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The midsize business jet has long been the bread-and-butter choice of the industry as these airplanes serve as ideal corporate transports and for air charter on shorter missions that don't typically require coast-to-coast range. As a result, the market for medium-sized jets is crowded with several models that fit in the midsize and super-midsize categories.

Bombardier

Challenger 350

Cessna

Embraer

Dassault

Gulfstream

Learjet

Bombardier

Challenger 350

Base Price	$154,900	Typically Equipped Price	$159,245
Engine	Lycoming O-235-K2C	Horsepower	118 hp
Propeller	Sensenich (2 blade)	Seats	2
Length	22 ft. 1 in.	Height	7 ft. 8 in.
Wingspan	33 ft. 6 in.	Wing Area	165 sq. ft.
Wing Loading	10.6 lb./sq. ft.	Power Loading	14 lb./hp
Max Takeoff Weight	1,750 lb.	Empty Weight	1,120 lb.
Useful Load	630 lb.	Fuel Capacity	36 gal.
Max Operating Altitude	11,500 ft.	Max Rate of Climb	704 fpm
Max Cruise Speed	104 kias	Normal Cruise Speed	100 ktas
Never Exceed Speed	141 kias	Stall Speed, Flaps Up	45 kcas
Stall Speed, Landing Configuration	43 kcas	Max Range	595 nm
Takeoff Roll	650 ft.	Takeoff Distance Over 50 ft.	1,050 ft.
Landing Roll	520 ft.	Landing Distance Over 50 ft.	885 ft.
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Cessna

Citation XLS+

Base Price	$160,500	Typically Equipped Price	$164,845
Engine	Lycoming O-320-B2b	Horsepower	160 hp
Propeller	Sensenich (2 blade)	Seats	2
Length	22 ft. 1 in.	Height	7 ft. 8 in.
Wingspan	33 ft. 6 in.	Wing Area	165 sq. ft.
Wing Loading	10.6 lb./sq. ft.	Power Loading	10.9 lb./hp
Max Takeoff Weight	1,750 lb.	Empty Weight	1,200 lb.
Useful Load	550 lb.	Fuel Capacity	36 gal.
Max Operating Altitude	15,000 ft.	Max Rate of Climb	1,167 fpm
Max Cruise Speed	104 kias	Normal Cruise Speed	110 ktas
Never Exceed Speed	141 kias	Stall Speed, Flaps Up	45 kcas
Stall Speed, Landing Configuration	43 kcas	Max Range	595 nm
Takeoff Roll	430 ft.	Takeoff Distance Over 50 ft.	895 ft.
Landing Roll	480 ft.	Landing Distance Over 50 ft.	850 ft.
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Cessna

Citation Latitude

Base Price	$17.325 million	Typically Equipped Price	N/A
Engine(s)	P&WC PW306D1	Thrust (each)	5,907 lb.
Seats	2+9	Length	62 ft. 3 in.
Height	20 ft. 11 in.	Wingspan	72 ft. 4 in.
Cabin Length	21 ft. 9 in.	Cabin Height	6 ft.
Cabin Width	6 ft. 5 in.	Wing Area	543 sq. ft.
Wing Loading	56.72 lb./sq. ft.	Power Loading	2.61 lb./thrust lb.
Max Takeoff Weight	30,800 lb.	Basic Operating Weight	18,656 lb.
Useful Load	12,394 lb.	Fuel Capacity	1,700 gal./11,393 lb.
Max Operating Altitude	45,000 ft.	Max Rate of Climb	N/A
Max Cruise Speed	446 ktas/Mach 0.78	Max Range	2,700 nm
Takeoff Distance	3,580 ft.	Landing Distance	2,480 ft.
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Cessna

Sovereign+

Base Price	$18.79 million	Typically Equipped Price	N/A
Engine(s)	P&WC 306D	Thrust (each)	5,907 lb.
Seats	2+12	Length	63 ft. 6 in.
Height	20 ft. 4 in.	Wingspan	72 ft. 4 in.
Cabin Length	25 ft. 3 in.	Cabin Height	5 ft. 8 in.
Cabin Width	5 ft. 6 in.	Wing Area	543 sq. ft.
Wing Loading	56.68 lb./sq. ft.	Power Loading	2.6 lb./thrust lb.
Max Takeoff Weight	30,775 lb.	Basic Operating Weight	18,235 lb.
Useful Load	12,790 lb.	Fuel Capacity	1,700 gal./11,390 lb.
Max Operating Altitude	47,000 ft.	Max Rate of Climb	4,083 fpm
Max Cruise Speed	460 ktas/Mach 0.80	Max Range	3,200 nm
Takeoff Distance	3,530 ft.	Landing Distance	2,600 ft.
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Cessna

Citation X+

Base Price	$23.365 million	Typically Equipped Price	N/A
Engine(s)	Rolls-Royce AE3007C2	Thrust (each)	7,034 lb.
Seats	2+9	Length	73 ft. 7 in.
Height	19 ft. 3 in.	Wingspan	69 ft. 2 in.
Cabin Length	25 ft. 2 in.	Cabin Height	5 ft. 8 in.
Cabin Width	5 ft. 6 in.	Wing Area	527 sq. ft.
Wing Loading	69.45 lb./sq. ft.	Power Loading	2.6 lb./thrust lb.
Max Takeoff Weight	36,600 lb.	Basic Operating Weight	22,114 lb.
Useful Load	14,786 lb.	Fuel Capacity	1,930 gal./12,931 lb.
Max Operating Altitude	51,000 ft.	Max Rate of Climb	4,117 fpm
Max Cruise Speed	528 ktas/Mach 0.92	Max Range	3,460 nm
Takeoff Distance	5,250 ft.	Landing Distance	3,330 ft.
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Embraer

Legacy 450

Base Price	$16.57 million	Typically Equipped Price	$18 million
Engine(s)	Honeywell HTF7500E	Thrust (each)	6,540 lb.
Seats	2+7	Length	64 ft. 7 in.
Height	21 ft. 1 in.	Wingspan	66 ft. 5 in.
Cabin Length	24 ft.	Cabin Height	6 ft.
Cabin Width	6 ft. 10 in.	Wing Area	483 sq. ft.
Wing Loading	74 lb./sq. ft.	Power Loading	2.7 lb./thrust lb.
Max Takeoff Weight	35,274 lb.	Basic Operating Weight	22,928 lb.
Useful Load	12,908 lb.	Fuel Capacity	1,632 gal./10,939 lb.
Max Operating Altitude	45,000 ft.	Max Rate of Climb	3,866 fpm
Max Cruise Speed	462 ktas/Mach 0.81	Max Range	2,904 nm
Takeoff Distance	3,907 ft.	Landing Distance	2,090 ft.
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Embraer

Legacy 500

Base Price	$20 million	Typically Equipped Price	$22 million
Engine(s)	Honeywell HTF7500E	Thrust (each)	7,036 lb.
Seats	2+8	Length	68 ft. 1 in.
Height	21 ft. 1 in.	Wingspan	66 ft. 5 in.
Cabin Length	27 ft. 6 in.	Cabin Height	6 ft.
Cabin Width	6 ft. 10 in.	Wing Area	483 sq. ft.
Wing Loading	79.42 lb./sq. ft.	Power Loading	2.73 lb./thrust lb.
Max Takeoff Weight	38,360 lb.	Basic Operating Weight	23,437 lb.
Useful Load	14,838 lb.	Fuel Capacity	2,702 gal./18,107 lb.
Max Operating Altitude	45,000 ft.	Max Rate of Climb	N/A
Max Cruise Speed	466 ktas/Mach 0.81	Max Range	3,125 nm
Takeoff Distance	4,084 ft.	Landing Distance	2,122 ft.
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Dassault

Falcon 2000LXS

Base Price	$34.7 million	Typically Equipped Price	N/A
Engine(s)	P&WC PW308C	Thrust (each)	7,000 lb.
Seats	2+8	Length	66 ft. 4 in.
Height	23 ft. 2 in.	Wingspan	70 ft. 2 in.
Cabin Length	26 ft. 2 in.	Cabin Height	6 ft. 2 in.
Cabin Width	7 ft. 9 in.	Wing Area	527 sq. ft.
Wing Loading	81.2 lb./sq. ft.	Power Loading	3.06 lb./thrust lb.
Max Takeoff Weight	42,800 lb.	Basic Operating Weight	24,750 lb.
Useful Load	18,250 lb.	Fuel Capacity	2,486 gal./16,660 lb.
Max Operating Altitude	47,000 ft.	Max Rate of Climb	4,350 fpm
Max Cruise Speed	479 ktas/Mach 0.84	Max Range	4,000 nm
Takeoff Distance	4,675 ft.	Landing Distance	2,260 ft.
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Dassault

Falcon 900LX

Base Price	$44.8 million	Typically Equipped Price	N/A
Engine(s)	Honeywell TFE731-60	Thrust (each)	5,000 lb.
Seats	2+12	Length	66 ft. 4 in.
Height	24 ft. 9 in.	Wingspan	70 ft. 1 in.
Cabin Length	33 ft. 2 in.	Cabin Height	6 ft. 1 in.
Cabin Width	7 ft. 8 in.	Wing Area	527 sq. ft.
Wing Loading	92.9 lb./sq. ft.	Power Loading	3.27 lb./thrust lb.
Max Takeoff Weight	49,000 lb.	Basic Operating Weight	26,750 lb.
Useful Load	22,450 lb.	Fuel Capacity	3,120 gal./20,905 lb.
Max Operating Altitude	51,000 ft.	Max Rate of Climb	3,880 fpm
Max Cruise Speed	499 ktas/Mach 0.87	Max Range	4,750 nm
Takeoff Distance	5,101 ft.	Landing Distance	2,415 ft.
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Gulfstream

G280

Base Price	$25 million	Typically Equipped Price	N/A
Engine(s)	Honeywell HTF7250G	Thrust (each)	7,624 lb.
Seats	2+9	Length	66 ft. 10 in.
Height	21 ft. 4 in.	Wingspan	63 ft.
Cabin Length	25 ft. 10 in.	Cabin Height	6 ft. 3 in.
Cabin Width	7 ft. 2 in.	Wing Area	495 sq. ft.
Wing Loading	80 lb./sq. ft.	Power Loading	2.6 lb./thrust lb.
Max Takeoff Weight	39,600 lb.	Basic Operating Weight	24,150 lb.
Useful Load	15,550 lb.	Fuel Capacity	2,180 gal./14,600 lb.
Max Operating Altitude	45,000 ft.	Max Rate of Climb	N/A
Max Cruise Speed	481 ktas/Mach 0.84	Max Range	3,600 nm
Takeoff Distance	4,750 ft.	Landing Distance	2,720 ft.
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Learjet

70

Base Price	$11.3 million	Typically Equipped Price	N/A
Engine(s)	Honeywell TFE731-40BR	Thrust (each)	3,850 lb.
Seats	2+6	Length	56 ft.
Height	14 ft.	Wingspan	50 ft. 11 in.
Cabin Length	17 ft. 8 in.	Cabin Height	4 ft. 11 in.
Cabin Width	5 ft. 1 in.	Wing Area	309 sq. ft.
Wing Loading	69.6 lb./sq. ft.	Power Loading	2.79 lb./thrust lb.
Max Takeoff Weight	21,500 lb.	Basic Operating Weight	13,715 lb.
Useful Load	7,850 lb.	Fuel Capacity	905 gal./6,062 lb.
Max Operating Altitude	51,000 ft.	Max Rate of Climb	N/A
Max Cruise Speed	458 ktas/Mach 0.80	Max Range	2,060 nm
Takeoff Distance	4,440 ft.	Landing Distance	2,310 ft.
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Learjet

75

Base Price	$13.8 million	Typically Equipped Price	N/A
Engine(s)	Honeywell TFE731-40BR	Thrust (each)	3,850 lb.
Seats	2+8	Length	58 ft.
Height	14 ft.	Wingspan	50 ft. 11 in.
Cabin Length	19 ft. 10 in.	Cabin Height	4 ft. 11 in.
Cabin Width	5 ft. 1 in.	Wing Area	309 sq. ft.
Wing Loading	69.6 lb./sq. ft.	Power Loading	2.79 lb./thrust lb.
Max Takeoff Weight	21,500 lb.	Basic Operating Weight	13,890 lb.
Useful Load	7,700 lb.	Fuel Capacity	905 gal./6,062 lb.
Max Operating Altitude	51,000 ft.	Max Rate of Climb	N/A
Max Cruise Speed	464 ktas/Mach 0.81	Max Range	2,040 nm
Takeoff Distance	4,440 ft.	Landing Distance	2,325 ft.
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