The Cirrus VK-30 is a single-engine pusher-propeller homebuilt aircraft originally sold as a kit by Cirrus Design (now Cirrus Aircraft), and was the company's first model, introduced in 1987. [2] As a kit aircraft, the VK-30 is a relatively obscure design with few completed aircraft flying.

The VK-30 celebrated its first flight in 1988 and the company started delivering kits to customers. Demand grew and in 1994 Cirrus Aircraft expanded into a 30,000 square foot R&D facility in Duluth, MN, and shortly after opened a composite production facility in Grand Forks, ND.

2016年8月11日 · The Cirrus VK-30 is unusual because of its size — the cabin is bigger than other homebuilt kits and can accommodate five people in comfort. The design progression began with the dimensioning of the large cabin, followed by the lofting of lines around it, both in side view and in planform, from a pointed nose back to the tail mounted prop.

2025年2月3日 · The Cirrus VK-30 was a groundbreaking aircraft introduced by Cirrus Design Corporation in 1987. Founded by brothers Alan and Dale Klapmeier, Cirrus began its journey with the ambitious goal of creating high-performance, affordable kit planes for amateur builders.

2005年6月1日 · Configured with side-by-side dual-control front seats and a wide back seat, this is a large single-engine airplane, especially for a plane built from a kit! With a high aspect-ratio laminar flow wingspan of 42 feet, and 26 feet long, this tricycle gear aircraft is constructed mostly of composite materials.

The Cirrus VK-30 is a single-engine pusher-propeller homebuilt aircraft originally sold as a kit by Cirrus Design (now called Cirrus Aircraft), and was the company’s first model. As a kit aircraft, the VK-30 is a relatively obscure design with few completed aircraft flying.

Learn to recognise the Cirrus VK-30, and distinguish it from similar aircraft types like the Israviation ST50 and Jetcruzer 450.

2007年3月6日 · The Cirrus VK-30 is a single-engine pusher propeller homebuilt aircraft originally sold as a kit by Cirrus Design.

2008年12月16日 · Alan and Dale Klapmeier, progenitors of the Cirrus SR20 and SR22 certified aircraft, offered a kit aircraft in 1987 called the VK30. The five-seater was powered by a 300-hp Continental pusher engine and had a cruise speed of over 200 mph.

The Cirrus VK-30 is a single-engine pusher-propeller homebuilt aircraft originally sold as a kit by Cirrus Design, and was the company's first model, introduced in 1987.