Cirrus Design single-engine jet makes first flight
July 3, 2008 by Alton K. Marsh, Senior Editor, AOPA PilotCirrus Design’s V-tailed SJ-50 Vision made its first flight July 3 at 10 am CDT Duluth time. The official name is now the SJ-50 Vision. The 45-minute flight was deemed a success by the company. It took place at company headquarters in Duluth, Minnesota. The aircraft is called a verification and validation model. The final production model is promised to go 300 knots true airspeed at 25,000 feet, and the company notes that is “well below airline traffic.”
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