Mon, Mar 15, 2010
Latest CJ Gets Its Flying Papers
Cessna Aircraft has confirmed the awarding of an FAA TC for the
Citation CJ4. Deliveries are set to begin later this year.
Cessna notes that the Citation CJ4 is the newest and largest
member of the popular CJ family of business jets consisting of the
Citation CJ1+, CJ2+ and CJ3. The CJ4 is approved for single-pilot
operations and shares a common pilot type rating with the other CJs
(a pilot rated to fly any one of the CJs is rated to fly them all).
Retail price in 2010 dollars for a typically equipped Citation CJ4
is $9 million.
The final results of an extensive flight test program have
validated significant performance enhancements that include a
takeoff distance of 3,130 feet at max T/O weight, capable of a
direct climb to 45,000 feet in just 28 minutes, a maximum speed of
453 knots, a range of 2,002 nautical miles with two crew and
five passengers, and a landing distance of 2,700 feet at maximum
landing weight.
The Citation CJ4 also offers an extensive standard equipment
list including a four-screen Collins Pro Line 21 avionics suite
with electronic charts and graphical weather, TCAS II, EGPWS Class
A TAWS, Dual Mode S Diversity transponders with ADS-B out
capability, Multi-Scan weather radar, Emergency Descent Mode, and
an essential electrical bus.
The aircraft will debut the new Williams International FJ44-4A
electronically controlled (FADEC) engines which gained FAA
certification on Feb. 2. The cabin can be configured for up to
eight passengers with a standard, belted aft lavatory.
The Citation CJ4 also debuts the Rockwell Collins Venue cabin
management system that includes BluRay DVD with HD monitors, moving
maps and XM radio.
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