Additionally, the Vision Jet continues to deliver into new global markets and has now surpassed Vision Jets in service around the world. The SR Series worldwide fleet currently exceeds 11 million total SR Series flight hours in more than 60 countries around the world.
Further enhancements included re-imagined interior and exterior aesthetics featuring a line of bold new colors. The company also announced VisionAir in , a revolutionary ownership program for the Vision Jet. The new program is a bold new step following tremendous growth of the Vision Jet. Additionally, in , charter service operator Verijet began operations with an all-Vision Jet fleet to provide convenient point-to-point short haul flights for customers in the Southeastern region of the United States and flies to over 5, smaller, less-congested airports.
In addition to the upgrades, several innovative technologies were added to the G2 Vision Jet, including a category-first Autothrottle, Flight Stream connectivity and more. Interior amenities further enhanced the passenger experience with new executive seats, thoughtfully engineered noise reduction and a passenger productivity console. More From Forbes. Nov 9, , am EST. Nov 8, , pm EST. Nov 8, , am EST. Nov 4, , am EDT.
Nov 3, , pm EDT. Nov 2, , pm EDT. Oct 29, , pm EDT. Edit Story. Jul 30, , am EDT. Cirrus Aircraft had a record year of growth and expansion in , marked by its Vision Jet becoming the best-selling jet in general aviation.
With aircraft delivered in , the SR Series remained the best-selling high-performance piston aircraft in its segment for 18 consecutive years.
Additionally, the Vision Jet has now surpassed in service globally. Expansion of Cirrus Services also fueled enterprise growth, including the opening of a Cirrus Aircraft facility in the Dallas area. Today, the worldwide fleet of SR Series aircraft has surpassed 7, aircraft with over 11 million flight hours in 60 countries around the world. In addition to upgrades, several technologies were added to the G2 Vision Jet, including a category-first Autothrottle and Flight Stream connectivity.
Interior amenities include executive seats, noise reduction, and a passenger productivity console. Later in , Cirrus Aircraft announced the upcoming addition of Safe Return — an emergency autoland system that enables passengers to land the Vision jet with the touch of a button. The U. First of all, what constitutes a like type? And to calculate accurate accident rates, you need accurate hours-flown data, something that has proven elusive to obtain, at best.
Lacking this kind of data, we can make reasonable estimates of hours flown and we can also measure accidents as a ratio of total aircraft produced or registered. Fair warning: Such analysis has to be taken in context. Its not the best way of comparing apples to apples, but its the best data available to us.
Starting with the wide view, we estimate that the Cirrus fleetwide total hours stood at about , hours as of late January This is an estimate based on information provided by Cirrus. Not counting the crash of a pre-production airplane on a test flight in , the Cirrus line has suffered 29 accidents as of February , 13 of them fatal.
That works out to an overall accident rate of 5. The NTSB recently announced that GA total accidents in were the lowest they have ever been since records have been kept, but the most recent rate data we have is for , which indicated a GA overall rate of 6. Fleetwide, Cirrus airplanes appear to have a slightly lower overall accident rate than GA as a whole, but a measurably higher fatal rate. Another aspect of the accident record supports this; more on that in a moment. When Cirrus airplanes are examined individually, the picture doesnt change much.
Nineteen of all 29 accidents have involved the SR22, and these account for eight of the crashes involving fatalities. This gives the SR22 an overall accident rate of 5. The SR20 has a similar record, although its fatal rate is. Although the Cirrus fleet may appear, by perception, to have a problem accident rate-judging by the high premiums the insurance industry sets for the Cirrus, insurers seems to think so-in reality, the Cirrus lines overall rate may actually be better than average.
We say may because, as noted, the hours-flown numbers for these comparisons are difficult to confirm. The Cirrus fleetwide fatal rate appears somewhat higher than the GA average, especially for the SR But what about compared to other like airplanes?
If you define like airplane as a new-age composite model-say the Lancair or Diamond lines-Cirrus loses some of its luster. Lancair and Diamond have fewer airplanes flying-about for the Lancair and about in the U. But exposure is exposure, and both Lancair and Diamond have it.
The DA only recently suffered its first fatal accident, and only three U. While the Star is a lower-performance airplane than either the Cirrus SR20 or SR22 and probably isnt used in the same way, the DAs record is, nonetheless, remarkably good. The Lancair models certainly are used on the same kinds of missions as the Cirrus and, again, this line of aircraft has a better record thus far than the Cirrus airplanes do, at least in terms of fatal accidents.
We could find only three accidents of any kind for Lancair certified production airplanes and one of these concerned a factory test flight. All were minor and involved no fatalities. In our interviews with insurance executives, one said of Lancair, Give them time, theyll catch up to Cirrus. Whether this is true or not remains to be seen. But for now, the Cirrus accident history doesnt shine much against its composite rivals.
And what of the traditional manufacturers, like Cessna, Mooney, Beech and Piper? How do they compare with the Cirrus? Here, the analysis is murkier yet-what from those manufacturers is like a Cirrus? So, take your pick. We examined accident patterns of older and newer models of Cessnas and two Mooneys.
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