Cessna Citation II

what is it?

The Cessna Citation II models are light corporate jets built by Cessna as part of the Citation family. Stretched from the Citation I, the Model 550 was announced in September 1976, first flew on January 31, 1977, and 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, a stretched S/II with new avionics and more powerful P&WC PW530A turbofans, first flew on April 25, 1995.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · 15.9 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 746 km/hcruise speed
• range 3,700 kmwithout refuelling
• size 6,849 kgmax take-off weight
• built 688made 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 49 years ago, in 1977.
• 🚗Wingspan of 15.9 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 3,700 km: 21× Amsterdam to Brussels.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.5× 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

1977-01-31

introduced

1978

number built

688

role

corporate jet

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Cessna

engines

2× Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4B

length

14.5 m

wingspan

15.9 m

height

4.6 m

max take-off weight

6,849 kg

top speed

—

cruise speed

746 km/h

range

3,700 km

ceiling

13,106 m

ICAO code

C550

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