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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]
1964 model PA-28-140 Cherokee 140 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cirrus SR20 | Piper PA-28 Cherokee |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Light aircraft[source] | Civil utility aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Cirrus Aircraft[source] | Piper Aircraft[source] |
| Number built | 2,084 (through 2025)[source] | 32,778+[source] |
| Manufactured | 1999–present[source] | 1961–present |
23 ft 3.6 in (7.102 m)[source]
Cruise; SR20-G3 · TAS
Single source155 kn (178 mph, 287 km/h) TAS[source]
1964 model PA-28-140 Cherokee 140 · Range
Single source465 nmi (535 mi, 861 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]
1964 model PA-28-140 Cherokee 140 · 1 × Lycoming O-320-E2A 4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine
Single source1 × Lycoming O-320-E2A 4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 150 hp (110 kW)[source]
1964 model PA-28-140 Cherokee 140 · Wing area
Single source160 sq ft (15 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] | January 14, 1960[source] |
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| Developed into | Cirrus SR22[source] | Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six[source] |
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| Capacity | 3 passengers (4 using 60/40 flex seating in post-2012 models)[source] | three passengers[source] |
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| Propellers | 3-bladed[source] | Sensenich M74DM[source] |
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| Stall speed | 56 kn (64 mph, 104 km/h) CAS[source] | 47 kn (54 mph, 87 km/h)[source] |
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| National origin | United States[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | — | 1960[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | NACA 65 2 -415[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 13.4 lb/sq ft (65 kg/m 2 )[source] |
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| Power/mass | — | 0.0699 hp/lb (0.1149 kW/kg)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 9, cell 3; revision 1377232040; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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Maximum take-off; 1964 model PA-28-140 Cherokee 140 · Max takeoff weight
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