Cirrus SR20 vs Learjet 45: Specs Compared

Cirrus SR20 — licensed reference photograph

ASupport 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

BSupport aircraft

Learjet 45

Business jet

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Cirrus SR20SR20-G3 · Length

7.92 m

Length source ↗

Learjet 45Length

17.68 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 25 rows sourced on both sides

7.92mSR20-G3 · Length

17.68m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

7.92 m

SR20-G3 · Length

Single source

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

17.68 m

Length

Single source

58 ft 0 in (17.68 m)^[source]

11.68mSR20-G3 · Wingspan

14.58m

Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

11.68 m

SR20-G3 · Wingspan

Single source

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

14.58 m

Wingspan

Single source

47 ft 10 in (14.58 m)^[source]

2.72mSR20-G3 · Height

4.3m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.72 m

SR20-G3 · Height

Single source

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

4.3 m

Height

Single source

14 ft 1 in (4.30 m)^[source]

1.4tGross; SR20-G3 · Gross weight

9.8tMaximum take-off; Max takeoff weight

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

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]

5,829 kg

Empty; Empty weight

Single source

9,752 kg

Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight

Single source

1SR20-G3 · pilot

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

1 people

SR20-G3 · pilot

Single source

1 pilot^[source]

2 people

Crew

Single source

2^[source]

287km/hCruise; SR20-G3 · TAS

858km/hMaximum; max cruise

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

287 km/h

Cruise; SR20-G3 · TAS

Single source

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

804 km/h

Cruise; Cruise speed

Single source

858 km/h

Maximum; max cruise

Single source

533 mph (858 km/h, 463 kn) (max cruise)^[source]

510 mph (804 km/h, 445 kn)^[source]

—

3,167km4 passengers

Range

All recorded figures & sources

3,167 km

4 passengers

Single source

1,968 mi (3,167 km, 1,710 nmi) (4 passengers)^[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]

—

16.2kN

Thrust

All recorded figures & sources

16.2 kN

2 × Honeywell TFE731 -20 turbofan thrust each

Single source

2 × Honeywell TFE731 -20 turbofan , 3,650 lbf (16.2 kN) thrust each^[source]

5,300mSR20-G3 · Service ceiling

15,545m

Service ceiling

All recorded figures & sources

5,300 m

SR20-G3 · Service ceiling

Single source

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

15,545 m

Service ceiling

Single source

51,000 ft (15,545 m)^[source]

4.2m/sSR20-G3 · 828 ft/min (

—

Rate of climb

All recorded figures & sources

4.21 m/s

SR20-G3 · 828 ft/min (

Single source

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

—

29m²

Wing area

All recorded figures & sources

28.95 m²

Wing area

Single source

311.6 sq ft (28.95 m 2 )^[source]

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

Configuration

Details

Cirrus SR20 and Learjet 45 configuration
Specification	Cirrus SR20	Learjet 45
Type	Light aircraft^[source]	Business jet^[source]
Manufacturer	Cirrus Aircraft^[source]	Bombardier Aerospace^[source]
Number built	2,084 (through 2025)^[source]	642^[source]
Manufactured	1999–present^[source]	1995–2012^[source]
First flight	21 March 1995^[source]	7 October 1995^[source]
Developed into	Cirrus SR22^[source]	Learjet 40 Learjet 70/75^[source]
Capacity	3 passengers (4 using 60/40 flex seating in post-2012 models)^[source]	9 passengers^[source]
Propellers	3-bladed^[source]	—
Stall speed	56 kn (64 mph, 104 km/h) CAS^[source]	—
National origin	United States^[source]	Canada/United States^[source]
Status	—	Active^[source]
Introduction date	—	Mid-1998^[source]

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Cirrus SR20

Learjet 45

Type

Light aircraft^[source]

Business jet^[source]

Manufacturer

Cirrus Aircraft^[source]

Bombardier Aerospace^[source]

Number built

2,084 (through 2025)^[source]

642^[source]

Manufactured

1999–present^[source]

1995–2012^[source]

First flight

21 March 1995^[source]

7 October 1995^[source]

Developed into

Cirrus SR22^[source]

Learjet 40 Learjet 70/75^[source]

Capacity

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

9 passengers^[source]

Propellers

3-bladed^[source]

—

Stall speed

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

—

National origin

United States^[source]

Canada/United States^[source]

Status

—

Active^[source]

Introduction date

—

Mid-1998^[source]