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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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Measured figures
SR20-G3 · Length
Single source26 ft 0 in (7.92 m)[source]
WC-130J Weatherbird · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cirrus SR20 | Lockheed WC-130 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Light aircraft[source] | Weather reconnaissance[source] |
| Manufacturer | Cirrus Aircraft[source] | Lockheed Lockheed Martin[source] |
| Number built | 2,084 (through 2025)[source] | — |
| Manufactured | 1999–present[source] | — |
| First flight | 21 March 1995[source] |
97 ft 9 in (29.79 m)[source]
WC-130J Weatherbird · with 35,000 lb (15,876 kg) payload
Single source1,600 nmi (1,800 mi, 3,000 km) with 35,000 lb (15,876 kg) payload[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]
WC-130J Weatherbird · 4 × Rolls-Royce AE 2100D3 turboprop engines, 4,637 shp ( ) each
Single source4 × Rolls-Royce AE 2100D3 turboprop engines, 4,637 shp (3,458 kW) each[source]
SR20-G3 · 828 ft/min (
Single source828 ft/min (4.21 m/s)[source]
WC-130J Weatherbird · Wing area
Single source1,745 sq ft (162.1 m 2 )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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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] | — |
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| Propellers | 3-bladed[source] | 6-bladed Dowty R391 constant-speed fully-feathering reversible-pitch propellers[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 | — | Active[source] |
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| Primary user | — | United States Air Force[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 1962[source] |
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| Developed from | — | C-130 Hercules C-130J Super Hercules[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 64A318 ; tip: NACA 64A412[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | USA[source]Country/countries explicitly given in the equipment row Origin column; not the country operating the row. WC-130J Hercules |
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