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The Cessna Citation III is an American business jet produced by Cessna and part of the Citation family. Announced at the October 1976 NBAA convention, the Model 650 made its maiden flight on May 30, 1979, received its type certification on April 30, 1982 and was delivered between 1983 and 1992.
The Cessna Citation is a family of business jets manufactured by Cessna that entered service in 1972. [1] In the fifty years following the type's first flight in 1969, more than 7,500 Citations were delivered, forming the largest business jet fleet in the world. [ 2 ]
In September 1990, it was selected for the Cessna Citation X. [1] The engine was first ground tested in mid-1991. [3] On August 21, 1992, the engine had its first test flight on a Cessna Citation VII testbed aircraft. [4] In 1995, Rolls-Royce bought Allison Engine Company and the engine had its first flight on the EMB-145.
The CJ series are powered by two Williams FJ44 engines; the design uses the Citation II's forward fuselage with a new carry-through section wing and a T-tail. The original CitationJet model has been updated into the CJ1/CJ1+/M2 variants; additionally, the CJ1 was stretched into the CJ2/CJ2+ which was built between 2000 and 2016.
The Citation X is powered by two Rolls-Royce AE 3007C (up to S/N 750-172) or AE 3007C1 engines (S/N 750-173 and subsequent), each with 6442 lbs (28.66 kN) or 6764 lbs (30.09 kN) [6] of thrust, respectively. They are pod-mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage. It is the first Cessna aircraft to be powered by a Rolls-Royce engine.
The Gulfstream G400, G500, and G600 (GVII [9]) are American twin-engine business jets designed and produced by Gulfstream Aerospace. The aircraft are designated Gulfstream GVII-G500 and GVII-G600 in their type certificate. [9] The two larger models were unveiled on October 14, 2014 and the smaller G400 was unveiled on October 4, 2021.
Cessna 560 Citation V [d] 1987 774 Twin jet engine monoplane business airplane Cessna Citation 560XL Excel: 1996 1,000+ Twin jet engine monoplane business airplane Cessna 620: 1956 1 Four piston engine monoplane business airplane Cessna 650 Citation III: 1979 202 Twin jet engine monoplane business airplane Cessna 650 Citation VI: 1991 39
Rolls-Royce plc was revealed as the engine supplier for the Global 5500/6500 with the Rolls-Royce Pearl 15, an improved BR710 resembling the Gulfstream G650's BR725. The AE3007C powered Cessna Citation X+ is near its production end.