The Cessna Citation Mustang (Model 510) was launched in 2002, and is a very light business jet. The aircraft was designed as a cantilever monoplane, distinctive of its swept wing, T-tail and retractable landing gear in a tricycle formation. The Cessna Citation Mustang featured an additional emergency exit on the center right section. The aircraft’s…
Announced in 1976, the Cessna Citation II (Model 550) is a light corporate jet, based on the design of the Citation I. Announced in October 1983, a newly designed modification of the original model, the Cessna Citation S/II (Model S550) was in development. The most distinctive change was a supercritical airfoil. The aircraft was powered…
Introduced in 1994, the Cessna Excel (Model 560XL) is a midsize business jet, utilising Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D5A turbofan engines. It’s first upgraded variant, the Cessna Citation V Ultra has been announced in 1993, powered by the more advanced Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-5D and featured Honeywell Primus EFIS avionics. The Citation V Ultra…
In 1974 Cessna started developing an extended alternative to its original Citation I. With the intention to manufacture a lower cost, more efficient variant to the original model, the development of the Citation VI had commenced in 1991. The design featured standard interior, and was powered by twin Honeywell TFE 731-3B turbofan engines, achieving increased…
The Citation VII model is a more powerful variant of the Citation III, and the latest addition to the 650 series. The Citation VII first flown in 1991, and was offered to the public from 1992. One of the main alterations to its predecessing variant was the use of two Honeywell TFE731-4R-2S engines powering the…
The Cessna Citation X is a business jet introduced in 1996. Cessna wanted to improve the image of the 1970 Citation family, in order to shed the infamous concept of the series being slow aircrafts. To obtain a new image, in 1990 Cessna suggested the manufacturing of an improved 650 model, proposing new elements such…
The Cessna Citation XLS was the first variant of the Excel series midsize business jets. The original project had focused on introducing a new design combined with contemporary technology. With deliveries beginning in 2008, the new Cessna Citation XLS featured a glass cockpit, a cruciform tail and supercritical airfoil, but the main improvement from its…
The Cessna P206, also known as the Super Skylane is a general aviation light aircraft, which became popular as a bush plane. Cessna describes the original 206 as “the sport-utility vehicle of the air”. Derived from the original model and the Cessna 210, the P206 was a new addition to the line in 1965. With…
The Cessna 210 Centurion had been introduced in 1960, as a single-engine, high-performance aircraft. The main purpose of the model was general aviation, however it was used widely in-flight schools and as air taxi. Aspiring to create a pressurized version of the aircraft, Cessna introduced the P210N in 1978, which was a turbo 210N featuring…
The Cessna U206 was a dedicated utility aircraft, the “U” standing for utility, derived from the original model Cessna 206. To allow for easy loading of oversized cargo, the new U206 was equipped with a pilot side door and large clamshell rear door, these serving the back two rows of seats. The model was titled…
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