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Cirrus Vision SF50

🇺🇸 United States ·first flew 2008· very light jet

💼 business jet jet ✓ still flying
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Cirrus Vision SF50 N124MW cn 0009 (28664083278): Markus Eigenheer from Genève, Schweiz· CC BY-SA 2.0
  2. 2. Cirrus Vision SF50(N280CJ) (4632096346): Kentaro Iemoto from Tokyo, Japan· CC BY-SA 2.0
  3. 3. Cirrus Vision SF50 G2 (N755DS) at Wagga Wagga Airport: Bidgee· CC BY-SA 3.0 au
  4. 4. Cirrus Vision SF50 Jet, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, July 2016: Joey1niner· CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. 5. Cirrus Vision SF50 N299CV FDK MD1: Acroterion· CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. 6. N178FA Cirrus Vision SF50 FDK MD1A: Acroterion· CC BY-SA 4.0
  7. 7. N311UM Vision Jet, Toluca 03-05-26 (55168140847): DUNCAN KIRK from Coeur d'Alene, United States· CC BY 4.0
  8. 8. N45EY Vision Jet, Opa Locka 02-21-26 (55151836675): DUNCAN KIRK from Coeur d'Alene, United States· CC BY 4.0
  9. 9. N651AD Vision Jet, Marana Regional 03-01-26 (55160647606): DUNCAN KIRK from Coeur d'Alene, United States· CC BY 4.0
  10. 10. N651AD Vision Jet, Scottsdale 04-24-26 (55238005162): DUNCAN KIRK from Coeur d'Alene, United States· CC BY 4.0
Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
Cirrus Vision SF50, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Markus Eigenheer from Genève, Schweiz· CC BY-SA 2.0

what is it?

The Cirrus Vision SF50, also known as the Vision Jet, is a single-engine very light jet designed and produced by Cirrus Aircraft of Duluth, Minnesota, United States. After receiving deposits starting in 2006, Cirrus unveiled an aircraft mock-up on 28 June 2007 and a prototype on 26 June 2008. It made its maiden flight on 3 July 2008.

How to recognise it: 1 jet engine · 11.8 m wingspan

base stats

  • speed 576 km/htop speed
  • range 926 kmwithout refuelling
  • size 2,722 kgmax take-off weight
  • built 721made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

  • First flew 18 years ago, in 2008.
  • Top speed is 4.4× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
  • Wingspan of 11.8 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Can fly 1.1× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight
2008
status
in production
number built
721
role
very light jet
origin
🇺🇸 United States
makers
Cirrus Aircraft Corporation
engines
1× Williams FJ33-5A
length
9.4 m
wingspan
11.8 m
height
3.3 m
max take-off weight
2,722 kg
top speed
576 km/h
cruise speed
556 km/h
range
926 km
ceiling
9,449 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q1093133, Wikipedia: Cirrus Vision SF50 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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