I’m having a really hard time seeing any difference in those two planes...if the pics were taken from the same side and same camera angle, paint was the same, and both had wheel pants...are you sure they’re different??

That's my guess, too. With the popularity of the SR20/22, designing a trainer to get people in the family from square 1 is a natural evolution for them.

While they are not geniuses...they sure are doers. SR18 got me hanging out in line for tickets. Cirrus about to clean up. Shame on Cessna.

Click the attached picture to see an animated gif.

Possibly a snowmobile engine.

Looks like a 3 blade prop.

Tony did u make that gif?
If so we’ll done

It's easy. I just uploaded two scaled and cropped screen shots to the free "gifmaker.me" website.

Where are you getting that from? When I looked up the n-number none of the airworthiness data was populated. In any event, I guessing what you meant was it was Experimental and not Amateur. Doubtful it would be certified as experimental-amateur built which is but 1 of 11 Experimental categories under the Special Airworthiness Certification process. Most likely, if experimental it would be under Research and Development.

Where are you getting that from? When I looked up the n-number none of the airworthiness data was populated. In any event, I guessing what you meant was it was Experimental and not Amateur. Doubtful it would be certified as experimental-amateur built which is but 1 of 11 Experimental categories under the Special Airworthiness Certification process. Most likely, if experimental it would be under Research and Development.

Interesting - thanks for uploading. Personally I think they goofed, in that the data block is weird "Amateur/TC". That's a very odd way to label what I assume to be its certificate type: Standard vs Special. But hey, it really doesn't matter one way or the other.

Based on the number of failed two seat trainer planes, I doubt Cirrus would enter that market.
If they are interested in the fleet training market, that really is a four seat requirement that carries three. (student pilot, instructor, and student in back "learning"; go read the details on flight programs at Republic Airlines, ATP, North Dakota, Emory....).
Additionally, Cirrus can make money on the Sr20 because of the extensive overlap in parts with the SR22 minimizing production costs and complexity. e.g. both plans got the upgraded spars at the same time, wing lengths switched within a year each time to be the same...

For fleet training they are really missing one critical feature, retract gear. Last I looked the FAA did not sign off on letting Cirrus "simulate" the retract to get the plane to qualify on the complex bracket.
Secondly, a nice to have for fleet purchase would be Jet-A burner. Same for selling internationally.

Tim

Cowling isn't big enough to house a diesel. Looks like pretty standard horizontally opposed shape/size to me.

Deltahawk's Slogan "Jet Fueled Piston Power for the New Century"

Great slogan when they wrote it in 2002.