Cessna Citation Mustang

what is it?

The Cessna Citation Mustang is a very light jet that was built by Cessna. Launched at the 2002 NBAA convention, the Model 510 first flew on April 23, 2005. It received its FAA type certification on September 8, 2006, and was first delivered on November 22.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · low wing · 13.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 777 km/htop speed
• range 2,161 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 5passengers
• size 3,930 kgmax take-off weight
• built 472made 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 21 years ago, in 2005.
• 🏎️Top speed is 6.0× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 13.2 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 2,161 km: 12× 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

2005-04-18

introduced

2006

status

retired

number built

472

role

business jet

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Cessna

engines

2× Pratt & Whitney Canada PW615F / Pratt & Whitney Canada PW600

passengers

5

length

12.4 m

wingspan

13.2 m

height

4.1 m

max take-off weight

3,930 kg

top speed

777 km/h

cruise speed

629 km/h

range

2,161 km

ceiling

12,500 m

wings

low wing

ICAO code

C510

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