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Cirrus Begins Work on First SF50 Customer Block
The first three units will be used to “prove out” the manufacturing system as Cirrus scales up production.

Cirrus Aircraft, approaching certification of its new SF50 Vision single-jet aircraft, has begun development of the first customer models. Work is under way on three production “pilot” units (P1, P2 and P3), said Pat Waddick, Cirrus' president of innovation and operations. The aircraft will be used to “prove out” the manufacturing sequence, he said. Cirrus plans to retain the first unit for its own use, with P2 and P3 to be delivered to customers. While plans call for deliveries to begin shortly after certification, Waddick stressed that Cirrus is more focused on having the correct processes in place than on sticking to a strict delivery schedule.


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