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Cessna's Citation X

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The Citation X is Cessna's largest, fastest and longest range aircraft yet, and Cessna claims it to be the fastest civil transport in service other than the supersonic Concorde. The design objectives behind the Citation X included transcontinental USA and trans Atlantic range in a mid size package.

CX ExteriorThis high speed cruise capability, which Cessna says is 105 to 210km/h (55 to 113kt) faster than other mid size corporate jet, means the X can save up to one hour's flight time on transcontinental US flights, flying from Los Angeles to New York with normal wind conditions in 4 hours 10 minutes. Because of its ability to cruise at high speed at high altitudes, Cessna also says the Citation X will consume less fuel than current jets on such a transcontinental flight.

Design features of the Citation X include the fuselage cross section of the Citation III, VI and VII but with more efficient use of internal space that allows greater head and shoulder room, an area ruled, waisted rear fuselage, trailing link main undercarriage units and a modern Honeywell Primus 2000 EFIS avionics suite with five colour CRT displays.CX Interior

Cessna announced that it was developing the Citation X in October 1990 at that year's NBAA conference. The prototype was publicly rolled out in September 1993 and flew for the first time on December 21 that year. Certification was granted on June 3 1996, with the first customer delivery (to golfer Arnold Palmer) that month.


CX Flight Deck Control Pedestal

CX Dimensions

Takeoff Performance
 (15° Flaps) Required Field Length per FAR 25
 
TAKEOFF DISTANCE (ft)
WEIGHT (lbs)
SEA LEVEL 59°F
5000 ft 41°F
5000 ft 77°F
36,100
35,700
34,000
32,000
30,000
28,000
25,000
5,200
5,187
4,700
4,160
3,810
3,645
3,490
6,290
6,133
5,480
4,830
4,330
4,060
3,860
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7,090
6,115
5,270
4,550
3,900

Landing Performance
Sea Level, Standard Day
Distance From 50 ft Above the Runway
WEIGHT (lbs)
DISTANCE (ft)
31,800
30,000
28,000
26,000
24,000
3,820
3,580
3,380
3,180
2,970

Climb Performance
  Time (min)  
TAKEOFF WEIGHT (lbs)
Altitude (ft)
28,000
32,000
35,700
25,000
35,000
41,000
43,000
45,000
47,000
9
13
16
18
20
24
11
16
20
23
28
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13
19
25
30
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Distance (nm)
TAKEOFF WEIGHT (lbs)
Altitude (ft)
28,000
32,000
35,700
25,000
35,000
41,000
43,000
45,000
47,000
52
84
107
119
136
166
63
103
133
153
190
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75
123
167
207
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Fuel (lbs)
TAKEOFF WEIGHT (lbs)
Altitude (ft)
28,000
32,000
35,700
25,000
35,000
41,000
43,000
45,000
47,000
550
770
889
943
1,012
1,122
660
932
1,095
1,183
1,333
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777
1,110
1,340
1,519
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Cruise Performance*
WEIGHT (lbs)
28,000
32,000
35,000
37,000
39,000
41,000
43,000
45,000
47,000
525/2,772
521/2,493
516/2,241
510/2,013
503/1,806
493/1,625
521/2,758
515/2,476
509/2,228
502/2,008
491/1,799
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517/2,752
511/2,474
504/2,217
494/1,994
475/1,784
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* Maximum cruise thrust
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