First Production Cessna Citation X Rolls Out

Pia Bergqvist

Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 08:37 PM ET

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** Cessna Citation X**

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Cessna has rolled out the first updated production Citation X, aiming for certification and initial customer deliveries this year after logging over 675 flight hours on test platforms.
The new Citation X is designed to reclaim the title of the world's fastest civilian jet with an expected top speed of Mach 0.935 and features winglets for improved fuel efficiency and reduced takeoff/landing distances.
Key enhancements include a longer cabin, increased range to 3,242 nm, a 51,000-foot service ceiling, and the advanced Garmin G5000 flight deck with touch-screen controls, synthetic vision, TCAS, and TAWS.

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Cessna announced this week that the first updated production Citation X has emerged from the factory hangar in Wichita, Kansas. More than 675 flight hours have been logged on the two test platforms Cessna has used during the certification effort for its fastest business jet. Cessna hopes to certify the new X and deliver the first customer airplane this year.

If the new X meets the expected top speed of Mach 0.935, it will reclaim the spot as the fastest civilian jet in the world — a title Gulfstream snagged with the G650 when it achieved certification last fall.