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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]
340B · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cirrus SR20 | Saab 340 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Light aircraft[source] | Turboprop regional airliner[source] |
| Manufacturer | Cirrus Aircraft[source] | Saab AB Fairchild Aircraft[source] |
| Number built | 2,084 (through 2025)[source] | 459[source] |
| Manufactured | 1999–present[source] | 1983–1999[source] |
19.73 m (64 ft 9 in)[source]
Empty; SR20-G3 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; SR20-G3 · Gross weight
Single source2,126 lb (964 kg)[source]
3,050 lb (1,383 kg)[source]
Empty; 340B · average operational empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; 340B · for 340B models by SAAB Service Bulletin (SB) 340-51-033 with Modification Number 3655
Single source340B · long range cruise with 34 passengers and baggage
Single source1,350 km (840 mi, 730 nmi) long range cruise with 34 passengers and baggage[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]
340B · 2 × General Electric CT7 -9B turboprop engines (1,870 shp) each for take-off (ISA, APR)
Single source2 × General Electric CT7 -9B turboprop engines, 1,390 kW (1,870 shp) each for take-off (ISA, APR)[source]
340B · Wing area
Single source41.81 m 2 (450.0 sq ft)[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] | 25 January 1983[source] |
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| Developed into | Cirrus SR22[source] | Saab 2000[source] |
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| Capacity | 3 passengers (4 using 60/40 flex seating in post-2012 models)[source] | 34 passengers, Maximum payload : 7500 lb / 3400 kg[source] |
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| Propellers | 3-bladed[source] | 4-bladed Hamilton Standard 14RF19 (or Dowty Rotol ), 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in) diameter four-blade constant speed, fully-feathering reversible 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] | Sweden United States[source] |
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| Status | — | In service[source] |
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| Primary user | — | Rex Airlines[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 1984[source] |
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| Variant | — | Saab 340 AEW&C[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NASA MS(1)-0316 ; tip: NASA MS(1)-0312[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 5690 lb / 2580 kg[source] |
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| Fuel consumption | — | 0.94 kg/km (3.3 lb/mi)[source] |
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| Take-off distance | — | 4220 ft / 1285 m[source] |
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Maximum take-off; 340B · increased to
Single source