Cessna Citation 550

GENERAL

Description The Citation is a family of business jets by Cessna that started in 1972 with the entry into service of the first model, with more than 35 million flight hours logged since. In the fifty years following the 1969 first flight, more than 7,500 Citations have been delivered The line started with the small Citation I prototype flying on September 15, 1969, and produced until 1985, developed into the 1978-2006 Citation II/Bravo, the 1989-2011 Citation V/Ultra/Encore and the CitationJet since 1993. The standup Citation III/VI/VII was delivered from 1983 to 2000, its fuselage was reused in the Citation X/X+ delivered from 1996 to 2018, the Excel since 1998 and the Sovereign since 2004. The Mustang was a Very Light Jet delivered from 2006 to 2017 while the flat floor fuselage Latitude has been delivered since 2015 and the larger Longitude from 2019.
Wake Turbulence Category M
Aerodrome Reference Category
Approach Category B
Variants CITATION 2/SP, CITATION BRAVO, CITATION S/2, T-47A
Manufacturer Cessna
First Flight 31st Jan 1977
Launch Organisation
Largest Operator
First Registered In India
Users In India AR Airways

1700 nm
Range
M 0.67
Cruise Speed
12
Passengers Carried
Total in India
1,065 Kgs
Payload
43,000
Service Ceiling
US$ 1.1m
Price
1184
Number Built


Takeoff 1,090m
Landing 930m

RUNWAY REQUIRED AT MTOW/MLW

SPECIFICATIONS

Crew 1
Passenger Capacity 9
Length 14.53 m
Wingspan 15.19 m
Height 4.27 m
Wing Area 25 sqm
Max Ramp Weight 5,670 Kgs
Fuel Capacity 1,783 L
Engine William FJ44-3A
Thrust 2,490 Lbs

Fleet Detail

MSN TAIL MAKER MODEL ENGINE CONF FIRST FLT LESSOR REMARKS
0727 VT-CLD Cessna Cessna 550 Citation JT15D-4 7 Active
0661 VT-CLB Cessna Cessna 550 JT15D-4 7 Active