Cessna Citation Aircraft

A larger stretched development of the 500 was the citation ii.

Cessna citation aircraft. Cessna introduced the six seat citation jet or cj in 1989 at the national business aviation association convention. Cessna launched the 2 4 million model 525 citationjet at the october 1989 nbaa convention in atlanta estimating a demand for 1 000 aircraft over ten years. All of this at a price for performance other jets cannot match. The cessna citation columbus model 850 was a 4000 nmi range business jet project launched by cessna in february 2008 and cancelled in july 2009.

It would have been the largest model of the cessna citation family at the time. The cessna citation 500 was one of the first light corporate jets to be powered by turbofan engines. He tested many of his planes before moving to wichita kansas due to bankers refusing to give him money to build more planes. The cessna citation latitude jet offers a wide flat floor with a 6 foot stand up cabin at a midsize price.

Cessna was founded in 1927 but its history began before that when farmer clyde cessna built and flew his own aircraft in june 1911. The citation i sp was a single pilot operations model. The military variant was. Powered by 8 830 lbf 39 3 kn pw810 turbofans the 27 million aircraft had a 709 sq ft 66 m 30 swept wing.

Its first flight was on april 29 1991 faa certification. Add intelligent innovation class leading performance a spacious cabin and standard equipment that steps above midsize expectations. Production of the aircraft ceased in 1985. The citation i was originally called the citation 500.

Succeeding the 700 original citation is produced since 1972 first flight was scheduled for spring 1991 faa certification in october 1992 and deliveries by the end of the year. From learning to fly to flying your business you ll find your aircraft solution. He then became a partner with victor roos in 1927 forming the cessna roos aircraft. Cessna designed the citation model 525 in the late 1980s as a replacement for the original citation that cessna introduced in the late 1960s and later upgraded with the citation i in the mid 1970s.

View our entire inventory of new or used cessna aircraft. The cessna citation sovereign model 680 is an american 3 200 nmi 5 900 km range business jet developed by cessna part of the cessna citation family the citation excel fuselage was stretched and joined with an all new larger wing and more powerful pratt whitney canada pw306c engines for increased maximum takeoff weight announced at the 1998 nbaa convention it made its maiden flight in. Cessna s line of citation jets caravan turboprops and classic pistons dominate the sky.