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Cirrus Vision SF50
The Vision Jet applies Cirrus's personal-aircraft approach to a small jet. Its single turbofan is mounted above the fuselage, between the surfaces of the V-tail. The cabin and flight deck are arranged for an owner-pilot market, and the aircraft includes a whole-aircraft parachute system.
Avionics and automation evolved between SF50 generations; the simulator products identify their represented equipment.
Aircraft / family
Flying the Cirrus Aircraft Vision Jet (SF50)
Brad Pierce · 19 March 2017
Cirrus transition training: Jumping from the SR22 to the Vision Jet
Tom Snow interviews Jay Jolley · 27 March 2018
Pilot Report: Cirrus Vision Jet — A Game Changer
Author-hosted August 2021 article PDF
Colomban Cri-Cri
The Cri-Cri began as Michel Colomban’s compact twin-engine aircraft project in 1971, with the first flight recorded in the ATSimulations manual on 19 July 1973. It packages one pilot, a short-span wing and two engines into an airframe whose scale is its defining visual feature. The original piston aircraft and later jet or float renditions belong to different configuration scopes.
Cri-Cri background · Original handbook configuration
400 Corvalis TT · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
A documented Corvalis cockpit and checklist update
The May 2025 notes credit Carenado’s Corvalis TT version 1.0.7 with revised starting, takeoff and shutdown checklists, fuel-cap interaction and EFB performance-data fixes. They also list icing and acceleration corrections. The changes apply to the documented 1.0.7 revision.
Official MSFS 2024 SU2 notes · 1.4.20.0
Columbia 400 · Laminar Research · X-Plane 11
X-Plane 11 Desktop Manual
Columbia 400 · Laminar Research · X-Plane 11
X-Plane aircraft and avionics manuals
Columbia 400 / Cessna Corvalis
Originally the Columbia 400, the aircraft became part of Cessna's range after the Columbia acquisition. It was marketed as the Corvalis, with later development leading to the TTx. Its smooth composite airframe is visually distinct from Cessna's traditional metal high-wing singles.
The Columbia 400, Corvalis and TTx names mark equipment and production developments within the same lineage.
Aircraft / family
The need for speed — Flying the Columbia 400
Published under Janice Wood’s byline · 19 August 2005
Columbia 400: A Whole Lot of Get Up and Go
Steven W. Ells · 5 October 2007
Low Level By Columbia
Bill Cox · 24 May 2011
