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Cessna Citation Family: Evolution of The “Slowtation”

9Mar

By Christopher HarrowNo Comments

Executive

Cessna Citation Family: Evolution of The “Slowtation”

The most popular family of private jets ever built, the Cessna Citation family stands as a testament to how good engineering can turn the laughing stock of the aviation community into a staple of almost every airport! With over 8,000 delivers and 41 million flight hours logged to date, it may surprise you to learn that initial reviews of the family's earliest variants were highly critical, with many calling it the "Slowtation" due to its low cruising speeds. In time, however, many of these critics came to not only respect the Cessna Citation family but even come to love it... Background Founded in 1927 by Clyde Cessna and his business partner Victor Roos, the Cessna-Roos Aircraft Company (later the Cessna Aircraft Company after Roos' departure only a month in) initially...

29Jul

By Christopher HarrowNo Comments

Executive

15 Fastest Private Jets in The World!

Since Bill Lear invented the first private jet, manufacturers have strived to make private jets that are faster than anything that came before it. So what are the fastest private jets that you can buy? There are two main ways that you can define the phrase "fastest private jets"- cruise speed and max speed. For the purposes of simplicity, we'll be using cruising speed for ranking (as that is the speed you'll more than likely fly at). (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Gulfstream G280 Gulfstream is well known for making some of the largest private jets in the world. However, they have also developed a shorter range jet. The latest incarnation of this jet is the Gulfstream G280. In 2005, the Gulfstream G200 (originally the IAI Galaxy, re-desi...