Cessna Citation Ii Cockpit
Textron aviation delivers its 250th cessna citation m2 light jet to seattle based fast rabbit aviation the seven passenger light jet which entered service in 2013 has a 1 550 nautical mile range and a max cruise speed of 404 ktas.
Cessna citation ii cockpit. With a cruising speed of only 330 ktas it was really intended as a competitor for high end twin turboprops. The cessna s550 citation s ii is an upgraded version of the cessna 550 citation ii and is a low wing jet plane powered by two pratt whitney canada jt15d 4b turbofans proving 2 500 lbf 11 12 kn each. A cessna citation ii landing at the fort wayne international airport fwa. Inflight view of the cockpit and weather.
Photo taken at copenhagen roskilde tune rke ekrk in denmark on august 14 1999. Stretched from the citation i it was announced in september 1976 first flew on january 31 1977 was certified in march 1978. The flightgear model is a luxury corporate jet for two pilots and seven passengers. Thats the right way to be dressed when you are going to fly in a vip jet.
However you should not view the original citation ii as a real jet. The cessna citation ii model 550 series of citation jets are light corporate jets built by cessna stretched from the citation i it was announced in september 1976 first flew on january 31 1977 was certified in march 1978 the ii sp is a single pilot version the improved s ii first flew on february 14 1984 and the citation bravo upgraded with new avionics and p wc pw530a turbofans on. With lots of cockpit views of the landings. Take a look inside the cockpit.
It s equipped for ifr flying with and fmc or with a pair of gns430 530 or gtn650 750 and many models are also certified for rvsm operations. The cessna citation ii model 550 series of citation jets are light corporate jets built by cessna. At least in danish style. The cessna 550 551 citation ii is a light corporate jet built between 1978 and 2006.
When the citation ii debuted in the light business jet market it was one of a kind. Cessna citation ii.