Cirrus Aircraft you HAVE to change this...
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- What changes are coming to the Cirrus SR22 G7 version. What upgrades need to be made, a new engine, a different fuel type, upgrades to the cockpit and payload capabilities? How should the new aircraft be different to the current line of Cirrus Aircraft? What do Cirrus need to do to the already very popular General Aviation Aircraft?
This is just my thoughts on what I'd like to see in the new Cirrus SR22 G7 aircraft. I understand it's a very first-world video at times but for fellow aviation lovers and pilots alike, I'd like to encourage aircraft manufacturers to keep pushing innovation in this industry we all love, hence the video.
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Too bad they didn’t upgrade the engine to JetA
Lol didn’t they just upgrade the cockpit instruments and took away a switch or two??
What do you think of the new G7 Cirrus?
got your touchscreen cockpit though...
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Hey Stef! Honestly you... Yes you! are the reason I've become so invested in with aviation. All your videos are just so down to earth and easy to listen to. I genuinely mean it when I say you're the reason I'm going to go for my RPC (and maybe beyond who knows!) at some point in the future when I'm either rich or it gets cheaper to do as a hobby (lol).
As a bit of feedback for the videos... just keep doing what you're doing! I honestly love these videos just as much as your flying videos, so if you ever think "will the audience like this" the answer is most likely yes.
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Very informative Stef!
I am 14 years old and aspiring to become an aviator, Your vids are really good and are giving me inspiration to follow my dreams!!
You can do it! I'm 15 and I also want to.
@@aussieflightsimmer9964 Thanks for the support man! Ive joined Australian Air force cadets and might try to get my pilots license through that
@@MinionMasher4 that’s my plan, I’m starting cadets in a week
When you guys do cadets can you tell me how physically taxing it is? I’m 15 but have disability that makes it hard to walk
That's brilliant, thank you. I wish you all the best with your flying goals.
It would be great to see more Jet A1 aircraft around! Having trained in a DA40NG, I can confirm that full FADEC diesel burners are great to run. Super easy to start, super easy to operate, barely sipping the fuel. Zero to think about regarding leaning etc. Of course, weight is an issue. I do wish STCs were more available for Jet A1 retrofits..
FADEC!!! It’s absurd it hasn’t been done yet. Great video!
I love the list. Some of the end (pressurization, rear door, etc.) require complete structure redesign and would be a new certification. Not something any successful manufacture wants to take on. To go there, I think you'd see a stretched, 6-seat model. Same path Beech went. I believe there is lots of room in that space for a 6-seat Cirrus with CAPS without taking away from SF50 sales.
CD300 or a Turbine would be amazing. Turbine is not efficient enough at most of our altitudes and the entry cost is not practical. CD300 is damn near perfect fit.
Now the reality. The only real competition Cirrus has for the SR22 is existing owners not upgrading. There is no real competitor, in the certified space, offering the speed, options, support, and CAPS. Cirrus has little to no reason to risk a solid, very active sales base. I wish that were different and they had major incentives to expand or revolutionize, but with a 2-year sales backlog, they are clearly not losing ...
Piper are well ahead with some of their new Archers running Diesel Jet A1 burning engines with FADEC. They do some great videos on tiktok showcasing them as well.
Box: exists
Stef: and i took that personally
🇦🇺 Great valid questions you ask. Given the cost of these aircraft I feel the response from the manufacturer is critical.
Re landing gear. Check out what Super Petrel did with their new model, the XP. Ingenious.
I would assume the new Rotax 916 turbo wouldn’t be powerful enough.
Love your thinking, though 🙏
I love the Cirrus SR22. I have never flown on it but I would love to do so one day. Keep it up!! Great video!! 😍😍😍
Personally, I really like the DA62, problem is, it is quite expensive at between $1.1-1.6M US.
And, one more thing, it doesn't have a pressurized cabin which is kindof sad.
DA62 looks like a great aircraft, but that means going up to a twin and more expensive maintenance costs compared to an SR22.
@@StefanDrury I mean there are always going to be trade offs and usually with more features comes a higher price.
DA62 is by no means perfect but does address many, but not all of your (rather ambitious) wish list. I’ve moved from Cirrus to DA62 and love it. The things you are wanting will add that extra cost to the Cirrus too. Maybe you should take a demo flight and give us your thoughts in a video Stef 👍
@@jahartley Would be very open to a demo in a DA62 or DA50 for sure. Very capable aircraft, not sure they're for me though.
Time for a Diamond. Great videos. Take care.
Over that past 2 years I have transition over the SR20 to the SR22T mostly G6. And I must agree: these Cirrus aircraft are very advanced until you have to deal with the engine. You did not mention the care and attention it takes to keep the engine operating at the right temps. Yeah, FADEC may remove much of that, but it is still a regular piston engine. I would love to see a G8 or 9 with hybrid or full electric with the same, or slightly better performance in terms of range, speed and useful load. Keep on flying
JetA-1, nice for globetrotting I guess, but then you limit where you can go in regional AU, US, UK etc. Nice wish list though. 👍
Love the DA50. The performance issues that you speak of would be more of an issue if I didn’t have a 2.5 hour rule. So its a non issure.
Great list Stef!
The one thing that I would absolutely love love LOVE to see is a proper HOTAS setup with the thottle on the left (where the stick currently is) and the stick in the centre.
Also some speedbrakes (operated, of course, from the throttle) -either wing upper and lower fingers, or clamshells on the rear fuselage. Maybe the G10 :)
Hey stef,
Another great video, on Qantas right now watching your video on their wifi (737-800)!
Thank you, have a great flight
@@StefanDrury thanks! Landed in Adelaide all safe and sound.
Negative on the pure touchscreen. You want the option of touchscreen, but the tactile feedback of real buttons is very important. Touchscreens on cars are bad enough, let alone touchscreen going through turbulence.
BMW have done a great job with their idrive system, that's an example to follow!
My first flight was in my father's 1977 Cessna172N with the Lycoming engine at the age of 8. I still have it and fly it weekly. It's the "family Truckster" when we go on vacation. It originally had fake wood paneling on the exterior and I had it refinished in aircraft white. I just cannot make myself part with it. All original steam gauges and we added the Garmin AERA 760. So while I hear your complaints, and all are valid and make sense, all I can say is come over to my world and the Cirrus looks like a perfect GA aircraft! My plane isn't for everyone.
We where told the gears so stiff to work with the parachute system . Reason topic came up was because even the cirrus instructor would occasionally bounce the plane.
A fully agree with most of your request. On the A1, fully agree, but and A1 engine is heavier than an AVGAS one. So you loose in term of payload. If you change to A1, with the current tank of the CIRRUS you would get 10h autonomie, so taking less fuel should not be a drama to compensate the engine change. Yet with all the change I would not be able to afford a new cirrus, so would have to stick with my G3 for years to come.
As like you wish to do a round the world trip with my cirrus, I will have to hurry, or eventually get the engine changed!!!!
Excellent video.
Stefan - I have to totally agree with you. I've just about finished up my PPL training in an SR20 and am preparing for my checkride. I love the fact that the airplane has a chute and modern avionics but am considering buying another airplane because the SR20/SR22 burns av-gas. Hopefully Cirrus will see some of these comments and seriously consider putting a diesel engine in their airplane. I'd definitely buy one if they did.
I bought a 'wreck' 1961 Cessna 172B - stripped it down to the bare metal, tore out all of the wiring and controls and replaced everything the way I wanted it.
Full electronic glass panel, with more redundancy than the older steam gauges. Left the backseats out, so it's now a two seat airplane with a huge cargo area (and weight limit) for us to carry camping gear and bikes.
I think the toughest part with change in certified aviation is that regulators won't loosen restrictions on GA and allow new technology in - without a huge amount of rigorous testing... we watch Trent put a $10 car horn on his experimental aircraft and wonder why we can't do the same.
As for fuel - I'm with you that 100LL AvGas is horrible. The lead is a real problem, both inside the engine (fouled plugs, fouled exhaust ports, etc) and to the environment. In Canada's North 100LL is difficult to get at a lot of the 'Fly in only' communities. As a stopgap I bought the MoGas STC which allows me to use automotive unleaded. A cheap fix considering I don't have $150,000+++ for a **new Jet A burning engine.
**not an option anyway since no JetA burning engines are even certified for this aircraft and likely never will be.
Hey Stef Avgas is still made with lead in the fuel . I'm not sure but I don't think you can get unleaded Avgas.
I'd love to see a high-wing or stretched 6 seater with club seating with rear entry doors. Climbing up onto the wing and then down into the cockpit isn't for everyone, and why i like flying Cessna at the moment.
Great video with interesting final questions Stefan! I also love flying but I get more and more torn by the sustainability discussion. Yes: we already have „electric planes“ but those (still) are not an alternative - and won’t be for quite a long time. I‘m looking forward to a reaction of Cirrus😊
Forewarning, I'm not trying to be negative here, just counter point to your requests...
Diesels are nice, but they are significantly heavier than your standard avgas engine. The problem with engine technology right now is that we are on the cusp of taking the lead out of 100LL entirely (and that being a drop-in replacement) giving the current engines a much needed life extension. JetA1 has better availability outside of AU but generally ordinary availability inside Australia, especially in the country, especially when it comes to self-serve. One more problem is that combustion engine technology is likely to freeze or slow down in development because of the looming electric engine market. But the one real development I would like to see is a move to FADEC (with AvGas) and electronic ignition, you'd get a pretty good range bump from that (and the 100UL is looking to be a little more dense so more range again).
Trailing link would be nice, but I'm not sure you could make the fairings as efficient as the current setup. Spring steel with the current fairings is very low drag. However I would like if the current gear could be made a little more gravel/grass friendly, the wheel pants a little higher off the ground and an option to have slightly bigger tyres so it handles off pavement operations a little better.
The issue with pure touch screens is that they do fail, and that day is the one you'll want the keyboard/knobs for entering stuff in. The secondary problem is that if the display fails but the touch function does not that also kills it. If the backlight on a keyboard fails, you can still use the keyboard. There is also the perennial question of data entry in turbulence, I'm all for touch screens, but you'd need to cover off the redundancy issues and provide a suitable 'anchor point' for people to enter things whilst in turbulence without touching nearly every button on the screen in the process.
Sat phone would be nice, only if you had CASA allowing Part91 operations without HF radios using SatPhone as an acceptable alternate means of compliance for communications with IFR aircraft in remote areas. Otherwise it's merely a nice to have and weight you are carrying around for the ability to make a call every once in a while. I would love a GA version of ADS-C, where the avionics can make position reports for you when you are outside of ADS-B/Radar coverage. These days, you would think there would literally be an app for that!
Love the content though, keep it up!
PS There is a drawback with more payload (although I don't disagree it would be useful)... fees are generally based on MTOW, more payload means a higher MTOW, higher MTOW means higher fees. 🙁
It seems as of the major enhancement was with the avionics in the G7. The ,ajor reason I went Diamond NG was full FADEC and JetA fuel. If the Cirrus offered a better engine I most certainly would have considered it.
Cirrus made a plane for people wanting more and it is the Cirrus Vision Jet.
tbh, wouldn’t mind a retractable! happy with avgas (but I’m not planning to fly around the world). What about an HF radio?
I did wonder if an HF as standard would be appealing but support for satellite comms for non-VHF areas is growing from what I've seen/heard. So I'd take a sat phone over an HF if I had a choice.
Stef, you must be angling for a trip to Cirrus in the States !
Buy a TBM or a meridian. It'd be the same price. It would cost over $100M to develop the aircraft you've suggested and they'd need to sell a thousand at $2M/ea to make back their costs.
How about windscreen wipers?
My guess is that they don’t want to lose performance but the FADEC Jet A diesel engine would be great
The pressurised cabin would probably take a significant redesign and recertification so I don’t see it happening but it’d be amazing
Surely this is down to the aircraft manufacturers that work closely with engine manufacturers, this can easily be accomplished, however at what extra cost, plus if their SR22 model range is selling well, why do they need to invest in a new model, although I do agree that this would improve on what is already a great aircraft. The point of complete touchscreen interaction, in turbulence, can be somewhat awkward unless the buttons are of a reasonable size.
Let's hope there's a Continental CD 300 Jet A engine for the G8
What's the deal with "disposable" Jet A-1 reciprocating engines? Some of the piston engines that run Jet A-1 (such as the one that powers the Diamond DA50 RG) don't have a TBO (time between overhaul), but rather a "TBR" (time between replacement). Engine overhaul is expensive enough, but outright replacing a whole engine for a brand new one every 2K hours sounds like a pretty expensive proposition.
Agree with Spiro, sounds like you are ready for something more capable...a TBM perhaps?
Looks like and update to a TBM850....go on 🥰
"We're off to Broken Heel" !
I don’t think you must hold your breath. You mentioned some major upgrades. Price tag jumps right up
Hey Stef, FADEC + Jet-A1 Fuel + payload increase + everything else on your list = VISION JET!! 😎 Maybe it's time to trade up from poor unloved EYZ?!?
Cirrus had the SR21 using Jet A1 and QAV, but impossible to find.
Mate, great vid!
Fair requests all round, and yes this is ultra first world, but all good. That's how it goes.
Electric planes are great, but batteries are the pits for our Earth. It's gotta be real electric, using wireless abundant energy. Like Nikola Tesla did it. Until then, don't worry too much about your footprint.
Looking forward to seeing you flying the series 7 in the near future.
Tail winds and clear skies brother
Love ur vids Steph
I think missile technology beneath the wings would be useful. Maybe an 1860 gatling gun set up behind the prop.
I would never fly one of these without some sort of reliable weaponry.
Sounds like you are ready to step up to the jet version!
Time for a TBM 960….:D
About 100LL, I never thought about how that gas has lowering availability throughout the world. Within the part of the United States where I live though, it’s still widely available and far cheaper than Jet-A. At some airports, I’ve seen 100LL be up to 2 USD per gallon cheaper than jet A. So while I don’t agree a total switch to diesel cycle engines is a good idea, it would definitely be wise for those planes to be sold with the option between a diesel or avgas engine.
Interesting video. Without making major changes to SR22 I'm not sure it can be significantly improved. So I would encourage making a new model instead. Something akin to a Lancair IV-P but with two small turbofan jet engines. That could be a mach 0.7 aircraft with better fuel economy than the SR22 and it could be lighter and cheaper.
The CD300 engine is fair bit heavier than IO550N and only 268HP continuous versus 310. So the jet compatibility comes as significant cost and not a clear improvement.
SR22 is about 1 ton and my engineering sensibilities are quite adamant that a 4 seater can be a lot lighter than that. Through single piece carbon fiber fuselage and particularly with 2 light jet engines it can no doubt be half the weight or less. Which will translate directly to fuel economy and/or speed and actually lower cost because you need smaller engines. The DA50/DA62 are particularly awful in weight at about 1.6ton empty so imagine a comparable performer weighing a full ton less, that's a bizarre weight difference that should never be possible yet it is. That's a cubic meter full of water. Or 1.2m3 fuel. Or a full car. A pressurized light 4 seater with 2 light jets could be a fantastic performer. Being able to go mach 0.7 at 45000 feet is worlds apart from SR22. And naturally burn JetA. And naturally has dual engine redundancy for ocean flight or general safety. so the concept has extreme potential. And if Cirrus did it they would not just dominate GA like they do today, they would murder the market. Assuming the price would also be optimized instead of the absurdity they are working today. I would say it's a must that it's below 500k$. And I would actually aim lower with the intent to sell many. Let's say it's priced at 290k$ base, that would not only sweep the market, it will entice a lot of new pilots that were just lurking in the wings. Pun intended. And it will also take away from the existing twin jet market because not only is it a vastly lower entry point it's much less wasteful and costly to operate. The freedom of a plane is greatly undermined if it's a military mission of cost for just a small flight. You flew to a neighbor country, granted australia is big but still, 3k$ plus wear is not a cheap trip. Flying around the world might cost you 50-60k$ whereas you could buy a ticket for maybe 2k$ many times faster. If instead we could have light private jets that could effortlessly soar the skies instead of tractoring, both fast and cost effective, that's real freedom. Private jet mobility at prius cost. And the engineering checks out. It would be properly cool. And we could use green synthetic fuel. It's possible to make hydrocarbon fuel out of electricity, air and water. Like plants do. Plans are in the works but slowly. It could be done today but everyone is dragging feet. Inept clowns.
Could the Continental CD 300 be mounted on the Cirrus? It could very well require redesigning the mount. It could impact the CG. This is a certified aircraft and as such it would require a lengthy period of examination, evaluation, testing, and inspections which could take a long time and a lot money to pass through all the hoops of the FAA and EASA. Designing a new engine could take years.
I don’t think there’s ever going to be a next generation of the L-29 Delfin or Piper Comanche 260B. In all honesty for my mission my Comanche is absolutely perfect, it has a ridiculously long range, it’s fast, affordable, beautiful and relatively easy to maintain. Once we put the Australian tail horn to remove the 5 year AD on the tail and a nice 3 blade MT propeller it’ll be perfect.
However, I live in the UK, where Jet A is taxed at a much lower rate and subsequently is a significantly cheaper fuel. So I would happily replace my IO-540 with an equivalent diesel engine!
The cost of Jet A burning engines is a lot more than a Gas burning engine. Manufacturers might chose it to make sales in those areas where you cant get Avgas, The solution is to probably use Premium AutoGas.
Then there is payload, you get what you pay for, most economical 4 seaters are fuel limited. If you want to go 4 seats with full fuel and more its going to cost a lot more.
Then Electric Powered as well
Thats the kind of wish list that really makes a lot of sense to someone who does not fly or
probably the majority of people watching youtube who will never ever get to fly.
my G5 clean tips NA can carry 4 with full fuel.
Damn you Stef!! I've been watching your channel too much. I was in the circuit in Lismore today with Baron VH-EUZ - it took me three times to get their call sign right - I kept on wanting to say echo yankee zulu!! :-)
Ha, sorry about that!
I own a G6, which is a great aircraft. I would upgrade for Jet A and FADEC. Pressurisation would be great, however, this is unrealistic outside of an entirely new model.
I think he is looking for a Piper Meridian or M500/M600. You also get a bonus 2 extra seats and +60 knots airspeed.
I’d like to see a SR25. 250kts @ 25,000ft with a Turbine and then the CD300 available in the 22 and the 350hp lycoming ie2/TEO 540 with fadec. Perspective touch avionics. Done. May skip to G8. 8 is very lucky in Chinese….
the perfect flying SUV would be nice
Is an SF50 or a Citation Max type jet knocking dear Stefan, if the SR22 isn't able to meet these specs?
An SF50 costs over $3M, the CJ3+ that Citation Max flies is over $10M. The SF50 will cost $600 an hour to fly, the CJ3+ well over $1500 an hour. The SR22 G3 that he flies now is under $200k, and costs under $100 an hour to fly.
Cute idea but I don’t think it will change for the 3 people per year who want to fly that route
Dear Stefan
I know cirrus rarely go into a spin
But if it did
Can it recover
Is it easy
Or
You have no option but to use the parachute
Yes, the Cirrus can recover from a spin. To be certified in Europe, they had to demonstrate a 6 turn spin and recover. It had no issues doing so, which is why they are EASA certified.
Yes, it can recover. Cirrus demonstrated spin recovery for the EASA certification.
Pressurized turbo would be insane.
I have a 1965 V35 Bonanza with 80 gallons (76 usable), 4 seats and a 1400 lb useful load which will go cross country at 170 knots. It cost me less than a 5th of what your SR22 did and with the addition of all your geewhiz avionics it sounds like it would meet most of your requirements, except for another door, including a more forgiving landing gear and the ability to operate off grass/unimproved landing surfaces, within limits of course. No it doesn’t have a ballistic chute but the accident stats for Cirrus and other heavy single engine GA airplanes make it obvious that the parachute isn’t saving that many lives even though Cirrus likes to call every successful deployment “a save” when in fact many times a successful forced landing could have been made even when the event was preceded by a “stupid pilot trick”. Yes the AV gas issue is real and I’d like to have a kerosene alternative but that’s not up to the airframe manufacturers its in the hands of Lycoming/Continental and the Chincoms who own the companies. Good luck with that.
If DA50 adds BRS, that would close the deal with many. And I heard it's coming soon.
It is still slower, lower, and has a shorter range than the SR22T.
AV GAS 115 145 AT WHAT COST G7 UPGRADES $$$$$$$ I ENJOY YOUR CHANNEL !
I also have some key aspirations that all pilots like make it cheaper 😜
Stop in Lebanon for some AVGAS.
To address your shopping list look at Piper Meridian.
everything you are asking for exists. Get a Lancair Evolution or a Lancair LX7. Both with a Turbo prop. Both can be found for the same price or cheaper than a New Cirrus.
Why not fly and RV10. Out-performs Cirrus is all aspects except cruise speed. (40% less fuel burn will help)
Instead of an updated Cirrus maybe it is time to think about upgrading the airplane you own. I don't believe there are a lot of customers looking for a 2 million dollar Cirrus!!
Sounds like you are turning into an SF50 customer, Stef. I'm sure they'll sell you one if you ask
On the next generation?....all the tech from the little French aircraft Elixir! security and technology .
I just got back from the cirrus factory. Fantastic place with wonderful people. However, they have a backlog. They're currently pushing out 14 SRs and 2 SFs A WEEK. The demand is there for what they currently have. They have ZERO incentive to change right now.
With regards to touchscreen...it can be so annoying to use touchscreen during turbulence.
The gear is designed to flex in the event of a parachute deployment impact. Don’t see that feature changing much
Challenging questions not only for Cirrus but also for Piper, Cessna, and many other SEL GA aircraft OEMs. Shortly after getting my PPL, I realized how much lead fuel burn is involved with GA flying, and am conflicted with my passions for aviation and the health of the planet ever since.
Great video Stef!
Garmin did a great job 🤣 but it has a new colour scheme
Diesel/Jet-A engines for GA aircraft are definitely interesting, but I believe most so far don't have a Time Before Overhaul, but a Time Before *Replacement*, which makes the economics a bit more complicated. I hope engine manufacturers will eventually sort something out so GA planes can stop flying around with the best tractor engine technology the 1930s had to offer.
Touch screens are not a good idea. There are some of us for whom touch screens do not react reliably--this has to do with the conductivity of our skin. This problem is common enough that it was a contributing factor to the collision of a US Navy destroyer with a merchant a couple of years ago--causing the death of a number of sailors. A sailor on the bridge of the ship could not get the engine controls to react to his inputs. Since then the Navy has started replacing touch screen controls with older tech physical buttons which are adjacent to the screen for menu inputs. Also, physical buttons provide tactile feedback that the button has actually been activated, thus the operator doesn't have to look at the screen twice to see if the desired action has been accomplished.
The G500 txi touchscreens that I use all have redundant tactile knobs for data entering as well. So in turbulence, or if you just prefer it, you can navigate using the knobs instead of pressing on the screen. The advantage though is that you ALSO have the option of pressing the screen, and in most cases I personally find that a lot quicker and a lot more intuituve.
A pressurised 4 seater Steff? That would be a very expensive 4 seater, not sure who would buy that.
Lots of people buy M350's and bought P210N's before that.
Bruh saying "it uses engine technology from over 100 years ago" simply because it has an internal combustion engine is nonsense. Using that line of logic, an F1 car also has a 100 year old engine, which is obviously false. Yes it's internal combustion, but WAY more advanced and modern than those old 1860's engines. Plus you could also say this for any other piston engine airplane, so having this engine does not make the Cirrus any worse than other GA planes in that respect. All this aside though, excellent video!!
Basically you want a diesel bonanza.
I think you are describing a SR24 model, retractable-more powerful -6 place, for $1.6 million!
Oh no Stef... please don't resort to the Andrei Jikh style thumbnails... you're a better RUclipsr than that
You need a different plane. Try a diamond da-62. You may have outgrown your diamond
Hello
Hello 👋
It came out. Same old engine.
Those electric vehicles just don’t work in a world with winter
That's because these countries don't have a very big general aviation industries.
Some of your requests are very contradictory, you want more payload, but you also ant a heavier engine, your also asking for a much heavier undercarriage. Your also asking for a smaller environmental footprint, but you are also asking for electric propulsion which is an environmental disaster!
China has AVGAS lol...
oh stef - cha ching cha ching cha ching - Cirrus have a price point for their key demographic - who dont fly to jakarta - adding everything you want will make it price prohibitive to 90% of their customer base - for the increased cost of all your goodies they find themselves competing with Global 7500 - electric ?? do your homework and see how far off we are from anything electric flying more than 15 mins - come on son - just 'cause it sounds good doesnt mean its practical - energy density -
hi 5th comment
Hey 👋
I will just say one word - "Oshkosh" (2023)!
I love your content but your click bait titles won't be getting my views, sorry Stef. ☹️
Cirrus should take a serious look at a jet a burning full FADEC engine. The trailing link gear is another great idea, I can’t think of a fixed gear that has a trailing link though. Cirrus seems like they have been very stagnant with their innovation over the past few years. There is something to be said for not fixing something that’s working too.
Personally though on the whole reduction of their carbon foot print is old and tired now. I’m over people trying to push a proven false narrative of global warming/climate change. Every time I see the people at the top push it all they want is money or for average people [me] to give up something while they travel ten miles in a Gulfstream for lunch (or the WEF). Look at what the climate authoritarians did to Sri Lanka just over using fertilizer, no thanks I’ll pass on their “utopia”.
sustainability? If that concerns you as a GA aircraft owner-pilot, maybe you should stick to mass transportation and fly cattle car airlines. really.
Not your best work, Stef. More flying vids please, especially to interesting places.
you'll be too old to fly by the time they have engines not using gas or jet a
buy a Kodiak.