Cessna Citation family

what is it?

The Cessna Citation is a family of business jets manufactured by Cessna that entered service in 1972. In the fifty years following the type's first flight in 1969, more than 7,500 Citations were delivered, forming the largest business jet fleet in the world. Deliveries reached 8,000 by 2022, while logging over 41 million flight hours.

base stats

• built 8,000made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 57 years ago, in 1969.

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

1969-09-15

introduced

1972

number built

8,000

role

business jet

makers

Cessna

engines

jet

top speed

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range

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wings

monoplane

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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