Cessna Citation I

what is it?

The Cessna 500 Citation I is a small business jet produced by Cessna, the basis of the Citation family. The Fanjet 500 prototype was announced in October 1968, first flew on September 15, 1969, and was certified as the 500 Citation on September 9, 1971. It was upgraded in 1976 as the Citation I, and the 501 Citation I/SP single-pilot variant was introduced in 1977.

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

base stats

• speed 661 km/hcruise speed
• range 2,459 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 5passengers
• 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

passengers

5

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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