Textron Aviation’s Cessna Citation Longitude has broken its own distance record, going just beyond the promised 3,500-nm range. During a recent demo tour, the airplane flew from the Seletar Airport in Singapore (XSP) to Sydney, Australia (SYD), a distance of 3,504 nm. The trip was not set up as a record setting flight. The super-midsize business jet carried two pilots and five passengers to 41,000 feet where the airplane cruised at Mach 0.80 during the 7-hour, 39-minute flight.
Citation Longitude Nears Certification
Key Takeaways:
- The Cessna Citation Longitude broke its own distance record during a demo tour, flying 3,504 nm from Singapore to Sydney and exceeding its promised 3,500 nm range.
- Textron Aviation is expanding its customer support in the Asia-Pacific region, evaluating additional factory-direct sites beyond its Singapore Service Center.
- The Longitude is nearing FAA certification and features a spacious cabin for up to 12 passengers, high-speed internet, and a mobile-controlled cabin management system.
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