Cessna Citation I

what is it?

The Cessna 500 Citation I is a small business jet designed and produced by Cessna. It was the first business jet to be designed for single-pilot operations. The Citation I became the basis of the Citation family.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · 14.4 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 661 km/hcruise speed
• range 2,459 kmwithout refuelling
• size 5,375 kgmax take-off weight
• built 377made 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.
• 🚗Wingspan of 14.4 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 2,459 km: 14× Amsterdam to Brussels.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.4× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

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

spec sheet

first flight

1969-09-15

number built

377

role

corporate jet

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Cessna

engines

2× Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1B

length

13.3 m

wingspan

14.4 m

height

4.4 m

max take-off weight

5,375 kg

top speed

—

cruise speed

661 km/h

range

2,459 km

ceiling

12,497 m

wings

monoplane

ICAO code

C500

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

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