Search Results for: Citation X

The Cessna Citation Ten ventures out on its maiden flight.

The Cessna Citation Ten, the under-development version of the Citation X, Cessna’s super-fast midsize business jet, made its first flight from the company’s home field, Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, earlier this week. The jet’s first sortie was an unusually long one for a first test, lasting two hours. This gave flight test pilots time to do […]

At about 1212 Eastern time, the airplane received minor damage during a runway overrun. The two airline transport pilots and their three passengers were uninjured. Visual conditions prevailed.According to the pilot-in-command, he flew the final approach at 120 KIAS, touching down at 106 KIAS. At touchdown, speed brakes extended but there was no wheel braking using either normal or emergency systems. The airplane then overran the runway and entered the engineered material arresting system (EMAS).

Check out Cessna’s newest jet, targeted for deliveries in 2015.

On the first day of the NBAA convention, Cessna launched a new light midsize airplane, the Citation Latitude, which will sell for around $15 million. The airplane will feature an all new all-metal stand-up cabin fuselage, a wing nearly identical to the Citation Sovereign midsize jet and the Garmin G5000 integrated avionics suite. Cessna announced […]

Cessna’s newest entry-level jet comes with first-rate avionics and a pretty spectacular cabin.

On Monday at its Wichita headquarters, Cessna unveiled its latest bizjet. It was, as many predicted it would be, a replacement for the slot vacated when the company stopped production of its entry-level CJ, the ** CJ1+**. The new airplane is dubbed the M2. Despite the capital “M,” it is not based on the Mustang […]

The airplane was substantially damaged at about 1718 Central time during a runway overrun. The airline transport pilot and four passengers were not injured. Visual conditions prevailed. As the airplane approached the airport, one of its owners-a student pilot-was in the right seat and at the controls. On sighting the airport, the pilot informed the student pilot they were “high and hot” and he needed to “get down and slow down.” The student pilot responded by telling the pilot this “landing is yours.”

Editor-in-Chief Robert Goyer takes a look back at the evolution of Cessna’s CitationJet.

Flying takes a close-up look at the lineup that has dominated the light jet market for 20 years.