the SR20 is not that much higher performing.
its a 200 hp engine that does about 156 KTAS (per their website), thats about
6 kts faster then my 200 hp turbo arrow is all - and at 14000 ft I can go
faster then a SR20 (about 165 KTAS)

the SR22 with its 310 HP engine is something else now.
But compare it to other planes with a 310 HP engine.


John T wrote:

"Toly" wrote in message
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Piper's ride is solid and predictable, and you can relax and enjoy the
ride, while Cirrus is too slippery and manually flying one demands
constant control inputs to the point that it wears you out very soon.
I have suspicion this may be true for most metal vs. composite
aircraft.

Is it "metal v. composite" or different design considerations in the
respective airframes?

Don't get me wrong. I haven't so much as sat in a Cirrus much less flown
one, but it seems that the Cirrus was designed as a higher performing
airframe than the Piper models you mentioned. I'm just wondering if the
Cirrus designers sacrificed some stability to achieve that performance.

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