Aircraft
Cirrus Flies First Production Vision Jet
The first production Cirrus Vision Jet will be used for proving the jet's type-rating training program.
The first production Cirrus SF50 Vision made its maiden flight on May 5 from the company's base at Duluth (Minn.) International Airport. P1 will be used to validate the flight training program for the single-engine jet and to flesh out the design and build process. Cirrus expects to receive FAA certification for the SF50 in June. (Photo: Cirrus Aircraft)
The first production Cirrus SF50 Vision made its maiden flight on May 5 from the company's base at Duluth (Minn.) International Airport. P1 will be used to validate the flight training program for the single-engine jet and to flesh out the design and build process. Cirrus expects to receive FAA certification for the SF50 in June. (Photo: Cirrus Aircraft)

P1, the first production version of the Cirrus Vision SF50 single-engine jet, took off from Duluth (Minn.) International Airport on Thursday, flown by test pilot Terry LeSage. “Pilot feedback on P1 is simple,” he said. “The aircraft handled just great. It was not noticeably different from C2 [the third conforming test article], with handling qualities matching those of its predecessors and all systems working as intended.” 


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