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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]
U-2S · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cirrus SR20 | Lockheed U-2 |
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| Type | Light aircraft[source] | High-altitude reconnaissance aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Cirrus Aircraft[source] | Lockheed Skunk Works[source] |
| Number built | 2,084 (through 2025)[source] | 104[source] |
| Manufactured | 1999–present[source] | 1955–1989[source] |
63 ft 0 in (19.20 m)[source]
Cruise; SR20-G3 · TAS
Single source155 kn (178 mph, 287 km/h) TAS[source]
Cruise; U-2S · ) at 72,000 ft (22,000 m
Single sourceCruise; U-2S · Cruise speed
Single sourceCruise; U-2S · Mach 0.715 (
Single sourceMach 0.715 (412 kn; 470 mph; 760 km/h) at 72,000 ft (22,000 m)[source]
U-2S · Range
Single source6,090 nmi (7,010 mi, 11,280 km)[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]
U-2S · 1 × General Electric F118-101 turbofan engine thrust
Single source1 × General Electric F118-101 turbofan engine, 17,000 lbf (76 kN) thrust[source]
U-2S · Wing area
Single source1,000 sq ft (93 m 2 )[source]
U-2S · Endurance
Single source12 hours[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] | 1 August 1955 ( 1955-08-01 )[source] |
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| Developed into | Cirrus SR22[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 3 passengers (4 using 60/40 flex seating in post-2012 models)[source] | 5,000 lb (2,300 kg) payload[source] |
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| Propellers | 3-bladed[source] | — |
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| Stall speed | 56 kn (64 mph, 104 km/h) CAS[source] | 65 kn (75 mph, 120 km/h)[source] |
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| National origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
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| Designer | — | Clarence "Kelly" Johnson[source] |
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| Status | — | In service[source] |
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| Primary users | — | United States Air Force Central Intelligence Agency (historical) NASA Republic of China Air Force (historical)[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 1956[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 2,950 US gal (2,460 imp gal; 11,200 L)[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 63A409 ; tip: NACA 63A406[source] |
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| Time to altitude | — | 60,000 ft (18,000 m) in 12 minutes 30 seconds[source] |
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| Lift-to-drag | — | 25.6[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 40 lb/sq ft (200 kg/m 2 )[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | — | 0.425[source] |
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| Fuel consumption | — | 910 lb/h (410 kg/h) in cruise[source] |
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