Thu, Nov 09, 2006
First Light Jet Approved For Known Ice
Cessna announced at AOPA Expo 2006
Thursday the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has cleared the
Citation Mustang for flight into known icing (FIKI). Full FAA type
certification for the Citation Mustang was awarded September 8,
making it the first of a new category of entry level jets to win
type certification from the FAA.
"While approval for flight into icing is not required for
certification of the airplane, we wanted to have this in place
prior to delivering our first Mustang and in advance of this year's
major icing season," said Cessna Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer Jack J. Pelton. "Our team strives to get our
airplanes into the hands of our customers with all major flight
capabilities in place because we know that's what our customers
expect and deserve."
"The Citation Mustang has met or exceeded every
performance objective established when we announced the program in
2002, and we beat the schedule doing it," Pelton said. "We achieved
all FAR requirements for the Mustang's weight class, and tested the
aircraft in many categories to commercial airliner standards,
including cyclic testing to five airframe lifetimes - well past the
two-lifetime requirement. During flight testing, we successfully
achieved more than 2,200 certification test conditions, meeting or
exceeding all our program performance goals, including range and
speed. There is no question the Mustang represents a first-class
Cessna Citation business jet in every way and sets new standards
for what this new generation of aircraft will be."
The six-place Citation Mustang has a top speed of 340 ktas
(nearly 400 miles per hour), a range of 1,150 nautical miles (1,323
statute miles/2,130 km - NBAA IFR Reserves) and a service ceiling
of 41,000 feet (12,500 m) - well suited for getting above most
weather and commercial traffic for more efficient operations.
Based on unit sales, Cessna Aircraft Company is the world's
largest manufacturer of general aviation airplanes. In 2005, Cessna
delivered 1,157 aircraft and reported revenues of about $3.5
billion.
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