Which electric tug fits a Cirrus SR22?

DISCOVERY. It is the hand-steered electric tug published for single-engine pistons such as the Cirrus SR22, up to 2,500 kg on straight ground.

Can one person move an SR22 with it?

Yes. The manual winch loads the nose wheel onto the glass-fiber deck and the electric drive moves the airplane, so one pilot tows without pushing on the strut or the prop.

Does it work on grass?

Yes. DISCOVERY is specified for grass and asphalt, with 500 kg of published load capacity on the ramp for hangar thresholds.

What about a Vision Jet in the same hangar?

A Cirrus Vision Jet is a light jet. GRAVITY is the tug published for that class, up to 5,000 kg as standard or 7,000 kg with the optional upgrade. DISCOVERY stays with the piston single.

Electric tug for the Cirrus SR22

An SR22 does not need a ground crew. It needs a repeatable way out of the hangar and back in, often with one pilot and a row of other airplanes on either wing. Pushing on the strut, or waiting until someone else is free, is how a lot of those moves still start. An electric tug for the Cirrus SR22 takes the load off the nose wheel instead, so the airplane rolls at a walking pace and you stay clear of the prop.

The machine we build for that job is DISCOVERY. It is the hand-steered electric aircraft tug in the range, and the product page names the Cirrus SR22 as the single-engine piston it is built around. Published towing capacity is 2,500 kg on straight ground. The manual winch pulls the nose wheel onto the glass-fiber deck. Leather-protected attachment webbing holds it there. The control panel is one gear, forward and reverse. There is no second drivetrain to learn and no remote to keep charged before a short reposition.

Size matters in a shared hangar. DISCOVERY extends to 210 cm when it is towing and folds to 120 cm for storage. It is 80 cm wide and weighs 120 kg, so it can sit against a wall, or go with the airplane, between flights. Maximum load on the ramp is 500 kg, which is the figure published for getting up and over a hangar threshold. The same tug is specified for grass and for asphalt, so a grass strip and a paved apron are both in the job it was designed for.

A typical day with an SR22 is not a long tow across an airport. It is three short ones: out for a morning departure, over to fuel or a wash, and back into a tight row at the end of the day. That is the routine described for DISCOVERY. One pilot does it. The electric drive does the pulling. You are not leaning on the prop spinner, and you are not depending on a shared airport tug that may already be on another stand.

If the airplane is heavier than a single-engine piston in this class, DISCOVERY is the wrong tool. GRAVITY is the walk-behind electric tug for light jets and turboprops, including the Cirrus Vision Jet, with a published towing capacity of 5,000 kg, or 7,000 kg with the optional upgrade. ROVER is the remote-controlled tug named for Cessna and Piper types through light twins. The SR22 itself stays with DISCOVERY, because that is the tug whose published description is a single such as this one, up to 2,500 kg.

CHALLENGER, the ride-on tug for large-cabin business jets, is still in development and is not the machine for an SR22. Tell us how the hangar is laid out and we will confirm DISCOVERY against your airplane before you commit. The next step is a quote for the SR22, not a new form and not a price list.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which electric tug fits a Cirrus SR22?: DISCOVERY. It is the hand-steered electric tug published for single-engine pistons such as the Cirrus SR22, up to 2,500 kg on straight ground.
Can one person move an SR22 with it?: Yes. The manual winch loads the nose wheel onto the glass-fiber deck and the electric drive moves the airplane, so one pilot tows without pushing on the strut or the prop.
Does it work on grass?: Yes. DISCOVERY is specified for grass and asphalt, with 500 kg of published load capacity on the ramp for hangar thresholds.
What about a Vision Jet in the same hangar?: A Cirrus Vision Jet is a light jet. GRAVITY is the tug published for that class, up to 5,000 kg as standard or 7,000 kg with the optional upgrade. DISCOVERY stays with the piston single.