Better Aircraft - Piper M350 vs Cirrus SR22T

[Music] hey guys welcome to a brand new video today we'll be taking a look at two popular single-engine aircraft and comparing them our first aircraft is the piper m350 which is a variant of piper's m-class aircraft next is the cirrus sr22t the piper m350 is an updated version to one of piper's other aircraft the piper mirage piper claims that the piper m350 boasts the finest interior in its class the aircraft has the same engine as its predecessor but comes with an improved fuel quantity system along with an improved flight deck this newer aircraft also has impressive safety features like under speed protection emergency descent mode and automatic level mode now on to our next aircraft the cirrus sr22t or turbo one of the main things cirrus has always been able to do is seamlessly integrate style luxury technology and convenience across all of its aircraft and the cirrus sr22t is no different the aircraft has also always been known as the plane with the powersheet and that seems to be one of the top things that set this aircraft apart from others in both wow factor and safety i'd be comfortable flying in just about any aircraft but there's no doubt having a parachute makes it a lot easier but in addition to that the aircraft features more impressive safety features such as stall and spin protection it's called esp short for electronic stability and protection system if the aircraft has unusual flight attitudes whether or not the autopilot is engaged the system passively corrects them without feeling as though you the pilot lost control the flight deck of the cirrus sr-22 features cirrus perspective plus with synthetic vision satellite weather terrain awareness climate control autopilot and the famous side yoke configuration on the other hand the piper m350 features garmin g1000 nxi avionics suite which integrates virtually all avionics bringing high resolution glass displays faster processing smooth flight control and hsi mapping to the flight deck let's take a look at the engine on these aircraft both aircraft are powered by turbocharged engines but the piper m350 is powered by a lycoming tio 540 ae 2a engine model partnered with heart cell 3 blade composite propellers with constant speed while the cirrus sr22t is powered by a continental tsio 550k engine model which is also partnered with heart cell three blade propellers or an optional four blade variant now we're going to take a look at the performance of these two aircraft both the piper m350 and cirrus sr22t have a max crew speed of 213 knots they also have the same max operating altitude of 25 000 feet the piper m350 has a max range of 1343 nautical miles while the cirrus sr-22 has a max range of 1021 nautical miles now let's take a look at how much runway these aircraft need to take off and land the piper m350 numbers will include a 50-foot obstacle so the aircraft needs 2090 feet to take off and 1968 feet to land now onto the cirrus sr22 which numbers do not include a 50-foot obstacle the aircraft needs 1517 feet to take off and 1178 feet to land now moving on to payload the piper m350 has a max takeoff weight of 4 340 pounds and a useful load of 1308 pounds the ceres sr22t has a max takeoff weight of 3 600 pounds and a useful load of 1246 pounds now let's check the price of these aircraft the piper m350 has a base price of 910 000 us dollars the cirrus sr22t has a price of about 729 000 us dollars now let's look at operating cost based on a five dollars per gallon for fuel cost and 450 annual owner operated hours along with some fixed and variable cost over a year the cirrus sr-22 cost approximately 315.98 cents an hour to operate in contrast the piper m350 cost approximately 432.11 an hour to operate lastly we're going to compare exterior dimensions the cirrus sr22t has a wingspan of 38 feet 4 inches a height of 8 feet 11 inches on a length of 26 feet the piper m350 has a wingspan of 43 feet a height of 11.3 feet and a length of 28.9 feet thanks for watching this video i'd like to know your thoughts on the piper m350 and sirius sr22t if you enjoyed this comparison video please leave a like if you want to see more content like this make sure to subscribe and hit the bell button to get notifications whenever i upload a new video it's been marlin the aviator and i'm out you

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Id: 5FGnAfqDuXA

Length: 6min 10sec (370 seconds)

Published: Sun Feb 21 2021