Cessna Citation X (C750) Business Aircraft
The Cessna Citation X is a super mid-size jet which received it's FAA type certification in 1996. It was a large competitor to the Gulfstream G650. With that being said, the Citation X had completed another upgrade in 2014, which turned out to be the Citation X+. This pushed its maximum cruise speed to Mach 0.935, along with additional upgrades to range, avionics, winglets and more.
Originally powered by two Rolls-Royce AE3007C engines, with approximately 6,442 lbs force of thrust each. When the Citation X made its changes in 2002. They updated the engines to the AE3007C1, which increased thrust to around 6,764 lbs each. The final upgrade to these engines came in 2014 (AE3007C2), when Cessna introduced the Citation X+. This increased thrust to its highest level at 7,034 lbs each.
The winglets were another feature upgrade on the Citation X+. The addition of these elements have allowed the aircraft to improve its takeoff performance, time to climb, range, fuel consumption and more.
The maximum range that you can find on a standard base model Citation X, is approximately 3,070 nautical miles. It's maximum take off weight (MTOW) is around 36,100 lbs, maximum landing weight (MLW) is close to 31,800 lbs and its maximum cruise altitude is 51,000 ft.
When it comes to avionics, the Citation X comes with the Honeywell Primus 2000 Integrated Avionics system. This was later upgraded to the Garmin G5000 avionics suite, when Citation introduced the X+ variant.
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The Citation X is actually recognized as one of the most successful aircraft in its lineup.
The upgraded Citation X+ (2014) has a cabin length that spans 25 ft 2″.
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