Wed, Feb 09, 2011
NBAA 2010 closed the to year with a bang... and one of the
biggest of said 'bangs' came from the friendly Cessna folks of
Wichita, KS. It was at NBAA2010 that Cessna launched the Citation
Ten, a larger, advanced version of the world’s fastest
certified business jet, the Citation X. It also marks the debut of
the Garmin G5000 avionics suite and a Cessna-exclusive advanced
cabin management system, and it features more powerful and more
efficient Rolls-Royce engines.
The Citation Ten features a 15-inch longer fuselage for more
cabin space, winglets for more efficient performance, a new
electrical system, dual lithium-ion batteries, new avionics,
autothrottle, a redesigned cabin with new interior seats and cabin
appointments, and a proprietary fiber optic-based cabin management
system including the latest interface options for greater in-flight
productivity and connectivity.
Performance is also enhanced with a 211 nautical mile (391
kilometer) increase in range at high-speed cruise, a 214-pound
increase in maximum payload and a faster rate of climb direct to
45,000 feet. The Citation Ten will use a pair of new Rolls-Royce AE
3007C2 high-flow-fan turbines, each rated at 7,034 pounds of
thrust.
This gives the Citation Ten a 4 percent improvement in takeoff
thrust, 9 percent improvement in climb performance, 7 percent
improvement in cruise thrust and an additional 1.4 percent
improvement in specific fuel consumption. The Rolls-Royce AE 3007C2
will be certified in 2013 ahead of aircraft type certification.
First flight of the new Citation Ten will be in late 2011, with
certification and first delivery in 2013.
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