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April 29th, 2008, 13:10
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| Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Winchestertonfieldville
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|  Cirrus Aircraft Question
Does anybody know if Cirrus aircraft have a life/hour limit on the airframe? Someone told me that a Cirrus has something like a 10 year, 5000 hour limit.
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April 29th, 2008, 13:26
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It was originally certified with a 6000 hour limit. I am not aware of a time limit. Cirrus is buying the first airframes that hit 6000 hours, in hopes of developing an airframe life extension program. These sort of programs are not unheard of, especially in transport aircraft.
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April 29th, 2008, 13:33
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The BE-76 has a time limit also...although it's a lot higher then 6k
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April 29th, 2008, 14:08
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20,000hrs on the BE-76.... Most wont make it that high, they will be sold or parted out because Beech parts are so dang expensive!
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April 29th, 2008, 15:45
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The SR-20 and SR-22 both have an airframe life limit of 12,000 flight hours.
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May 3rd, 2008, 22:14
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I tell ya what. If we keep losing parts off the company 22 at the same rate that we have been in the last year, the airframe won't make it to 2000 hours.
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May 5th, 2008, 22:21
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| Re: Cirrus Aircraft Question Quote:
The airframe life limit is (or at least was as of a few years ago) 12,000 hours. That'll probably increase with experience. I believe some of the early airplanes had a lower airframe life limit initially (4,300 hours or something) until the fleet hours rose and they got some data. Our SR-20 is a fairly early model and I recall some talk of the lower limit years ago. It's no longer an issue. They're also looking at extending the 'chute repack interval after getting some data on how they've held up over time. (The first ones are coming due in a year or two.) | |
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May 6th, 2008, 09:31
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Tomahawks have 10,000 or so limits on the wings , not airframe. Same applies to the Seminoles. You can buy new wings and keep the airframe flying forever.. |
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May 6th, 2008, 10:01
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Santa Clarita, CA
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When I read this thread it got me to thinking about the shelf life of a twinkie.Not saying a Cirrus is a twinkie, I love that plane.
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