Shipments of the Cirrus SR22 and SR22T have continued their domination of all others in their class during the third quarter of 2013.
Cirrus delivered 39 normally-aspirated and 23 turbo aircraft in the July-September quarter compared with 10 Cessna T206Hs, eight Bonanzas and nine Piper Mirages.
Over 160 SR22s have been sent to customers so far in 2013, which easily eclipses all of its competitors combined.
The figures were released yesterday by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA).
Over all, general aviation aircraft shipments for Q3 were down 12% over the April-June quarter, but still up 6.6% over the same period for 2012.
The biggest moving category continues to be single-engined turbo-props with 123 deliveries, up 6% over the previous quarter. The main deliveries came from the C208 Caravan (28), PC12 (14), TBM 850 (11), Piper Meridian (8) and Quest Kodiak (8).
Shipments for 2013 are up 24% over 2012 year-to-date, which shows further industry recovery according to GAMA President Pete Bunce.
"The strong level of energy and positive mood of customers at NBAA’s convention this month reflects the industry’s continued recovery from the recession and gives GAMA members good reason to feel optimistic about the future," he said.
“While our members enjoyed another strong quarter of billings, not all of the news is good; the industry still faces significant challenges, particularly in the small and mid-size jet markets."
Business jet deliveries are the only category to be down from last year, with a 2.1% decrease in deliveries.
In the private/trainer class, Piper shipped nine Archer IIIs and Cessna 19 C172SPs, both of which were overshadowed by Diamond's DA40 (33).
Twin engine piston deliveries were well down with only four Barons, four DA42s and two Senecas shipped. Piper also sold eight Seminole twin trainers.
Locally, GippsAero delivered three GA8 Airvans and figures for the P750XL were not available.