal; 386 L) middle tank group (two cells) ; 42 imp gal (50 US gal; 191 L) rear tank[source] |
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| seaplane | — | 15 ft 0 in (5 m)[source] |
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| Cabin length | — | 16 ft 5 in (5 m)[source] |
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| Cabin width | — | 5 ft 2 in (2 m)[source] |
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| Cabin height | — | 4 ft 11 in (1 m)[source] |
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| Cabin volume | — | 272 cu ft (7.7 m 3 )[source] |
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| Stowage compartment volume | — | 38 cu ft (1.1 m 3 )[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 8.97[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | NACA 63A516 mod[source] |
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| fixed skis | — | 4,361 lb (1,978 kg)[source] |
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| wheel/ski | — | 4,475 lb (2,030 kg)[source] |
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| skiplane | — | 158 mph (137 kn; 254 km/h) at 5,000 ft (1,524 m)[source] |
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| S3H1-G engine | — | 304 m) S3H1-G engine[source] |
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| seaplane S1H1-G engine | — | aplane S1H1-G engine[source] |
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| seaplane S3H1-G engine | — | aplane S3H1-G engine[source] |
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| skiplane S1H1-G engine | — | iplane S1H1-G engine[source] |
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| skiplane S3H1-G engine | — | iplane S3H1-G engine[source] |
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| Take-off distance to 50 ft (15 m) | — | 1,310 ft (399 m)[source] |
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| Landing distance from 50 ft (15 m) | — | 975 ft (297 m)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Canada[source] |
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