Cirrus VK-30 Cirrus (piston)
The Cirrus VK-30 was an ambitious homebuilt four-seat aircraft designed by the same company later famous for the SR20 and SR22. Its sleek composite fuselage, canard foreplane, and pusher propeller gave it a futuristic appearance and promised fast cross-country performance. The kit programme was discontinued before many were completed, leaving a tiny fleet of individually built aircraft. The VK-30 shows that Cirrus experimented with unconventional designs long before its mainstream piston singles.
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The Cirrus VK-30 is a homebuilt canard pusher-prop design from the same company later famous for the SR20 and SR22.
Specifications
| Length | 7.9 m (26 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 11.2 m (37 ft) |
| Height | 2.4 m (8 ft) |
| Maximum passengers | 3 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 1.6 t |
| Range | 900 NM (1,667 km) |
| Maximum speed | 200 kt (370 km/h) |
| Service ceiling | 18,000 ft (5,486 m) |
| Rate of climb | 1,500 ft/min (7.6 m/s) |
| Fuel capacity | 400 l |
| Engines | 1x Continental IO-550 |
| Units built | 13 |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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