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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...

2Mar

By Charles YongzhengNo Comments

Executive

Cessna Citation X+: Too Fast?

Playfully known as the "Lamborghini of the Skies" the Cessna Citation X+ was not only meant to be the world's fastest business jet in the skies, but also capture the same popularity its predecessor, the Citation X, had. But that wasn't the case. Instead of selling well over 300 times and having a 20 year-long production run like the Citation X did, the Citation X+ sold only 29 times over a period of just four years (2014-2018)! Background At the 1990 NBAA in New Orleans, Cessna unveiled what it called the Cessna 750, later marketed as the Cessna Citation X, a development of the popular Citation III jet. Intended to replace the company's existing lineup of Citation jets, including the Citation III, VI and VII, Cessna promised that the Citation X would be the fastest civ...

Cessna Citation X: The World’s Fastest Business Jet Yet!

1May

By Salomón MarcoNo Comments

Executive

Cessna Citation X: The World’s Fastest Business Jet Yet!

Today, the Cessna name is synonymous with luxury private jets, dating all the way back to the 1960's! One of Cessna's single bestselling jets is the Cessna Citation X, which also couples as being one of the fastest business jets currently on the market! Over the course of its 22 year long production history, Cessna produced 339 Citation Xs and Citation X+s (a lengthened variant of the jet) making it one of Cessna's most popular super mid-sized jets to date... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Cessna Citation X In 1968, Cessna had released the Cessna Citation I, the company's first business jet. Eventually proving to be quite successful, the company would release the Citation II in 1978, which would prove to be quite successful too. Build...