The aircraft would only be unveiled three years later at the 2006 Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) gathering in June. So the company set out on building an all-composite single-engine VLJ that would be high-performance and luxurious, in other words, quintessentially Cirrus.

The idea behind the aircraft was simple: produce the cheapest personal jet that people would want to buy. The Vision Jet project was top secret when development began in 2003 and started in Cirrus’ “Moose Works” offsite location in Duluth, Minnesota. But the idea for the aircraft began more than a decade before, 13 years to be exact. The first Cirrus Vision Jet SF50 rolled off the production line on the 5th of May 2016. After reading this guide, I think you’d agree, so let’s get into it. From a pilot’s perspective, the features and capabilities of the SF50 or Vision Jet are nothing short of amazing and probably make it the best VLJ on the market today. In a very Cirrus-like fashion, Vision Jet has redefined what a VLJ can be and has quickly caught up to its competitors in terms of sales, even though it has been in production for a fraction of the time. This v-tail, very lightweight jet (VLJ) aircraft is the first of its kind being that it’s powered by only one jet engine, making it the first civilian single-engine jet to be type certified by the FAA and EASA. The Cirrus SF50 better known as the Vision Jet is one of the most interesting aircraft in the skies today and has taken the aviation world by storm.

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