Payload

Guest Discussion
1

I’ve been considering buying an SR20,

but I’m concerned about the payload issue

being discussed here.

The Cirrus website gives numbers that

seem to allow for a payload (after full

fuel) of >650 pounds. People posting

here are talking about payloads of

<500 pounds.

Where is the extra weight coming from?

I had the sense from the Cirrus site that

they were including in the weight all the

standard equipment. Why are the numbers

different (and why does the Cirrus website

still have older numbers if they’ve changed)?

I looked at the FAQ and did not see any

discussion of this…

2

I’ve been considering buying an SR20,

but I’m concerned about the payload issue

being discussed here.

The Cirrus website gives numbers that

seem to allow for a payload (after full

fuel) of >650 pounds. People posting

here are talking about payloads of

<500 pounds.

Where is the extra weight coming from?

I had the sense from the Cirrus site that

they were including in the weight all the

standard equipment. Why are the numbers

different (and why does the Cirrus website

still have older numbers if they’ve changed)?

I looked at the FAQ and did not see any

discussion of this…

The increased empty weight is primarily because of the weight of the composite airframe being heavier than hoped for at certification. The requirement to intentionally include structural defects and meet the certification requirements with defective wings led to heavier wings.

As you have no doubt read, there should be an increase in max gross weight (of about 100 lbs) that will coincide with certification of the SR22 and hopefully an additional increase of a similar amount with modification of some of the components in the braking system to achieve allowable ground roll associated with the higher stall speed. This will require a change on the assembly line, the first one only a change in placards and POH.