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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]
Gulfstream III · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cirrus SR20 | Gulfstream III |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Light aircraft[source] | Business jet[source] |
| Manufacturer | Cirrus Aircraft[source] | Gulfstream Aerospace[source] |
| Number built | 2,084 (through 2025)[source] | 206[source] |
| Manufactured | 1999–present[source] | 1979–1986[source] |
83 ft 1 in (25.32 m)[source]
Cruise; SR20-G3 · TAS
Single source155 kn (178 mph, 287 km/h) TAS[source]
Gulfstream III · eight passengers, IFR reserves
Single source3,650 nmi (4,200 mi, 6,760 km) (eight passengers, IFR reserves)[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]
Gulfstream III · 2 × Rolls-Royce Spey RB.163 Mk 511-8 turbofan engines thrust each
Single source2 × Rolls-Royce Spey RB.163 Mk 511-8 turbofan engines, 11,400 lbf (51 kN) thrust each[source]
Gulfstream III · Wing area
Single source934.6 sq ft (86.83 m 2 )[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] | 2 December 1979[source] |
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| Developed into | Cirrus SR22[source] | Gulfstream IV/G400/G450[source] |
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| Capacity | 3 passengers (4 using 60/40 flex seating in post-2012 models)[source] | 19 passengers (standard seating)[source] |
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| Propellers | 3-bladed[source] | — |
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| Stall speed | 56 kn (64 mph, 104 km/h) CAS[source] | 105 kn (121 mph, 194 km/h)[source] |
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| National origin | United States[source] | — |
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| Primary users | — | United States Gabon India Italy[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 1980[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Grumman Gulfstream II[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 6:1[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 0012 Mod. ; tip: NACA 64A008.5[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Vereinigte Staaten[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland |
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