World's fastest civil aircraft, Cessna Citation X+ business jet, has achieved Federal Aviation Administration type certification.
World's fastest civil aircraft, Cessna Citation X+ business jet, has achieved Federal Aviation Administration type certification. Cessna also celebrated the first delivery of Citation X+ to Gerry Buchheit of Orchard Park, New York.
The mid-size Citation X+ offers increased payload, greater cruise speeds, winglets and is also 15 inches longer than its predecessor Citation X.
Citation X+ can seat up to 12 passengers, fly at an unmatched maximum speed of Mach 0.935 (617 mph, 536 ktas) and an increased max range of 3,408 nautical miles.
It is powered by two FADEC-controlled Rolls-Royce AE3007C2 turbofan engines, and can fly above commercial traffic and some adverse weather at a maximum altitude of 51,000 feet.
The updated cockpit of the Citation X+ features ergonomic seats designed for transcontinental flights, and a dual-zone temperature control system keeps pilots and passengers comfortable.
The flight deck is centered on the Garmin G5000 avionics package with four intuitive, full-color touch-screen LCD control panels and three 14-inch high-resolution displays, as well as fully integrated auto throttles to reduce pilot workload. Standard Garmin Synthetic Vision Technology on the primary flight displays gives the crew a virtual reality view of runways, terrain, traffic and obstacles.
Cessna’s ClairityTM provides passengers individual touch screens to control cabin lighting, window shades, temperature, and audio and video entertainment (digital media, MP3/iPhone, Blu-Ray).
More than 6,600 Citations have been delivered since entry into service in 1972. Citations are the largest fleet of business jets in the world and have surpassed 30 million flight hours.
